They say pictures can paint a thousand words, so how’s this:
After the chaos of Mother India, we decided we needed a long-overdue holiday (yes folks, it’s pretty hard going this traveling malarkey). Welcome to Koh Phi Phi, a simply stunning island we’ve been calling home for the last few days.

It’s been pretty hard going here, what with all the sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, boat trips, eating and drinking. Plus we’ve been finding it a real challenge to fit in our 12 hours of sleep per day, but don’t worry about us folks, we’re managing.

On the subject of having ridiculous amounts of fun, we arrived just in time for Songkran – the Thai new year.  Koh Phi Phi turned into a vicious blood bath as thousands of locals and tourists alike clashed on the streets.  The weapons of choice were water guns.  The bigger the better.  Bonus points if you managed to fill the tank with ice-water – I’m still shivering at the thought. It proved to be a hilarious day – everyone, young and old joined in with guns, buckets, balloons and hosepipes. Jeannie and I took particular delight in hunting down and drenching the grumpy southern european tourists who really didn’t want to be there. Miserable sods, they deserved to get wet.

Next stop Phuket for more island action, before either heading back up to Northern Thailand, or south to Malaysia and Singapore… it’s exhausting making all these decisions. Huuuummmm, nap time.