A day trip to Rabbit Island
Today, I went on a wee day trip to Rabbit Island (or Koh Tonsay as it is otherwise known). Where is Rabbit Island, I hear you ask. I will tell you. Rabbit Island is an island (schocker) about 4km off the coast of Cambodia and makes an ideal day trip from the coastal town of...
An Bang: Hoi An’s lesser known beach
I’ve spent the last week in Hoi An, a town on the coast of central Vietnam that is as pretty as a picture. Hoi An is so beautiful that I decided to stay there for a week, and part of the reason I like it so much is because it reminds of Luang Prabang, where...
A tour of my £7 bungalow on Haad Yao, Koh Phangan.
After leaving Koh Samui with a bitter taste in my mouth, I was keeping my fingers crossed that Koh Phangan would be more to my liking. After scouring for beaches to go to, I settled upon Haad Yao, a long stretch of beach on the north-western coast of the island. And this time, I decided...
Laterz, Koh Samui – you were shit.
Unlike most people who come to Thailand, I felt very reluctant to move on from Bangkok and head south to the islands, but I’d already extended my time in the big city by two days and so it was time for me to move on to Koh Samui and get a bit of beach action....
Photos: Walking from Varkala to Odayam
Life in Varkala is none too stressful. When I was in Kerala’s beautiful beach town for a week over Christmas last year, I spent my days tanning (i.e burning) myself on the beach, treating myself to the occasional massage, eating ridico amazing South Indian food, consuming a few too many super cheap (and strong) cocktails...