Ranyatavi Resort Phang Nga Phangnga

... word which means "nine". Similan is the most famous diving site in Thailand and the dive site of Richelieu Rock is one of the top 10 in the world. After some really bad instant coffee and toast at the dive shop, we all head for the boat transfer-a 20 ft speed boat that's just for getting us out to the islands were the big dive boat is. Hey give us little plastic bags to put our shoes in because no shoes are allowed on the boat since bare feet ...

... Thailand, in addition to Monica and Claudio - the Italian scientists who head up the organization. Leslie and John had volunteered with the organization on a number of previous occasions - they're teachers in a school for the deaf, and so help out with preparing lessons for the schoolchildren in the village. (They also gave us many signing lessons - I'm proud to say that I can now ask you what your hobbies are and call you a ******* in British sign language.)



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... other, and were surprisingly comfortable- long enough to lay down flat, and enough head room to sit up along with curtains and a book lamp. This made the 12 hour or so trip go by rather quickly, and we saved on a nights hotel payment. However, getting to the island from the train station was another trip in and of itself, taking an hour bus ride to an hour or longer boat ride, to a taxi into town. Once we ...

... very sweet, even in our non-verbal communication, and then there's this little girl across the aisle....I break out the Peruvian finger puppet and we have a great time....she gives me a huge hug when it's time for her to get off the bus...the ladies around us are thoroughly amused and smiling and pleasant. Even though our bodies seem closer than one should be to a complete stranger. And then, dead stop. Up ahead there's a bus hanging off the ...

... are in their car driving away to the Airport. Mei-Mei is howling and Henry runs waving after the car, losing his thongs in the process. I try to distract Mei-Mei's distress by taking some photos of the Hotel sign. The tactic works and I get a "Sale of the Century" shot! We have no program for this, our FINAL day, other than to swim in each and every pool in the Resort; as well as have a dip into the Andaman Sea. And so we while away the ...

... meantime, Dad, Mum and I have polished off the entire durian. And we haven't even paid for it yet. It's sensational - creamy, rich, mellow, smooth, firm yet yielding. Infinitely better than the imported frozen numbers we make do with in Sydney. The German thanks Dad and agrees that it's good, just to make Dad happy I'm sure. Dad by this stage is busy foraging for another. I pay the durian man who has been standing by patiently and amused at our ...

... I don't do the same. So what have I found myself doing quite regularly? Yep you guessed it, washing the rain off my head, shoot me now eh? And as if to compound matters, after the session, I want to take a ride on my bike to the shop for a drink, but my bike seat is soaked, so I get a towel and dry it off. Only to look up and see about 10 Thai people standing round laughing and pointing, at me. Have a got my flies open or something? No ...

... other than being 2 hours late in picking us up. It probably would have been only an hour late but the king decided to go for a drive near where we were being picked up so the traffic went from bad to holy **** just shoot me. The king's procession is a bit like the presidents when he drives around. All the roads are closed briefly and there is a small army of police and ambulances and various official vehicles. The only real difference is that the king of Thailand ...

Hello, After a week of rainy weather in koh phangan we decided to get on the boat and head to Ao Nang on krabi, The Boat ride was good and we had some good weather besides the shower that sent us of on the boat. When on the Boat the weather was good and we sat on deck and enjoyed the sun while traveling towards Sura thani. From there we jumped on a mini buss and it was a 3-4 ...

So I spent 3 days (and 4 nights) in Phuket, the last one (yesterday) in Kata beach which one of the most touristic ones. The beach was nice but I have one thing to say: when I see middle aged men with shorts, polo shirts, sunglasses and a hat acting like playboys I know it's time to split! Yup, (that much) mass tourism is not for me. So ...