Krabi Apartment

... release, then we repaid the favour… It was something else… Just the sight of all the candles on the floats floating out to sea, and lanterns floating off in the distance against a pitch black backdrop while we released ours into the air. It was really something else. What a day to arrive. That was it for the night, we had an early start the next day as we were to visit Hong Island and do some Kayaking and Snorkelling.
Ao Nang, Thailand kateandlindsay

... some food from the hawker stalls and then progressed towards the beach. The nightscene there was still quiet so we had the local Thai Beer; Chang and Sanghi. Later on in the evening we went to some more of the local bars and got some free shots whilst watching the fire performers skipping over ropes, juggling fire and limboing under fire. I joined in on the action by forward rolling through a large hoop on fire, I landed on my back which was pretty funny ...

... werde ich auch wieder machen! hoffentlich!

ansonsten habe ich die tage verbracht indem wir karten und pool gespielt haben, sticky rice with mango gegessen und zu guter musik getanzt und einfach entspannt haben.

ich musste mich wirklich aufraffen noch zu anderen inseln zu fahren und diesen tollen ort zu verlassen, was auch sehr traurig war, travellern, eva und den thais tschuess zu sagen.

... some nice routes done and saw Greg trying his first ever climb so cheered him on. The routes here were good but Fiona had some trouble as the first couple of meters of every route had a nasty overhang to start so she found it really difficult to start but ok higher up. Eventually the evening rain came as it started to get dark so we ran for cover and food.
Next day Mitesh and Suprada were signed up for deep water soloing so i decided to go with a guide ...

... but a main component in Singha and Mekhong here in Thailand. Drink Heineken or Kloster during your trips to this Asian Kingdom dear reader, take it from me!!! Though it was a mistake these two cans of Singha did their job and knocked me out for a couple of hours, no Thai Hot Momma induced nightmare that have plaqued my Western trained mind since my very first trip to Southeast Asia. A punishment from Lord Buddha Himself for ...

... Krabi town to find our new accommodations on Ton Sai, the first weekend vacation hot spot when I was here a couple of years ago. My first trip back on a longtail boat. Those miserable, loud, shaky, leaky, unstable, oversized and under-constructed canoes with souped up diesel engines that used to make me cringe actually brought a ridiculously goofy grin to my face. As I waded into the sea, thigh deep, to huck ...

... that survived the tsunami. The rebuilding seems to be going slowly for a variety of reasons. Our building used to be the spa rooms for a luxury hotel. The (former spa) rooms had amazing showers; but no toilets. The view of the cliffs surrounding the lagoon from the infinity pool made this a minor inconvenience. In addition to lounging around, we hiked to several of the more remote beaches on the island. They were all ...

... had a bungalow for 500 Baht which was the same as Samui but very basic. Otherwise we would have had to get a longtail back to the main village and try there as theres no road on the island, you either walk through the jungle or get longtails everywhere. We went to Phi Phi as it my Mums favourite place in the world and the diving was supposed to be great. That night we ate at a table on the beach which was a little more expensive than we were used to but still ...

... from snorkelling to catch our boat to Phuket, wet trunks and all. It was a nice and easy ride. From Phuket, we flew out to Kuala Lumpur, scored some McDonald's on the way (much needed, we were starving), and just like that our trip in mainland Southeast Asia was over, plenty more ahead, but it was definitely bitter-sweet to leave. Definitely. I think I'll go back sometime, visit the islands, eat some cheep Pad Thai. Well, we'll see if Lauren lets me, or us...

... of my time so far consumed by thinking about one woman or another that I’ve met. Perhaps in India, where I travel in February, there won’t be any women around and I can concentrate more on the travel and the incredible countries that I visit…perhaps!

I will say that the whole ‘getting together while traveling’ is accelerated compared to getting together in normal life as you have hours if not minutes to make an impression and then ...