Koh Chang, Thailand

We left Haad Rin (Koh Phangan) in the back of a truck which dropped us to the port to take us on a 3 hour boat ride to Don Sak. From there we took a coach to Surat Thani, two taxis and finally a ten hour coach ride to Bangkok where we arrived at 5 in the morning, the whole journey cost 12 pounds! After a power nap we went to explore Khao San Road. A busy tourist road in Bangkok full of bars, market stalls, food venders (selling fried water beatles, maggots, crickets
and scorpions). After indulging in none of this sam and matt booked their bus and boat ticket to Koh chang and Kyle sorted her transport to the airport. In the evening Khao San turns into a mad road where thai people still manage to open more stalls onto the already cramped street. We awoke the next morning bright and early and said adios to Kyle. After a 7 hour journey we
arrived on Koh Chang and went to our first stop, Klong Prao. Here we spent three nights of peace and tranquility on the deserted beach, eating fresh fallen coconuts for lunch, skillfully opened by Matt. We then moved to our next stop further south, Kai Bay, where we found our own little stone haven in a luxury resort. Taking full advantage of the swimming pool and free BBQ and only paying 10 pounds a night! Moving on to our final stop on Koh Chang, Hat Tha Nam (Lonely Beach) We stayed at a mellow place owned by a German guy called Thomas. The food was good, the beer was cheap and every night at 7pm he would play the latest movies
on a 50" screen. We spent the days relaxing on the beach in Matts hammock, playing pool, getting kicked out of a 5 star hotel and probably drinking to much beer. Which was all payed for with the 2000 baht (40 pound) that Matt found on the beach! Due to the blood splashers in Bangkok (Protesters) Kyle decided not to fly back from Australia but to spend some more time with her sister, we are hoping to meet up again in June. Her geographical skills will be missed but we must say we haven't had as much local attention brought to us, since her departure. In a nutshell we really liked Koh Chang, its really different from the southern Thai islands. It has a jungle feeling to it and the beaches are more natural.