Andamania Beach Resort & Spa Phangnga

... Sok. There was no train that day due to the holiday. Bugger! So I wandered off to the bus station, via an ATM (I have never used my credit card to get cash from an ATm in another country so I was a bit nervous - remember it was a holiday so it the card got swallowed I wasn't going to get it back in a hurry), where I was able to buy a ticket on the bus to Surat Thani. So ...

I woke up early, hoping to get my camera from Sim Lim, but when I reached the shop there were no signs that someone would open. I took an early morning walk along the colourful streets of Little India and checked the shop again in an hour or so, but alas, obviously the seller had lied to me. Even though I expected something of the kind I was very disappointed and irritated with the guy. He could at least have told me that he would ...

... are sometimes limited. So the other half I eat western food. Their 'western food' restaurants sometimes are combined Thai/Italian/Indian etc affairs, so last night for dinner I had some veggie pizza (Italian), a croissant with nutella (what... French?), and a mango lassi <yogurt> shake (Indian), just because I could. Different cuisines, but they're all offered simultaneously. Love it. It rained a bit last night, so we didn't wander ...

... Natures, Emerald Pool ( Sra Morakot ) and the Natural Hot Springs,Krabi ( Klong Thom ). The Emerald Pool is crystal clear and only about 1.5mt deep surrounded by beautiful forest. It's a really nice place to go hang out and have a swim. My favorite place though is just back up the road a few kms is the Natural Hot Springs. The springs are around 42 degrees all year round and besides being a great place to get wet, the minerals in the ...

... show than at Phuket Zoo. We were the only audience and so had no choice but to participate when asked. Henry shook hands and was un-kidnapped by a monkey, Mei-Mei had cuddles and I had to hold a coconut for a monkey to "pick". Rob refused to participate, such a spoil-sport! I was impressed with the monkeys tricks but saddened when they were returned to their small cages at the end of the show and in between tricks. I kept telling myself that this ...

... hotmail.com Evening Phuket Town Phuket town being the provincial capital of Phuket can be best explored on foot. The town offers many tourist facilities including accommodation, restaurants and some of the best shopping on the island. You will find Government Offices, the ...

I decided to head back south and go to Khao Sok National Park so that I could trek through the rainforests. I boarded an overnight train last night in Chiang Mai en route to Bangkok. The only thing left was 1st class and given my time cruch, I went ahead and took it (1223 baht). As I was walking to my car (I was in car #2 of the 10 car train) I felt like a fraud! There I was with my backpack, passing up my fellow backpackers boarding the second class trains and ...

... rather unfortunate shade of pink. We decided to can the beach holiday until we were off the doxycycline. All was not lost however, as Khao Lak is the gateway to the Similan islands, supposedly one of the world top 10 dive destinations and we were both proud new owners of scuba diving licences. We booked a 'special' backpacker live-aboard trip to spend 3 days and 2 nights a the islands where we could scuba dive to our hearts content - or could we ...

... soprattutto si tratta di un grande stradone con attorno attorno abitazioni e tante tante attivita' di vario tipo: ristoranti di ogni tipo ed origine, supermercati, internet point e parecchi sarti di origine nepalese e indiana che riproducono con magistralmente le creazioni dei piu' grandi stilisti. Non si puo' camminare spensierati per strada senza che ti vengano a prendere la mano "Hallo my ...

... she was getting me right after I got to spend three weeks traveling with my parents and Chase--so she KNEW I'd be an emotional headcase. Traveling with Mom, Dad and Chase was pretty cureal. Going from disgusting guesthouses with cockraoches and dirty shared showers to the four seasons was a pretty sweet way to spend time with three of the people I love most in the whole world. It also marked the halways point of my travels...not too shabby. Anyway ...