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Phangnga Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Phangnga, Thailand
happy birthday to me!!
This is a top pick! July 1 As I write this we are on the 'high speed ferry' (and that's debatable) heading to Penang, Malaysia. Our Indonesian visas expire tomorrow...US citizens get one month to be here...which is hardly enough to fully explore this extensive chain ...
The Man With The Golden Gun
This is a top pick! As an extra wee cheesey touristy day we decided we'd go on the recommendations of some friends and both our guide books and go to Phang-Nga Bay, where there's an island where "The Man With The Golden Gun" was filmed, funnily enough called "James Bond ...
Phang Nga
This is a top pick! Phang Nga is one long strip of a town. Not a lot to do here but take a boat trip through the mangroves to James Bond island and to the Muslim fishing village. We stayed one night here as there was not enough people for the tour and so we went ...
Pictures of arrival in Thailand
This entry is just going to include a few photos. It has taken soooo long to figure out how to download the pictures that we are 'computered out'. Also we had wanted to get to the beach right after updating our Travelpod but after being here over two ...
Hot and Steamy
... While I was in Kota Bharu I met a Swiss couple (thanks Paul and Sara) who told me to go Khao Sok National Park in Thailand, so I figured I would. I walked across the border and into the town of Sungai Kolok. The first thing you notice in ...
Phang Nga to Nai Thon Beach
The original plan was to remain in Phang Nga and go to the airport from here to avid having to stay in Phuket, but we have found a 'resort' on Phuket near the airport which doesn;t cost an arm and a leg, so we will head off there by bus this ...
It's raining ever harder!!
Well, it's now been nine days and we have only one sunny day. It actually has been raining even harder the last two days than previously. We had a golf game lined up with Fredrik this morning but it bucketed down all day yesterday and all night and ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. Update 2.
UPDATE NO. 2 - Thursday January 7th Having been on my own for the last few days, it's been a rather interesting experience - you find that there is a LOT of time to think (something I'm not entirely against), which is both relaxing and refreshing when ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. UPDATE NO. 4
UPDATE NO. 4 - SATURDAY 16TH JAN, 2010. So, what a crazy week it's been! Time's really flown by and I've been swept off my feet by always having so many things to do here and there always being people to hang out with. Firstly, you'll all be glad to ...
“We’re pretty laid back here at GVI Th
... nbsp; It is a jungle area which is surrounded by carsts (those huge beautiful but rather odd looking rocks formation typical of Thailand). There is a stream running through it where we went for a swim. Swinging from the trees and sitting in ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. UPDATE NO.6
UPDATE NO.6 - January 24th 2010. Sunday. The day of rest. Wow, I feel like I could be updating this every half an hour and still be able to fill up a few pages worth of information, there's so much to tell! Firstly, you'll notice I've changed the layout ...
Ao Nang sad goodbyes
Currently in Ao Nang, Railey is a peninsula cutoff from the rest of the mainland by limestone cliffs so the only way on and off is by longtail boat. It takes about 15 minutes to get to Ao Nang and then another 30-40 minutes to the airport. Since my ...
Goodgood
... geen bier drinkt een Chang bier tshirt droeg, en een Chinese student "Thai language en culture" die zijn eerste bezoek aan Thailand bracht, met elke local wilde kletsen en die constant als tolk werd gebruikt. Het beloofde een gezellige avond te worden! ...
out of the city, into the rainforest
Our first Thai destination outside of Bangkok was Khao Sok National Park, which includes the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world (or so says their website). Our bungalows were situated right next to the Sok River, so the first thing we did when we ...
Afternoon Trip to James Bond Island
... . The beaches, water and scenery though are lovely, prob the clearest and warmest waters I have seen !. I wanted to see nearby Phangnga Bay which is just north of Phuket island for a couple of reasons, stunning limestone stacks rising out of the ocean, on ...
Burma reef here we come
... is various sharks but best of all the whale shark largest fish in the world. For anybody wanting to contact us we are on are thailand sim card mobile number is 006613637830 you can text or call doesn't cost us a penny. We have done very little in this ...
Heaven 'n Hell
We hadn't planned well at all for this next move. We only had a vague idea of how to get there, but it seemed enough before we went to sleep. The only real reason we are even going to Phang Nga is that I want to go to the island that they filmed the ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. UPDATE NO. 7
UPDATE NO. 7 - Sunday 31st Jan Right, well, hello again. I can't believe it's already been a week since I updated my last post... I can't even begin to describe just how busy I've been and as to how many different things have been happening every day! ...
Faaaalllllllllinnnnnnnnggggggg
quick update hardest day of climbing so far. one 10a one 10d fell off of Lion King 11c/d at the anchors. Hung all over Cafe Andaman 12a. mucho fun Best time ever need a rest day tomorrow so will update with more details and photos Climbed with ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. UPDATE NO. 8
... his family are mechanics, he prefers running his bar and being a tour guide because 'i like to make people happy and to love thailand.' Genuinely great guy. I'm gonna try and head to the national park for a swim so I'm gonna end here and start to upload ...
real climber
Today I feel like a real climber. managed to do the crux clip on Cafe Andaman and climb to the anchors, clip and lower off. Yeah Babbeeeeee........5.12b! saw a troop of shit slinging monsters aka monkeys. said good bye to Joe and my 2 favorite people ...
I said Krabi. Not Crabs. UPDATE NO.5
UPDATE NO.5 - Thursday 21st January, 2010. Wow, time really does fly by. It's Thursday already!? Well, I've had two lessons since my last post... one of 45 minutes, and the latter of the full 90 minutes. The former was ok, but I definitely learnt ...
Paradise found...... Raileh Beach
We have discovered paradise - but I'm not sure if I should share this with everyone and let the secret out. We caught a longboat out from Krabi, and were blown away by the scenery when we arrived at Raileh. Raileh is not an island, but it can ...
We've found great weather, golf, food and friends
... gone by already!!! 1. Tsunami Ceremonies In our last message we didn't mention anything about the Tsunami ceremonies that took place in Thailand. We did not attend a formal ceremony as the only one in the area was up in Patong Beach but there was a ...
Welcome to the Jungle
From Ao Nang, we endured another minibus adventure, because that was the only way to get to Khao Sok National Park. We were told by the various operators that the bus would take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours to get to Khao Sok. When you figure ...
Thailand Tsunami
... in the South and close to most of the famous resorts here - Phuket and so on. The idea had been to get to Thailand and just relax for a little bit before travelling the country and heading for Nepal. I'd originally been aiming to stay at Kho Samet which ...
Diving in the Similans
... 70 kilometers from Phang Nga town. "Similan" is a Yawi word which means "nine". Similan is the most famous diving site in Thailand and the dive site of Richelieu Rock is one of the top 10 in the world. After some really bad instant coffee and toast ...
Phang Nga
Went with Mr Keans tour around Phang Nga bay on a long boat. Went to several caves, through the mangroves, visited the Muslim village on stilts (quite touristy), had luch on a deserted beach and went to the so-called James Bond Island. Roger Moore ...