Khirana Beach Villa Ko Tao

... br><br>It was 11 am by the time i got into the water. The site was picture perfect but it was more like a swim then snorkeling. Not much to see under water. Some fish and dead coral pieces.<br><br>By 12.30 pm we were back on the boat for buffet lunch. The Italian/Thai food served was very good. While having lunch the boat took off and anchored by Mango Bay, at the N side of Ko Tau, where the water was relatively deeper. After i got over the after meal ...

Today Steve and me were woken by the sound of the rain, we went for food and gathered info on where to go for cheap tickets to Ko-Phag-Nan. We then stopped off at my massage place and SU gave me a cool Koh Tao t-shirt and Steve and me had some coffee and local food with the ladies, before heading to the beach with our newly acquired Barbie frisbee. After messing about on the beach we went to Bans and kust as we were writing a note to leave for Carol, she appeared ...

... sucks. Have a good think about whether you should be getting onto a bike in the first place.<br><br>5. Lastly, check twitter and the like for anyone who has told their tragic story about putting a scratch on a bike and coughing up 8,000 baht for it. People talk and you should use it. You can google Koh Tao motorbike scams and pages will pop up. <br><br>Food:<br><br>This is a favorite area for many people, an area filled with excitement and curiosity about what sorts of culinary bonanzas ...

... my back on the shark and hoping it takes a bite out of the tank rather than me.<br><br>Regardless Gabe laughs at me every time I do a shark scout before jumping in, reminding me that I voluntarily went to places where they were supposed to be while scuba diving here and snorkeling in the Galapagos.<br><br>After our nice refreshing swim we climbed back to our bikes and continued exploring. As we passed little shops I was keeping my eyes ...

... came blaring out of the speakers. All of the ladyboys burst out from behind the curtains, accompanied by three guys who had volunteered, clad in ridiculously ill-fitting dresses, fake tits and comedy wigs! It was pretty hilarious. After the show had finished, the ladyboys came round asking for tips, and we took numerous photos posing with them which was pretty funny. We headed out to another bar after this and had a few drinks, before heading back to the resort.

... credit cards on the bus! I flew back into the taxi and asked the driver to floor the gas and find the bus for me. After 45 minutes of desperately driving around, we miraculously found the bus parked in a night terminal outside of bangkok. The driver was for some reason still there, so he opened up and handed me back my things! That cab driver got a really god tip.<br><br>Martin had already headed to Gulliver's, so i made myself ready and found him there!<br>

... been about 3000 people there, meet so many randoms from Denmark, Germany....Nottingham. Such a funny night but can not actually remember where the time went or at what point I lost Si or Richie (Sorry about that guys) Anyways I was still there when it gets light, music had stopped, people asleep on the beach, I take it upon myself to go spear fishing in the sea with straws with some rather posh guy called Nick, which actually turns into a sea slug fight ...

... down to 30 metres as it is generally darker and colder there with less to see. <br><br>But here was a revelation as great crowds of fish were swimming all around at the 28 metre mark, where there was a distinct thermocline (a meeting of warmer and cooler waters). At this stage Jen, in her 5mm semidry suit, was able to gloat and Pierre, in board shorts and vest, looked a mite chilly! There are often whale sharks here and we saw a free swimming remora ...

... finished her 115th book, while Arik finished his 15th), ate curry, updated our online lives, watched The Reader on our laptop (good movie), walked around town, and then ate some more delicious curry. So far our favourite Thai food has been Spicy Peanut Curry or the Penang Curry. Charis also likes the Green Curry a lot and Arik has developed a serious addiction to Thai rice ...

... on the biggest holiday of the year. i have long stated that most of the fault lies with the police and government for refusing to enforce the rule of law and letting the protesters run amok and bring vital aspects of the country to a stand still (think airport closure). well the government finally got its head out of its ass and laid down a serious ass kicking to the red shirts and ended their ******** in 2 days. yeah there was some bloodshed but they brought ...