Well Koh Chang has been fantastic too.. we haven't done much except laze around on the beach and ride our motorbikes up and down the island in search of different beaches! lol
Its been a good place to relax before we step over into Cambodia tomorrow..

The beaches are lovely here, beautiful clear water. We made some little Thai friends as u can see in the pic. Three 9 yr old boys kept bringing me shells while i was lazing around on my lilo.. we ended up having so much fun with them! Just like when you were on holiday as a kid.. didnt matter that we didnt speak the same language.. just messed about in the sea. Ali was chuckin these kids around in the sea, and i was miserably losing the 'who can stand on the lilo the longest' game! It was a real shame when it got to be time to leave... thai kids are amazing. Not at all like screaming, whiny, needy, spoilt western kids. I'm so glad i never was one ;)

Our last day in Koh Chang has been our busiest, we went swimming with dolphins in Chanthaburi, which is close to but not actually on the island. It was really cool getting pulled along by dolphins, and the first ones we swam with were pink! On the way back we met alovely American couple, Jack and Christel (originally german) and were off for dinner with them this evening. They are really lovely and have already given us their contact details and offered us a place to stay in Chicago when we get there. They seem pretty well travelled and there son studied law in england for a bit, really interesting people and Christel gave us some safety advice about Cambodia.

Both of us are a bit nervous about getting to Cambodia.. we may have been robbed in our sleep in thailand but generally we are pretty chilled when it comes to leaving our stuff in hostels etc.. and we dont carry a lot of money on us so no need for moneybelts.
Cambodia is different... first we have to get in, past the crooked officials who try and make u pay extra when getting your visa, and there are no atms.. so u have to carry a lot of money around.. so we need the money belt. Plus we cant leave things in hostels there like we have here.. it's all gonna be a lot more hassle.
Having said that, not sure about Ali, but this part of the trip is the bit im most excited about.. mostly because it will be harder and less westernised. Thailand is a different culture from what we're used to but its so built around tourists nowadays (which is great mostly!) that the experience is kind of diluted.
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.. they should be much more of a culture shock.

So wish us luck, and dont stress if you dont hear from us for the next few weeks. We have no idea what internet access there'll be. Of course, by now.. theres probably a starbucks on every corner, 2 Mcdonalds per person, and an internet cafe every 2 metres!