L.K. Hotel Hatyai Hat Yai

... of a bar right on the beach. It was packed with locals and tourists. There were fire dancers, beer tents, and live music. That night turned into a long one after going to a few more bars with some locals and some other people we met along the way. And, for an ending, we made it to the 24 hour Burger King...<br> I ended up staying another relaxing night in Ko Samui and just researching on where I ...

... may prefer to avoid Hat Yai due to violent Buddhist/Muslim clashes". Hmm i thought, maybe i should try crossing somewhere else. I looked at the other two major crossings only to see them described as "extremely inadvisable to travel" and "strongly advise against travelling here". In that light "some travellers may prefer to avoid" suddenly seems ok! In order to minimise risk though i decided to refrain from wearing my usual hijab/orange robe combo.

... stuck together in the act of copulation, whining and whimpering in pain as they shuffled from side to side in front of dozens of beachfront diners. They were locked ass to ass in fittingly Siamese fashion, looking extremely uncomfortable and truly humiliated. One well-intentioned woman who probably read something once about using a hose to keep dogs from screwing took a couple tentative steps toward them like she was Wil-E-Coyote sneaking up on the Roadrunner before ...

... down the beach, trying to find a place to crash for the night. As you can imagine, it all ended well and we made it. As all activities were closed, we decided to rent motorcycles in order to check out the entire island. It allowed us to swim on nice beaches, stroll in sleepy villages, hiked in the jungle, discover beautiful places, all with absolutely no tourists. As there was no boat during the low season, we had to take the bus all the way to the main town ...

... me, I was like whhhhaaat??? There was nothing. Apparently their night market is like food stalls. Again! But oh well it was a great sight to see still. So we made our way around, and figured, oh ****, its such a long way back. Should we pay for a Tuktuk, which is really expensive but the only way around at that point in time, or walk back. So we sat by the sidewalk, thinking. And hukalantang! Just like that, this kind lady ...

... through our room into our shower area and draining away! Jo told me to go and tell the reception what was happening, but after taking a look through the peephole in the door myself I told her that in no uncertain terms was I going to step foot outside of the door, and I checked that all of the door locks were in place. "What are you doing?" Jo asked My imagination was running overtime and i thought that the flooding water would be the perfect ruse to get us stupid ...

... he siphoned petrol from a drum into the tank. We wanted to be dropped off outside a place called Diamond Beach hotel but the driver spoke no English, plus the hotel spoke no English when I called to book. The solution was to let the driver talk to them and finally he understood and we were dropped off at the correct place. We had our own bungalow near the beach and the view was amazing! We had a great Pad Thai meal and enjoyed the sunset over the distant islands.

... Chinese, Mongolian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Central Asian, and Malay. Yesterday in Panang, Malaysia, someone even asked if I was Nepalese. I think a lot of this is because I am very tan now, so my skin doesn't look that different from theirs. So about a week ago, I arrived in Singapore, the land of public canings and laws outlawing gum. I stayed with this Indian family whom I met in Vietnam, who had moved there a few years ago from India to ...

We cought a very comfy bus from KL to Hat Yai, just accross the Thai border. Border corssing was easy as they took our passports and we slept while they processed everything. now we have a day to see Hat Yai until the next 12 hour bus to Bangkok. Apparently that is about 95% of a day too much as there is not much here. Then we get to Bangklok and a third ...

... and ate as much as I could, mainly the prawns and onions. After all, I keep saying I'm going to have to toughen up one day... The funny thing was it did no long term damage, despite being the hottest thing I've ever tasted. And I actually kind of enjoyed it, maybe I could even get used to it. I guess it was just one of those things you occasionally do on these types of trips, but usually not often enough. Getting ...