The Palms Resort Phuket

... each time a local guy (part of the operating team) would hold onto the strings of the parachute and with no harness, as they took off, wrap his feet up and around the strings and go along for the ride. We could determine no logical reason for this extravagant means of riding the chute, the only possible means we could think of was that upon landing after the ride he would jump off just before and help to cushion the landing of the tourist. However, there were additional people on ...

... Back to the Resort we went over a few of the fish traps already out in the sea and a black tipped reef shark. When we arrived back on land Deidre and Anita took our stuff back and I walked back to Nancy's room to borrow the charger for Anita's camera as Nancy's borrowed camera was the same as Anita's you can be lucky and it worked. I met with Deidre and Anita at Jasmin's for lunch Spring Roll and Deep fried Chicken and 2 singhas each. Back down to the large shade tree to the left of our ...

... democracy and a few thousand protestors strangling the country back into poverty. I've met so many people who have recently lost their jobs and while food is plentiful here, jobs are increasingly less so. And CNN, BBC, and all the global press agencies out there, are being less than honest about the situation. And its sad to see first-hand the effect sensationalist reporting can have on destroying a country's economy. Pardon the rant ☺. Anyways, I returned to Phuket in a ...

... night). Bar street there is just a road with loads and loads of little bars next to each other, and when we went past at about 9pm there was absolutely no one in them save for the Thai lady (boys?) and the odd older western gentleman. Nice... We left the next day, we were going to stay longer in Phuket but we seem to be bleeding money at the moment and are going to head across to some less tourist placey beaches near Cambodian borders to ...

... to say its a very well-trodden route! This wasnt a huge suprise, as Chiang Mai is the most popular place to book treks from. The hill-tribe village we stayed in on the first night were celebrating their new year (or so we were told, still not sure if it was for tourist benefit or not) - and so we joined in their party, dancing round the fire and I even attempted a bit of drumming with Oskar, a swedish guy on our trek. I think the locals were outnumbered by tourists ...

Greetings and salutations! It's been a little bit since my last entry. And I guess there is a fair bit to report..So I will do my best to fill you in. The past week or so..has been a grind! It's been a very tough week..but at the same time..I would say it has been a rewarding week. The training has definately taken its toll on me. I realized once again that I did not properly prepare myself for what I was about to embark. My mind was ready...kind of...but my body ...

... cover charge which included all of the drinks that we had been drinking anyway. Everyone drank until Thai made sense and we took the scenic route home.... by way of the beach. Once we made it back to the hotel and terrorized the security guards (they did well posing with us). We decided it was time for a late night swim - just like being on Kwaj. SAME SAME but Different. Then on to the feast of room service in the Aussie's room at 4:00 in the morning.

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... the best dancers in the world, but they know how to transmit the pleasure they have to do what they do and you can tell how comfortable they are with their stage performance. It is kind of refreshing in a way, especially if you are actually stepping back to think about what kind of show you are actually seeing. All in all, was a fantastic time for relaxation and it was a pleasure to spend an entire week with my mummy.

... Täytyy sanoa, että melko hyvä suoritus oli ehtiä tarjoilla alle tunnin lennolla täysi uuden vuoden ateria, mutta niinpä vaan ehtivät! Tästä hommasta voisi moni lentoyhtiö ottaa oppia! En tiedä johtuiko Star Alliancesta vai huonosta säkästä, mutta molemmat päivän lennot olivat aika pahasti myöhässä. Vaikka American Airlinesin kultastatuksen omaava olenkin, niin olen edelleen sitä mieltä, että maailman paras lentoyhtiö on Japan Airlines ...