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Monday, 1 Dec 2008 | Views [310]
Today was a really rough day. I woke up feeling like shit and for the first time on this trip, I could not get away from the toilet. Figures that I had booked a high speed catamaran and a 6hour bus ride for later in the afternoon. I said goodbye ... Read more >
Tags: sick as a dog
Sunday, 30 Nov 2008 | Views [321]
Today Sarah and CJ left for Bangkok to try and catch their flight. Their flight was in limbo because anti-government protesters had taken over both airports in Bangkok which caused the government to call for a state of emergency. A lot of people were ... Read more >
Tags: bailed on diving
Saturday, 29 Nov 2008 | Views [326]
I can't really remember what I did during the day today because I've been slacking with my journal and I'm about a week behind. I do remember that we had an excellent seaside BBQ for dinner. I had barracuda skewers with pineapple and a baked potato.... Read more >
Tags: almost got the turkey
Friday, 28 Nov 2008 | Views [296]
Last night I met a really cool German girl named Wiebke. She was travelling with her friend Eva and a guy Wayne from Australia. They were all doing their diving courses here on Koh Tao. Today was really fun though. The German girls and Wayne had scooters ... Read more >
Tags: gazunetite!
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2008 | Views [318]
Today I had a very relaxing afternoon. We all went for breakfast at about noon, chilled in the restaurant because it was still raining. Played some guitar and just hung out. Then I went to look for my MEC raincoat I left at the bar the night before.... Read more >
Tags: life on koh tao in the rain
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008 | Views [318]
Today we decided to leave Koh Pha-Ngan. Too many buckets and large Changs which is now my favourite beer ever by the way. Not for the taste but for getting the most bang for your buck! We grabbed a boat over to Koh Tao which is just north of Koh Phangan.... Read more >
Tags: the legend of stuart from england
Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [307]
So my relaxation never really happened. This island is party central even when there is no full moon party going on. For three straight days it rained like crazy. The rain kinda prevented us from checking out the whole island, so we pretty much just ... Read more >
Tags: party in the rain
Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | Views [309]
Today was pretty much a travel day. We took the bus to Surat Thani from Krabi. We then had to wait like an hour at the bus station for another bus that was taking us to the pier an hour away. Grabbed some excellent BBQ pork and rice while we were waiting.... Read more >
Tags: brutal boat ride
Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [279]
Today we cruised to Krabi from Railay Beach. Railay beach was a great time but I had been there for awhile so I was kinda glad to head somewhere else. We took a longtail boat in the rain which wasn't really that cool. Got to Krabi and just chilled.... Read more >
Tags: krabi town parade
Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008 | Views [333] | Comments [1]
Today started off with a BLT and a banana shake. My signature wakeup meal that is really the breakfast of champions in my opinion. After that I signed up for an afternoon of rockclimbing. So my climbing went pretty good for the first 3 climbs but after ... Read more >
Tags: i suck at rockclimbing
Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 | Views [294]
Today was another write off day. We stayed out pretty late last night so we all ended up sleeping in very late. Sarah was nice enough to go get BLT's and banana shakes while CJ and I chilled in our rooms. It was the best snack ever. We sauntered over ... Read more >
Tags: more chillin at railay
Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | Views [256]
Last night Sarah and her boyfriend CJ showed up in Railay. It was really cool to see her because I haven't hung out with her in a couple years. She had been teaching English in South Korea and decided to stop by Thailand before heading back to Canada ... Read more >
Tags: beachcombing with sarah and cj
Sunday, 16 Nov 2008 | Views [286]
Today Will, Phil and Marketa all left Railay after breakfast. I stayed on to see my friend Sarah who is arriving here today. Will is heading back to Toronto and Phil and Marketa are heading back to Krabi town to figure out where they are going next, ... Read more >
Tags: cruisin solo now
Saturday, 15 Nov 2008 | Views [263]
Today we were going to go rock climbing but we were all pretty tired from the hike the day before so we decided to just have a relaxing day over at Phra Nang Beach which is actually the coolest beach in Rialay. It just took us a couple days to find it.... Read more >
Tags: rock jumping in railay
Friday, 14 Nov 2008 | Views [307]
Today the 4 of us decided we were going to hike up to the viewpoint and the laggon that is in the middle of one of the huge limestone karsts. It was a crazy hike. The first 10 minutes of the hike was like an 80 degree angle hike up clay and roots using ... Read more >
Tags: hiking and jamming with the locals
Thursday, 13 Nov 2008 | Views [297]
Today Will, Phil, Marketa, Corrie, Simone and I did a longtail boat tour of 4 islands in the area. We went swimming, snorkling and just lounged on beaches. The snorkling was really cool cuz we brought crackers so as soon as I went underwater, Phil threw ... Read more >
Tags: 4 island longtail boat tour
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2008 | Views [708]
Today we slept in and then walked over to Rai Leh West to check it out. It was a sweet beach with white sand, turqouise water, surrounded by huge limestone cliffs. The topless girls were definitely a bonus too! Will and I bought a frisbee and just ... Read more >
Tags: sending my lantern out to sea
Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008 | Views [383]
Today we left Krabi town for Railay Beach, we took a longtail boat and decided to stay in Rai Leh East because it's cheaper and has more stuff going on. The west side is where the really nice beach is but it's only like a 10 minute walk from our place.... Read more >
Tags: first of many nights in railay beach
Monday, 10 Nov 2008 | Views [400]
Today we decided to rent scooters and drive to Khao Phanom Bencha National Park. It was about 25km north of Krabi. It was a cool drive through the countryside with mountains all around. We decided to hike the nature trail all around the park. It was ... Read more >
Tags: hiking and caving
Sunday, 9 Nov 2008 | Views [300]
Today we had breakfast at the Little Britain Cafe and watched about 3 episodes of Family Guy there. We had bought our boat tickets to Krabi the night before so we headed to the pier to wait for our boat. The boat ride was pretty cool, lots of limestone ... Read more >
Tags: krabi night markets
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