Koh Phi Phi - 29th to 30th of March 2008

Our next stop was another 1 1/2 hour ferry west to the Koh Phi Phi islands. We had a nice early start so were able to maximise our day. We decided to get a speed boat tour around the two islands (Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh). Was a great way to see the sights, and we had time to do plenty of snorkelling and swimming. The main attraction of the tour was visiting Maya Bay which is where the movie The Beach was filmed. You can see how amazing the colour of the water is!! We had until lunchtime the following day - time for more beaching!

Koh Lanta - 28th to 29th of March 2008

A two hour ferry south from Ao Nang took us to Koh Lanta, an island about 27km long, again off Thailand's west coast. Was a lot slower pace than many of our other stops as it is coming into the wet season. We only had an afternoon there, so we hired a scooter and drove around the island checking out many cool beaches. After all that hard work, we both got a thai massage looking over the sunset ($12 for an hour - why not?).

Ao Nang - 25th to 27th of March 2008

From Penang we got a minivan to Ao Nang. The minivan picked us up at 5am in Penang and dropped us at our hotel in Ao Nang at 3pm. Not the funnest day ever! Ao Nang is a beach on the west coast of Thailand, so we had to go through border control - the first time we have ever done that outside an airport! We had 2 nights in Ao Nang, and our full day in between was spent at a neighbouring bay, Railay, which you can only get to by boat. We got a long tail boat like the ones in the photo below. Great fun!

Penang - 24th to 25th of March 2008

From KL we got the overnight train north to Penang. Penang is an island off the west coast of Malaysia which is connected to the mainland by a bridge. We arrived at 5.50am off the train (after not much sleep), so after a quick snooze at our hotel we maximised our one day in Penang and went up the Penang Hill and to a beach on the northern side of the island, Batu Ferringhi.

Kuala Lumpur - 20th to 24 March 2008

Miraculously, we happened to be in KL while the Formula One was on. We spent four nights there, so we did have time to do the "must-dos", the Batu Caves and the Petronas Towers (after queueing for over an hour!) as well.

But the majority of the time was spent at Sepang International Circuit for the F1. We spent all of Saturday and Sunday at the track, for some awesome action. Was amazing live - the cars are unbelievably loud - those around us without earplugs had to leave! And Kimi won which capped it off!!

Koh Samui - 12th to 20th of March 2008

Our official honeymoon was at Koh Samui. Koh Samui is an island off the east coast of Thailand's Peninsula. Its ring road is about 50km.

We spent half of our 8 days there doing nothing and sitting by the pool at our resort. Was definately required after a busy couple of months!

The other half we spent doing day trips and shopping! One of our day trips was a wedding present from Mel, Jodie and Yvette to Koh Nang Yuan and Koh Tao islands for some snorkelling and swimming. These islands are a few hours north of Koh Samui by ferry.

We also did a day trip to the Ang Thong Marine Park, which is a group of small islands west of Koh Samui and did some kayaking. The following day it was elephant trekking on inland Koh Samui.

Wedding - 8 March 2008

Many thanks for those that came from far and wide (and nearby) to share our special day. We had such a fantastic day, without doubt the most amazing day of our lives.

Thanks to all those that we saw on the following Sunday, we have over 1,000 photos of our day, even before our formal photos from our photographer. Here are just a few of our favourites..

Welcome to our Blog

Now we have started our worldly travels, we thought you might want to know what we are up to. Check back regularly for updates!

Warren and Ang