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Bangkok, Thailand
27/12/2025 – travelling on plane
28/12/2025 – arrive 6pm into Bangkok, 20 minute taxi to the hotel
HOTEL: staying at Elizabeth Hotel
ADDRESS: 169/51 Pradipat Rd., Samsennai, Phayathai, Phaya Thai, 10400 Bangkok, Thailand
TOTAL: £31.49 – PAID FOR
ACTIVITES:
29/12/2025 – NEED to get to Mo Chit bus terminal for 9:30am, 12 minute taxi away from hotel
ADDRESS: 2 Kamphaeng Phet Rd, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
TOTAL: £50.07 - PAID FOR
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Overnight bus to chiang mai
ARRIVAL DATE: 30th december
Staying at Mad Monkey for 4 nights -
DEPOSIT PAID - £28.33 including us both - izzy paid
TOTAL - £147.97 - pay when check in - card fee would prefer cash
LOCATION: 7/2 Soi 2 Kamphaeng Din Road, Chang Klan, Chiang Mai
Set off to Pai 3rd january
BUS TO PAI:
JAN 3rd: 10:30am get into pai at 2:20pm - pick up from arcade 2
NEW YEARS EVE:
CAD lantern festival prices vary from £3 to £100 pounds depending what we want to do... tik tok says can get own laterns for a £5 but have to get there early to get one from side of street OR CAD festival saying firework display, transportation included
ELEPHANTS: Living green elephant sanctuary (izzy done it - most ethical) - £37.35 EACH and transport included - maybe 2nd jan??
ACTIVITIES:
-sunday market in chang mai
Sticky waterfalls (in chang mai) - wish i did this
Zoe in Yellow - where all the nightlife is
Zabby Lee - cooking class
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Pai District, Thailand
PAI: booked to stay at Sylvana Pai Bungalows - check in from 2pm
LATEST CHECK IN TIME IS AT 5:30PM
PAY AT PROPERTY - £56 for 2 nights
ACTIVITIES:
- tipsy tubing
- pai canyon
BUS TO CHANG MAI:
At 1pm from arcade 2 get into chang mai at 4:50pm
Go back to Chang mai on the 5th jan to sleep one night before flying the 6th january to Hong Kong
PAID FOR: £24 - jess paid for
EACH: £12
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ChiangMai Rajabhat University, Thailand
5th January - Booked to stay at Peppery Hills for 1 night
PRICE: £28.89 PAID FOR - izzy booked
Address: 40/8 See Ping Muang Road, Chang Khlan, 50100 Chiang Mai, Thailand1
FLIGHTS: has to be 20kg
6th January - 10:35am from Chang mai (Chiang Mai · CNX)
- arrival 14:20pm in hong kong (HKG Hong Kong Intl)
COST: £265.95 - izzy paid
£132.97 EACH AND PAID FOR
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6th-8th: Booked to stay at Holiday Guest House
PRICE: £76 still need to pay - jess booked
ADDRESS: Block E, Flat E1, 6th floor, Chung King Mansion, 40 Nathan Road, Tsim sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong kong, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ACTIVITIES:
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FLIGHTS:
8th january - flight is at 2:30pm from HKG Hong Kong Intl we get into Hanoi (HAN Hanoi) at 3:40pm
PAID: £201.10 - izzy paid for
£100.60 each
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Hanoi, Vietnam
8th-9th get into Hanoi at 4pm and 1 hour trip from airport to the hotel
JESS BOOKED: Centraltique Downtown - Bespoke Colonial House Near Hoan Kiem Lake
BOOKED - PAY AT THE PROPERTY
9th - HAVE ALL DAY TO DO ACTIVITIES
activities:
- train street
- note cafe
Get the bus from Hanoi to Ninh Binh at 6pm - TO BOOK
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Ninh Binh province, Vietnam
STAYING AT: The Banana Tree Hostel, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
LOCATION: Thai Vi, Tam Coc Rd, Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu
IZZY BOOKED: payed £5.35 now - remaining £28.30 at the property
ACTIVITIES:
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OVER NIGHT SLEEPER BUS:
JESS BOOKED - lower cabin VIP with HK buslines
PAID FOR: £29.45 EACH
PICK UP FROM: Tam Coc Agency, Ninh Binh
DROP OFF: 125 Ton Duc Thang, Hoi An
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Hội An, Vietnam
Get in to Joi an at 8:30am from the sleeper bus
12th -
STAYING AT: Thanh Van 1 Hotel - JESS BOOKED AND PAYED FOR
LOCATION: 78 Tran Hung Dao, Cam Pho, Hoi An
PRICE: £63, £31.50 each - izzy owes jess
ACTIVITIES:
- coconut boats
- mr bean bar
- lanterns on the river
FLIGHT ON THE 15th with vietnam airlines:
Fly from Da Nang TERMINAL 1 at 11am
Get into Ho Chi Minh City at 12:30pm TERMINAL 3 (Tan Son Nhat INTL SGNL)
PRICE: £103.60 - IZZY BOOKED
jess owes izzy £51.80
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
FLT INTO AIRPORT AT 12:30 terminal 3 - takes 20-20 mins to get to hostel
STAYING AT: City backpackers hostel
LOCATION: 7/1 Nguyễn Trãi, District 1, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
PRICE: £56 JESS BOOKED - pay at the hostel
ACTIVITIES:
- tunnels (full day trip)
- shopping
- bui ven, walking street hussle and bussle busy street
FLIGHTS 17th JANUARY:
20:15 - fly from ho chi minh with AIR ASIA AK525 (1 hour 55)
23:10 - get into Kuala Lumpur - SELF CHECKOUT (have to go through passport control and recheck in bags
