Heritage Krabi

... the top.

Our instructor, a small Thai man in his twenties, taught us how to set up the top rope, which is the rope that protects the rock climber from danger. Since we were one of the first groups to arrive at the rock, none of the courses were set up with ropes. Our instructor would have to climb the rock, hooking the rope to various anchors along the rock wall as he went. One of would attach the rope to our harness using a device called a belayer. I volunteered to be the ...

... canyon-like crevasse. Then it got pretty bad when all of a sudden we noticed a vertical 10-15 foot drop with slippery rocks encased with mud. Some travelers on their way up told us it was a hard climb...and this **** was definitely for the experiened rock climbers, and we were all amateurs for sure. Mike says he wasn't but his ass was scared just like all of us. What did capture me for a second was the group of people I was with...three Israelis, Mike, me (the ...

... I missed about six others but I didn't care that one shark made my day. Also saw the biggest, meanest, looking barracuda ever and it seemed disturbingly close but was wicked, great day. For those of you concerned about the old woman's lugs, we went to the hospital a few days later and it turned out she had an ear infection that just flared up under the water, so they gave her some anti-biotics and she's fine, though I think watching me get ****** for 5 nights ...

... Steve to say I was on my way, when I received a text telling me what to do in the event that I show symptoms of swine flu while in Thailand - I'm very impressed! (My phone has since broken, so I hope I don't need that text!)

Steve was travelling 12 hours ahead of me and so was organising our accommodation....he excelled himself, and our abode for the next few days was a lovely resort & spa on Railay's western beach - we were both once ...

... amp; orchid flowers and was right on the beach. I loved it here! The beach was not the most beautiful we had been to in Thailand but it was quiet, relaxed, and had the most amazing sunsets. There were few tourists here, the vibe was chill and happy, and no one hassled you to buy anything on the beach. There was not much to do other than soak up the sun in the sand or by the pool, take walks along the shore and eat good food. On the main road there was ...

... of the best sites in the world. Same goes with people and places, it's harder to appreciate whatever one already has. I asked a lot of local people what's the BEST place to eat. They all said the same word "Ko Tun" restaurant. This place is absolutely delicious. It has a mixture of local southern Thai foods (that I've never tried in Bangkok) and Chinese (less spicy but still so yummy). They even did the simple dishes like fried rice, stir ...

... the biggest fan of this Gibbon, as we last saw him playfully attacking a little local boy. Being in bad shape last time, I didn't get a picture of him. So I made it my mission to get a picture this time. Justin & I were changing plans everyday almost. All I knew was I had to be out of Thailand by the 26th because of my Visa. Justin was either coming with me to Cambodia, or going to Bali to meet friends from back home. So we were literally taking it day-by-day ...

... to mind a bit at the lagoon. On the way home, we were astounded to see a Tesco's store on the highway and did a screeching U-turn to get to it. We could **********tain our excitement as we rushed in, clothes still wet from the pools and crazy hair from riding a motorbike. For some reason, we both imagined it would be exactly the same as Tesco at home with identical products. Finally we could have all the things we've been missing! Disappointingly, there were the same things as in all ...

... toll on the nerves. Both of us had technically been traveling for almost three months now and had seen some amazing sights, experienced moments and emotions generally better handled older individuals and had put our metal through the ringer. Though I can't speak for Jeff's Taiwan experience, I myself very rarely if ever felt like I was actually "on vacation." Most of these destinations weren't really the greatest spots for stress relief anyway, no one ...

... so we walked to Blue Juice a few blocks away. They had free wifi also, so we had some lunch and went online. A girl came in the restaurant and asked us if we wanted to go to Railay with them and split the long tail boat cost. It was tempting but we decided to pass. We want to check out Ao Nang. She didn't know about Ao Nang and it is closer to Railay, so long tail boats should be cheaper. She was happy to find that out, and a ...