Blue Village Pakarang Resort Phangnga

... experience of watching them lay eggs in Costa Rica many years before . . . needless to say, it was an emotional experience that I hope to soon replace with a positive encounter. . .<br><br>I also had the great experience of seeing a colleague of mine from work (Pattie) on the island. Though there are multitudes of islands around Thailand that people typically go to for vacation, Koh Pra Tong is definitely not one of them. What an incredible coincidence that Pattie and I ...

... 6 people to throw overboard. I didn't like that at first, but then I lightened up and floated. Until my body got crushed between the raft and a rock, which I didn't like, but Matt and I had made up by the end. We went 5 KM in total, hitting rocks, splashing, paddling, running into other rafts, going down bumps, having fun. Liz had always wanted to go river rafting, and I remembered liking it before, so I'm glad that I did! They ...

... with the taxi driver to which he agrees and laughs. Rob and I do a sneaky and have lunch by ourselves at the Coffee Shop. What a treat! I discover a Thai Set Menu - apparently they have new set menu daily. It looks good for THB400 and includes entree, 2 mains, rice and dessert. We order one to share and the food is delicious although a bit dumbed down, but yummy Thai food. The entree is a clear spicy soup with loads of coriander flavour ...

We have discovered paradise - but I'm not sure if I should share this with everyone and let the secret out. We caught a longboat out from Krabi, and were blown away by the scenery when we arrived at Raileh. Raileh is not an island, but it can only be reached by boat. There are massive cliffs (karst?) surrounding the beach, and also jutting out in the ocean as little stand-alone islands. They are very imposing and just magnificent to see. Our ...

... their snow covered countries on a holiday in the sun. Some were out for a morning walk, or a swim in the warm sea, while others sat on their bungalow porch and sipped their morning coffee. Then, at 10:30 AM, their world turned upside down: the sea lept from it's seabed, which it was never supposed to do, and lept over the trees, over the bungalows, over the hotels,and shops, and inundated their world and snuffed out their lives.in three ...

... Non ci sembra assolutamente Natale e ne abbiamo un eco solo quando vediamo qualche albero di Natale con la neve finta sopra e magari un babbo natale di plastica che canta con la sua voce baritonale di fianco al cuoco svedese che fa i pesci alla griglia.... la cosa suona strana davvero. Per ora non abbiamo tanto altro da raccontare salvo che stiamo organizzando con il nostro amico Simone della Pia un giro nel nord e a Luang Prabang in Laos per la nostra uscita obbligata in ...

... the complementary tea and biscuits before our green sticker group was called rounded up and bundled onto what can only be described as a raft with an engine. This in turn allowed us to board the most over powered barge in existence - one of four located off shore. We don't know what the 400 meant on the engine but it made one hell of a noise. Once all the drinks and fruit was dished out, accompanied by the safety talk and briefing, we set out ...

... and then a long tail boat to Railay Beach, which seemed to take the hassle out of things, even if it was way over our original budget. So, after a sleepless night in the noisiest room in the hostel, we were up and about to catch our 8am transfer. We jumped in to the mini van, which must have recently been the star of Pimp My Tuk Tuk, with enough lights and fans and garish interior decor to make Westwood proud, and set off for the beach. After an uneventful ...

... I guess is a good thing! I hope I can meet up with clint and claire and get away for a bit. <br><br>The whole thing is very 'structured' and very school excursion like which I am beginning to resent. Next time I'd really like to do my own thing. There are lots of cool things to do though so I should be very busy. <br><br>It's great to break the monotony of the village and get out and start doing things.<br><br>