I have two questions:

1) I will be travelling around Thailand the last two weeks of January with my boyfriend and he leaves the night before I do. My flight is at 8:30am from Suvarnabhumi. I see the new train link is due to start so I thought it might be smart to stay the last night near City Air Terminal so I can hop on an early train. Can anyone suggest a cheap (under 800B for a single private room ideally) room as close to City Air Terminal as possible? I suppose I should also ask, have…

Hi I would like to catch the bus and ferry from Phuket to Ko Phan Ngan in 2 days for the Full Moon Party and was wondering whether I should just do it myself, or get a travel agent to organise it for me. Just went to see one and it seems very tempting to have it all organised, but I was quited 1600 baht for a return trip, around 80 AUD I think. Is it just me or is that too expensive? Obviously I am prepared to pay a fair bit to not have to organise it myself but $80 seems quite expensive…

Look, this place has a spa and is on a pretty nice beach (Leela Beach) only 10 minutes walk to the FMP - I don't know if it has a dive instructor but there are plenty in the Had Rin area - SARIKANTANG - http://www.sawadee.com/hotel/677722-rates.html&cur=THB
I have some pix of Leela in the first link below.

Hello,

I'm looking for somewhere really nice to stay on Ko Pha Ngan for Aprils full moon party, we will be there for a few days so not just for the big night.

We would like somewhere right on the beach, with our own bathroom and air con, breakfast included and close to shops/restaurants, but maybe not too close to Hat Rin, if thats possible? We can pay up to 1240 Baht

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated

Cheers

Hi all,

Gonna be heading direct to Ko Pha Ngan in couple weeks and should be arriving around the 14th of Jan. Anyone have any ideas about how busy it should be at that time? I have very little need for comfort, and am hoping that the xmas/new year rush will be over.

Any help apprecieated, cheers all. x

I'm headed to Thailand in October for a couple months, and after doing assorted research I've narrowed down the islands I want to check out to Ko Tao, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Mak and Ko Kood. I'd like to fill out the picture a little more and hear some of the differences and particularities and comparisons of these island from people who may have been to a few of them. Basically, I'm looking for a pretty mellow vibe, not crazy partying but just cool people to hang out with, good swimming, snorkelling…

Hey, I'll be travelling solo in that part of the world from 21 Dec - 10th Jan. Looks like we're takin a slightly different route to each other but I'll be at Pha Ngan for NYE.If you come across any good resorts whilst you're looking for stuff on the internet let me know n I'll do the same. :-)

We are staying in the South of the Island ;) Can't wait!

Does anyone you know roughly how much it would cost to hire a private speedboat to Phangan? How long is the trip?

Thanks!!!!!

I looked at the ferry link on Tezza's page, and tried to find websites for each company with little success. I want to make sure I am getting to Phi Phi as quickly as possible from Phuket (and vice versa a few days later). The Andaman, Phi Phi Cruiser and Paradise Cruise (the only websites I found) seem to do Phuket to Phi Phi at 8:30 at an hour and 45 minutes or so. Andaman looks like the only one that goes from Phi Phi to Phuket early, at 9am. Does anyone have any other companies that are…

I took Poseidon's 3 day snorkelling trip around the Similans about this time last year - I have a fair bit of stuff including pix on the SNORKELLING page in the first link below.
To save a lot of hassle I got Poseidon to pick me up from the airport - the flight arrived abt 2100.
If you are bucks down, there are places near the airport to stay, but they are not that cheap and getting a bus north next day is not straight-forward brecause you have to get out to the highway and flag one down. I reckon…