08:25 - flight to Colombo
09:25 - get into Colombo on the 18th January
PRICE: £345.60 - IZZY BOOKED
£173 EACH
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Galle, Sri Lanka
STAYING AT: Villa surf becah
ADDRESS: No.488, Matara Rd Dewata, 80000 Galle, Sri Lanka
AMOUNT: pay at the property - £50 in total, jess booked - no deposit
CHECKOUT: 11am
ACTIVITIES; can surf with the hotel - can learn how to surf
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Mirissa, Sri Lanka
STAYING AT: Satori Beach Hostel
ADDRESS: No 7, Wehergalla Temple Road
AMOUNT: payed £9.37 - izzy paid - PAY AT PROPERY £48.95 - CASH ONLY
CHECKOUT: 11am
ACTIVITIES:
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Hiriketiya, Sri Lanka
STAYING AT: Surf Home Stay
ADDRESS: Hiriketiya Road Pahalagala, 81200 Hiriketiya, Sri Lanka
AMOUNT: pay at the property £92 - izzy booked - no deposit
breakfast included
ACTIVITIES;
- dot place (hostel nearby) - for activities
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Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
STAYING AT: serenity Tissa
ADDRESS: 169, 1 Aluthgoda Cross Road, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
AMOUNT: £32.34 - jess booked, PAID (going to be coming out Jess bank closer to the time)
TO DO: need to message them and book the safari looking to be 65 US
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Ella, Sri Lanka
STAYING AT: Ella Forest Paradise Hotel
ADDRESS: Ella, 90090 Ella, Sri Lanka
AMOUNT: £74 - pay at the property - izzy booked - no deposit
can only book the train 1 month before - izzy put in her calender as a reminder! - Getting the 9 hour train in the morning to colombo to be able to fly to phuket
ACTIVITIES:
- 2 min walk away from wild bee hostel
- rawana waterfalls
- hike to... look on jess tik tok for the hike
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Phuket Province, Thailand
get into Phuket at 09:45 from airoplane - travel from phuket to khao sok
GET BUS - NEED TO BOOK ON 12 GO:
can get the 11am - 2:50pm to get us to khao sok national park - £8 each - BOOK CLOSER TO THE TIME
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Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
28th night: staying at khao sok backpacker hostel
ADDRESS: 18/4 หมู่ที่ 6 ต.คลองศก อ.พนม, 84250 Khao Sok
AMOUNT: £40 - Jess booked and PAYED FOR
NEED TO GO TO CASH POINT 300 BAHT (national park fee cash only)
BOOKED with Smiley Bungalow - pick up at 8:30am, can leave big backpacks at hostel and take mini backpacks with us
AMOUNT: izzy has PAID £52 deposit - still need to pay £71.35 at the property - CASH ONLY
NEED TO BOOK ANOTHER NIGHT HERE AS EARLY START TO GET TO KO TAO
looked on 12GO - saying get 6:30am bus to get into koh tao for 2:30pm including van and ferry - for £31
ALTERNATIVELY:
looked on smiley website and we can message them to book us an overnight ferry to koh tao??
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Ko Tao, Thailand
- if we book 12go saying we get into koh tao for 2:30pm
STAYING AT: Silver Sands Resort - Koh Tao
ADDRESS: 14/15 Moo1 Koh Tao Suratthani , Ban ko Tao, Thailand, Sairee Beach, 84360 Ko Tao, Thailand
AMOUNT: £107.16 (for 3 nights) - izzy booked - PAY AT THE PROPERTY
ACTIVITIES:
-sunset view
- pub crawl (drag queen dancers)
- snorkelling with turtles - morning trip?
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Koh Samui Nature Reserve, Thailand
BUS FROM KOH TAO TO SAMUI: get picked up from Mae Haad Koh Tao pier at 7:05am drop of at pier for 8:30am, is a 34 min drive from Maenam Pier to hotel in samui
(see the pigs as can leave luggage at hotel - pack our little bag so we can get changed and go)
IZZY BOOKED ON 12 GO ASIA - CAME TO £39.79 PAID FOR
STAYING AT: Chill Inn Chaweng Hostel and Cafe
ADDRESS: 3/90 2 Chaweng Beach Road, 84320 Amphoe Koh Samui, Thailand
AMOUNT: £36.56 - izzy booked - comes out of bank on a later date
LOCATION: next to chaweng beach - perf location, check out 12pm on the 4th
ACTIVITES:
- ark bar (loved this), fire dancers on beach
- need to see the pigs on beach - didnt do this
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Bangkok, Thailand
NEED TO SORT OUT HOW WE ARE GETTING FROM SAMUI TO BANGKOK - option on 12GO for us to be picked up at 1pm from samui and get into bangkok for 8pm
LINK: https://12go.asia/en/checkout/75d78c6f - would be £54 thats flight, ferry and transfers all inlcuded
STAYING AT: Nanatai Suites - 24 hour check in desk
ADDRESS: 225 Soi Sukhumvit 4, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey, Khlong Toei, 10110 Bangkok, Thailand
LOCATION: 'Do not miss the huge park beside the hotel, it's like something from a sci-fi novel, elevated trails, ponds, ecosystems, shelters and lots of space' - has a pool incase we wanted to chill there until flight - really central
AMOUNT: £38.58 -PAY AT THE PROPERTY, izzy booked
FLIGHT: not until 9pm on the 5th night so have all day in Bangkok