Haadson Resort Phangnga

... Songkran (Thai New Year), and wasn't going to re-open until Thursday. Bugger! So on Monday I got the local bus to the border. While I was in Kota Bharu I met a Swiss couple (thanks Paul and Sara) who told me to go Khao Sok National Park in Thailand, so I figured I would. I walked across the border and into the town of Sungai Kolok. The first thing you notice in Sungai ...

... dumplings! Hell ad I also decided to chomp on some rather large and tasty shrimps, straight off the BBQ! Divine! P.S Just been told by this internet cafe that I have a virus on my camera memory card so they won't let me plug it in! They could clean it but I risk loosing the photos! Great!!!!! Will have to try and sort that somehow, I think its called wait until I get back and speak very nicely to H, H, you have been warned!!

... of tourists. After our late lunch we had to get back, as we had to travel to Phuket and find our hotel. Unforunately, by the time we got to Phuket it was already dark and finding the hotel was not very easy. We took a wrong way to Kata, via Patong and had to ask directions several times. In the end, we got to Kata and drove up and down the mainroad for a couple of times until we found one guy who knew where Boomerang was. Later, we saw there were ...

... the bungalows are the simplest weve had thus far, with thatched roofs, walls and floors...it really feels like youre going to fall right through....the scenery makes up for the housing though...theres an enoumous cliff directly infront of our front porch, that wraps around the cove of the crescent shaped beach..its pretty cool...as for the nite life here...wow, the biggest spider ive ever scene just dropped down from his web and ...

... ta ca 13 timmar köp** vi en egen sovkupé dessutom Vi känn** ingen större lust att dela med några andra. Som sagt - öv**slaf och und**slaf - samt ett handfat och en krok på väggen. Första klass! Vi har fått höra att det finns en restaurangvagn men att maten där inte är mycket att skriva hem om och har därför laddat upp med KFC på stationen innan vi steg på. Då vi valt en avgång klocka 20:45 är det inte mycket landskap att se i mörkret. Vi glid** in och ut ( jag pratar om tåget ...

... And in the evening we decide to indulge? in a little bodywork. Foot reflexology and a back massage. The foot thing is big here...I personally have never had foot reflexology work but I've heard it can be agonizing if it's done right. And I've got this guy working on my feet that doesn't hold back....some parts are ticklish, some muscles get relaxed, and then many areas are purely painful. I can bear it because I know he's got to cover a lot of ...

... surroundings, with a metal bar poking underneath your knees. Of course it was outrageously funny to Henry when our elephant, mid stride, did a **** and then wee'ed at the same time. The highlight of his holiday, for sure! We had a nice elephant driver who didn't speak much English but spent the time simultaneously driving the elephant and making leaf origami animals for Henry. He made a fantastically complicated grasshopper, fish on a line, a bird etc ...

... and Japanese. You can visit the world-class diving spots and the country's deepest dive drop off through a day trip to Phi Phi Marine Park dive sites on their custom built dive boat, and special trips to the King Cruise shipwreck and Shark Point. The Phi Phi Marine Park trip ...

... was replaced or repaired within a year afterward. Phuket needed the tourism. We stopped at Phuket City & I bought sundresses for my granddaughters & other souvenirs. We have to check labels carefully everywhere we shop-labels often say "Made in Korea" or "Made in Taiwan". The dress labels said "Made in Thailand". I hope it wasn't referring to the label. I also bought a 6 pack of Singha lager beer. A few of you know I am not a ...

... bus when I saw this asian couple getting off the bus and looking for a taxi (the next bus only left at 11:30 and they were in a hurry). I took the opportunity to ask them where they were going and if we could share a cab. They were very nice and agreeable people. While we were waiting for our cab to pull up, I fumbled with my two cell phone SIM cards. I had purchased a SIM card in Bangkok and was switching taking out my Taiwan card to put in my Thailand one ...