Phang Nga Valley Resort Phangnga

... to swim through one part of it, but had a great time. Less than 2 minutes after exiting the cave it started raining so we timed it very well. Then we walked back through the jungle to where we had lunch then back across the lake to the dam and back to our accommodation. Very enjoyable day and we saw some interesting wildlife, including bats in the cave. I am staying ...

... which about 15,000 people go to. This is on the other side of the country and as such all of the people who would normally be at the beach bars until sunrise (ie packs of 18 year olds) were nowhere to be seen. This meant two things, the island was a lot quieter, but a lot more relaxed for it & secondly, we felt very old! I think this came to a head when we were deciding to go for a drink after dinner & Elaine said the phrase "no thank you, we're ...

... i looked around in disbelief, this was def too good to be true....my sense of paranoia soon set in and i came to the conclusion that this was all a set up...i used my better judgement and in an effort not to obtain any bad karma i closed the cooler and retreated to my fort...i woke up around sun up, found my way back to the bungalow and told my ice cream story....no one could believe that i excercised such self restraint...haha ...

... remote island and proceeded to watch the Thai boys wrestle the tourist boys and had as much conversation as possible with what broken English they had. We learned one of the guides was a Thai Boxer and had a match that night in Patong. In the meantime he 'daylighted' as a tour guide and a LADYBOY! After getting back on the boat, three of the guys dressed up as lady boys in intense makeup and skanky clothes not ...

... r jag. Inte jag hell**! säg** min fru. Gud vet vilken lurvig en som kan ha legat där. Vi spelar Yatzy tills solen går upp. Fall** i sömn sittande i varandras armar. Vi svep** förbi landskap. B**g, gummiträd, majsfält och byar och oxar. Men vi s** det inte. Klockan är tio på morgonen. Allting står stilla. Luften, bilarna och människorna. Det är här vi skall byta till ett annat tåg vilket skall ta oss till Hat Iai . Ungefär en timme lite drygt skall denna resa ta. Vi är redan 2 ...

... on display, and then the Malay people. Each area seems to strongly retain its own culture, clearly expressed in places of worship, in food, in the music, and by looking at the faces. There is some great food here....still pretty cheap and really tasty. And it's my birthday. We celebrate by going to the most upscale hotel in town for their buffet lunch. And is that ever exquisite...including a chocolate fondue!!! Plus all the seafood you might ...

... which devastated Khao Lak and particularly this area in 2004. The taxi driver beckons Henry inside to show him photos of debris, houses and cars washed away and - dead bloated human bodies washed uo and lieing on the beach. Unbelieveably gruesome. I distract him and luckily Henry doesn't realise what he's looking at. He would have had nightmares forever about the beach. Instead I have the images in my head - great! Dad has a business idea ...

... pompooey falang is drying his bike seat! Falang not want wet bottom! Well pardon me, I mean you's are the people who wash the same rain off your head! Go figure eh? Well off to Phuket in a bit to see some of the other Trainees fight, hope I don't get the bug.....I like my nose as it is! Oh if anyone one is interested, the gym is called KYN Muay Thai and there website is at http://www.phuket-krabi-muaythai.com/ - just in case you want to get punished too!

... spent an afternoon at one called Karon beach and quickly discovered where all the tourists are. We were glad to stay in the city as it felt more authentically Thai, but it was a nice change to lay on the beach and swim in the very warm, very clear water. Though our guidebook suggested that topless bathing was not culturally appropriate, there was no shortage of older women shedding their tops to bronze their...upper bodies. All in all, a fun and eventful intro to Thailand!

... could play the jungle explorer wading up the river while Don and I followed the path. There were some fish that nibbled your toes, but nothing like those at Erawan which freaked Declan out. There is a track about 2km each way that follows the river and is pretty non-existant in places and there are a couple of caves to look at along the way. We had lunch at ...