C & N Hotel Patong

... was in constant movement – up, down, up,down, shake, shake, shake. Then just when he had it in apparent perfect position he would slam back into it a few times trying to mold the seat to fit his back. Then the ritual began all over again. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and chalk this behaviour up to OCD but it probably wasn't.I had been on a few flights so far this trip and invariably there were a large number of people who seemed to be oblivious to ...

... to get together a plan of how to do some Island hopping and a Burma border crossing for Visa renewal in the next 10 days. We went for lunch sitting at a cafe next to the beach at Rawai, Pad Thai and Fried Rice which was very nice, then went for a Bike ride down a dirt track to a quiet beach. The track was pretty rough and on the way back up we had the closest thing to a crash, when just after Hamish said this is easy Jaye stop whinging, he rode into a washout which nearly made ...

... ist jetzt eine große Baustelle. Und auch die Lokale in denen ich mit Rudi und Tini Jenga gespielt habe gibt es nicht mehr - da ist jetzt ein Parkplatz. Gleich geblieben ...

... got my ass kicked a few times at 4-in-a-row! Apparently for a nominal fee you can take the girl back to your hotel to continue the game in a more private setting :o We conveniently timed our holiday to be in Phuket for Loy Katong, it's a huge festival that takes place on the full moon of november. If you recall from my blog in Laos i was there for the Lao Loy Katong festival. Both countries celebrate it in the same fashion although instead of floating a Katong ...

... real helpful, dude. So, off I went. At first it is the "Oh holy ****, what was I thinking" followed by "this isn't so bad" which immediately went to "gee, I am getting close to the water" and "whee, the first bounce was fun!" to "Oh holy ****, why am I going way back up again?!" After the first bounce, it was a series of random bounces - I saw stars - by the time I was done bouncing around and was very ready to be let down. Also ...

... Mexican food made by an Irish pub chef in Thailand is no good, indeed... but at least I tried it! Off to have an early night. We're going to take a short day trip to Railey beach tomorrow is the weather is good--and then we're taking the night bus and night ferry to the other side of the country! We'll land in Koh Pha-ngan, where the famed Full Moon party will be taking place on Saturday. til then, Katie

... facilities including accommodation, restaurants and some of the best shopping on the island. You will find Government Offices, the Tourist Authority of Thailand, Thai Airways, and the main Post Office here as well. Recommended restaurant Baan Rim Pa 223 Kalim Beach Road , Patong, Phuket 83150 Tel: (+66 76)340789 Fax: (+66 76)342460

... costs literally thousands of dollars a night for just a tiny fraction of their normal rates. We had a suite overlooking the ocean, with a private swimming pool - the accomodations were spectacular. The food was great, and the staff were just incredible. They really made us feel like family with all that they did for us. Many members of the staff even came out to our ceremony, on ...

... has been an amazing experience. While it's been months in the making, we have to reinvent ourselves each new culture we jump into. Thailand has become somewhat familiar and we enjoy this experience very much. We know where to find things and we live in a comfortable villa. We're on a quest, however. We are forging on. We have two weeks left here in Thailand. We'll keep ourselves healthy and enjoy the experience of Phuket Island.

... and respect him. Also it is considered rude in Thailand to show the soles of your feet or wear shoes when you enter many places as they are your dirtiest part, and as the King's face is all over their money (baht), you DO NOT step on money, it is as if stepping on the King himself. We arrived late and exhausted to our hotel in Phuket, and as Scott was pulling out his money to pay the cab driver, a one hundred ...