BP Samila Beach Hotel Hat Yai

This is one of the closet locations to get into Malaysia. We got a long tail boat from rai lay to krabi then a bus for 5hours. We met a nice girl called Nina on the bus. Not a nice place but i also had the pleasure of watching liverpool getting beaten by a beach ball Stayed in Louise guest house though which she was happy about!!

Songai Kolok, 13-02-2009, nighttime. Lord Buddha is supposed to frown on prostitution while rumour has it that Allah Himself forbits the public s*x trade nor is any of these two holy dieties especially keen on the consumption of King Alcohol. Maybe Songai Kolok might excist in a state of limbo, has been turned a blind eye to by either Lord Buddha or Allah or morer likely by both. At least both these holy entities can agree on one thing!!! It is close to midnight and I ...

... to jump on this one. It would arrive in Bangkok at 6am the following morning. It was another long journey and very bumpy when compared to the train. Now i was very used to long journeys and somehow found this 22 hour journey just the same as any other. I managed to get about 3 hours sleep which was straight through.

... Buddha into the world's coolest stripper stage? Anyway, the airports remained closed for more than a week, stranding over 350,000 would-be passengers, and soon the city started filling up like the tampon you dropped in your buddy's beer that time as a joke. Basically, a lot of people were coming to Bangkok but nobody was leaving. And a lot of these people were true shoestring backpackers, which by definition means they will sleep on a dirty roach-infested pallet to ...

... We wanted to go to the quiet islands to the south of the country, but we are out of peak season, so the islands just shut down,and we couldn't get to them. So we end up sharing the price of a minivan with the Cardiff girls to a town called Krabi. Once there, it began to hammer it down with the monsoon rain. But the hostel we were dropped off at was a bit pricey,so we waited for the weather to calm down and we walked through town to find cheaper and better accommodation.... which we ...

... home from studying in Australia. While telling us his not so great opinions of Malaysia, he let us use his cell phone to call Reuben, gave us 50 RM (Ringitt), (about $15 dollars) and even arranged for a rickshaw and this sweet old man to drive us to the rendezvous point (the nearby Pizza Hut). We tried to give back the 50RM but the kid wouldn't take it, so we ended up giving the rickshaw driver the best tip he has made in some time. When we gave it to him, he ...

... One night we played cards with them and who ever lost the hand had to get up and pretend they were some animal. We have it on video so you'll see eventually. The Malay guys laughed sooo hard it was great. We all had fun. Aside from that we basked in the overcast sun and read books and ate good food and saw some movies and hung out with different people. On our last day we went snorkeling which was awesome. Again the water was a bit choppy so we didn't ...

... began to downpour and motorbikes arent too much for cover from the rain. I could barely see 5 feet in front of me as we raced back to our bungalow. 10 minutes later the rain stopped. wtf. Even with the rain- I love motorbikes. Next morning we woke up and drove the motorbikes into Kuah- the main town of LGK. We browsed around the shopping mall, picked up some DVDs, and eventually decided to buy a DVD player- as the rain had continued and the beach is no fun in the rain ...

... interest in his Australian opals, he pulls a pouch from his pocket, takes out a stone, and sets it on the table. "How much you pay for this opal?" "How much do you want?" "We're just playing games, here. A stone is a stone. You put your own value on it. How much?" "I don't know. What's a good price?" "1,000 baht." "OK, 1,000 baht." Mr. Qu slaps his hand against his forehead. "No! Never take first price. Whenever I give you first price, you tell me I'm full of ...

Today we learnt a few things. 1)Even if you're not properly informed about how you're getting somewhere, someone will help you out and you'll always make it 2)Don't sit in the back row of a mini van. They have no suspension and roads aren't great. As Vania put it -you bump around like popcorn 3)Airconditioned mini vans aren't really airconditioned they just blow air and you feel like you might suffocate 4)Mini ...