Allamanda Laguna Phuket

... como tomates, me duele verlos... pero bueno. No les voy a decir nada.<br>La comida dela 1a noche otra vez no me siente bien - lo he intentado otra vez con tallarines... no volvere a hacerlo lo juro!, la segunda arroz con pollo y cashew nuts mezclado en una pina. eso era genial.... mh...<br>Lamentablemente despues de solo 2 noches tenemos que dejar este hotel de maravilla para ir a PhiPhi Island.<br><br>Un beso fuerte a todos....<br><br>Lena

Phuket is entirely different than what we both expected. It is SUPER touisted (obviously) but still maintains strong thai culture. Our first night we arrived in Karon beach area, from what we read we were expecting a bit of a downer location, but it was totally beautiful and laid back. The beach itself stretches far and has crystal clear blue-green water. There are sand crabs everywhere too! I (Lauren) got bit by a crabor fish or ...

... seems unlikely that we will now make the trek to Kho Tao island (which is 14 hrs away).<br><br>Impressions:<br>An island of outstanding natural beauty. This is where the beach from the film "The Beach" was filmed and we saw this yesterday on a day's snorkelling trip. There is some good coral reef here ideal for snorkelling and it's possible I might dive before the end of ...

... of the older elephants and went on a little trek on the back of one. Very agile but they sway A LOT! We climbed on a water buffalo and then went on a short cart ride. We watched a monkey twist off some coconuts. Apparently some monkeys can twist off 800 a day. We then went back to the hotel to get ready for our evening show Fantasea.

... look around. We ate dinner at the night market, they are fast becoming my favourite place to eat with cheap food that tastes great. We had Pad Thai, Pad Seuw and a couple of shakes and dessert all for a couple of pounds. Krabi town is quite small but has everything you need and is considerably cheaper than the islands, so a good place to stock up on all the necessities. After a quick night cap with our bed calling our names, we ...

... is too beautiful a place to move from at the moment, especially as the next stop will be Bangkok. It will be a culture shock to get into a big city after maybe 4 weeks of island hopping. Soon I will need to leave. Where to, who knows. I am planning to get into Myanmar (Burma) but that, unfortuanatly requires planning. Something I don't do very well.

... segments of the floor would give way if I stood on them for too long. The next day we headed into town via taxi boat, where we wandered around doing some errands. We happened to strike up a conversation with some people in one of the dive shops, Barakuda Diving, and semi-impulsively decided to go scuba diving that afternoon off Koh Phi Phi Leh, a smaller, rockier island just next to the bigger Koh Phi Phi Don island, where we were ...

... to update everyone. We'll be posting more photos once we get settled at home, but don't expect to hear from us until Saturday or Sunday. I think the 13 hour time difference might be a little difficult to adjust to. One month was a perfect length for vacation...we had such a great time, but we're ready to come back home. Love you all, Chris and Liana