Thailand
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Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 | Views [397] | Video
It's a very easy system when you get a ferry in Thailand. They give you a colour coded badge with the destination written on it, each destination has a different colour. If you so much as look at the wrong queue or try to go in the wrong direction someone ... Read more >
Tags: ferry, jungle, wildlife, trekking
Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 | Views [148]
The crossing over to Koh Pha Ngan was ludicrously rough. People were puking their guts up into the sea at the stern of the catamaran while it see-sawed in and out of the waves. It was too rough to sail but the boat was full to bursting and there was ... Read more >
Tags: island, beach, hut
Sunday, 21 Jun 2009 | Views [181]
Once I had finished the course I wanted more. The sensation of being underwater is incredibly addictive. Terry suggested that a good way to feed the habit would be to do the next course, Advanced open water. You get to do 5 dives, each with a different ... Read more >
Tags: diving, island, beach, quad bike, party, fire
Wednesday, 17 Jun 2009 | Views [131] | Comments [1]
The bus though was a pleasuredome of luxury compared to the insomniac 'sleeping bus' we had been used to in Vietnam. We were originally thinking of taking a train to Chumpon and then a night ferry over but Lompraya were offering a bus and a high speed ... Read more >
Tags: diving, boat, trapeze, island
Saturday, 13 Jun 2009 | Views [102]
The Air Asia flight touched down in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport early and our bags were waiting for us at the carousel. The girl I had persuaded to smuggle my pen knife into Thailand for me came good and handed it over once she picked up her bag.... Read more >
Tags: flight, decision, dentist, movie
Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [144] | Video
By the time we got back from the trek we were too tired. even for a massage, so we sold out and grabbed a pizza and watched a movie in bed. This was followed by a catch-up day – lots of internet and blogging for me while Claire did a few chores ... Read more >
Tags: massage, new year, festival, temple, culture
Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Views [452] | Comments [2]
Choosing a trek in the North of Thailand felt like a bit of a lottery at the time. Every seemed to offer the same thing – 3 days 2 nights of a jam packed agenda including visiting a hill people village, doing an elephant ride, bamboo rafting and ... Read more >
Tags: trekking, tribe, culture, cave
Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 | Views [180]
Claire was still feeling dodgy the following day so we went looking for a local remedy. The proprieter of the Corner Cafe, where we'd been a few times came good in her suggestion of ginger tea – seems to be a great cure for a upset tummy. ... Read more >
Tags: market, massage, sick
Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [284]
i The restaurant was closed, had a for sale sign outside and Jane and Steve were nowhere to be seen. We decided for one to have a look for a place to stay while the other minded the bags. Walking down the street it was clear there were absolutely ... Read more >
Tags: culture, food, drinking, boxing, mot, israeli, ladyboy
Wednesday, 1 Apr 2009 | Views [211] | Video
On
our last day in Bangkok we were just about checked out when an
enormous thunderstorm rolled in and opened on the city. It was more
ferocious than spectacular – simultaneous bellowing thunder and
lightning combined ... Read more >
Tags: storm, train, temple
Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Views [243] | Comments [1]
We
woke up late and hungover and struggled out the door so as not to
completely waste the day. We were heading for Jim Thompson's house –
the home of a an ex CIA agent who practically single handedly revived
the ... Read more >
Tags: hangover, palace, cia, buddha, chinatown, boxing
Friday, 27 Mar 2009 | Views [160]
It
was time to sample some legendary Thai food so we stopped in at a
restaurant which had a menu – not feeling brave enough for street
food just quite yet. Claire went for the red curry and I for the
hotter green.... Read more >
Tags: phone, guest house, teak, temple, haircut
Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 | Views [127]
Bangkok
is known as Krung Threp to the locals – the city of angels. Our
arrival in the massive and massively modern Suvarnabhumi airport was
straightforward after the three hour puddle jump to Sydney and a
quick ... Read more >
Tags: hectic, temple, tuktuk
