LaLaanta Hideaway Resort Ko Lanta

... was the kind of place you would not want to touch with any skin, and it looked like a man made entirely of sh*t had just swallowed a block of high-explosive. The lock consisted of a piece of elastic rope that you wrapped around a nail. I tried to picture the Queen dropping her slacks and ejecting a depth charge into this thing, but for some reason could not.<br>I dropped my choccy-bomb and grabbed the little water pourer that you use to flush the toilet. At ...

... waiter said &#8220;wow, you want?&#8221; &#8220;yes&#8221; I thought he meant help her but when Boo came running back screaming &#8220;Mama said yes! I come to Australia!&#8221; I realised that the wires had been crossed! That took a bit of explaining! We spoke about trying to help Boo get back to school and how we could help. We made arrangements to meet the day after next to take her to the school and speak to the teacher.<br><br>Boo somehow adopted us and has been hanging out with ...

... simultaneously reaching the summit of the highest mountain on the planet and accomplishing one of the pinnacles of human achievement only to be offered a cucumber sandwich by an OAP makes me giggle a lot. The couple from Leicester quite liked it too.<br><br>Other than my ultimately fruitless expedition to Maya Beach I spent a very nice few days on Ko Phi Phi which is rightly described as one of the most beautiful islands in Thailand. The beaches are nice, the atmosphere is ...

today i didn't feel good, why?because i is stupid, burnt my shoulder day 5 , didn't put anything on it carried my bag strap on it..and now i have a gaping hole in my shoulder. Had to get some antibiotics for it, nurse said its ok...but in my hypocondriatic mind its a bullet wound, an infection that could spread through my whole body..i've told maddy to leave me behind , i would only slow her down ...

... to go around the island! Never mind we got her on board and apart from a patchwork tan, she was safe and in one piece. I tell you I can't leave her alone for an hour before she's getting into mischief! And yes they did cook us some lunch when we got back! Gee that's was close, I nearly missed a meal!! Khao Sok National Park. This area of Thailand comprises some of the most dramatic scenery we have encountered. Regimented rows of rubber trees and mangosteen ...

... of - one great thing about locals who speak English! - and we had Sangria there. K had been bigging himself up on how big a night he would/could have - but had a bit too much of everything at the same time. The bucket owned HIM rather than the other way around as he wanted to believe. So he went to bed! We left Steve to relax a little and winding down but later he came for Sangria. Which didn't agree with him unfortunately. But for the rest of us the night was cup after cup - I ...

... development a front for the prostitution industry. Walking along the commercial strip of the beaches here one notices dozens and dozens of "massage parlours" with pretty Thai girls sitting in front and calling out greetings to the single western men (and there's plenty of them, mostly zit-faced ugly youngsters and lewd old men). The series of massage parlours is interrupted by overpriced restaurants which often double up in the evening as strip bars. Going to the ...

... book some accommodation in Auckland. We have got a long flight, including a transfer at Sydney, and with the time difference as well, we can't be bothered to go traipsing round Auckland looking for somewhere to stay. We get there on the 10th October and join our Stray bus on the 13th, so I have bagged us a good deal on 3 nights in a cheap flat type thing. This will allow us to do our own laundry and ...

... boat trip to the island. We had booked our 3 night stay through the tour operator in Krabi and were a little anxious as to what the accommodation would be like. On driving through the different resorts it was obvious that most of the island was closed it being the rainy season (the first real time we'd seen this) Also noticeable was the lack of transport between the resorts and real lack of footpaths! We finally got dropped off at our accommodation - Lanta ...