Lanta Sand Resort and Spa Ko Lanta

... is pretty easy to get the gist of it! Remarkably the kids are unfazed.. I look down and quickly pull a stick insect from Asha's back and after what seemed like an hour but was probably about 2 minutes we reach the safety of the podium and disembark. We later find out you could hear the elephants from half way across the jungle. I am shaking as we get back into the songthaew, the kids simply lay in our laps and fall asleep - not mean task ...

... 8217; bird. We had been so taken with this bird and brought it prawns. ‘Gang’ (the owner of the bar) talked up how he had treated the bird and slowly, slowly it was recovering. Even claimed he’d helped the bird exercise it’s broken wing………blah blah blah and we lapped it all up until one day I noticed the clipped tail and asked him about it. He nervously played with it’s perch and said ‘Oh that very long story" then never ...

... actually below knee level! Not to mention that it was on fire. This Canadian girl we were with attempted to jump the rope of fire. The first attempt went very smoothly but on her second try she burned her leg and went back to her hostel shortly after. I finished my bucket and said my goodbyes. Tomorrow I had to catch the morning ferry so I didn&#8217;t want to party too late. Ko Phi Phi was cool but it was way too overdeveloped and many parts were covered with litter and debris. <br><br>

... to spot! woohoo, I beat the divemaster to it!), and then a turtle, and then a leopard shark, and then another turtle, and then another leopard shark...and then the sea fan garden, and then the crazy barracuda chasing...something. Anyway, it was very cool. The dives were awesome, but nothing can compare to the overall diving experience of Koh Tao though! It was just special. :) After a last beach day and celebrating Emma's birthday, I was off to Bangkok on a night bus with the ...

... boat - Jan and John diving and me snorkeling. We were able to go to two islands - one isolated uninhabited island that is famous for the birds nest that are up in the rocks. They export these nests for Chinese Bird's Nest soup. It is such a desired commodity they have a armoured guard living on the side of the cliff on the island to ensure boats arriving do not access the rocks and steal the nests. As beautiful as they are, I found myself wanting ...

... for all of you to see. The beetroot decided he didn't fancy having his little prep school face being hit and chose not to fight. Eitherway, he definately enjoyed watching his mates get hit. Why is that? I might hit him and see how funny he finds it! Not really, i couldn't do that...I'll wait for the Maouris in NZ to do that! Anyway, we're off on this camping trip now which should be great. My nose is a little swollen and red, but I feel like a real man now. Grrr.

... unafraid of humans the fish are, as many of the less environmentally responsible tour operators feed them regularly. It was strange to find myself becoming part of a shoal of fish every time I remained still in the water. The highlight was seeing a banded sea snake, which apparently is more venomous than any land snake. Our snorkelling trip of course took us to Koh Phi Phi Ley, known for Maya Bay, where scenes in The Beach were ...

... close to shore, the waves were very big, and there was a big reef towards the ocean. We were going parallel to the waves and it felt like we were going to be thrown into the shore (did I mention it was raining as well). The boat driver did a great job and we made it just fine, but I have to admit I was more than a little scared. We spent some time in town looking around. I bought some pearls for mom and the kids picked up a few ...