Royal Bangsak Beach Resort Khao Lak

... Lak to find a live aboard and take off were dashed due to the time lag. Not only are the times off but then they go through a huge ordeal of telling them where you are staying in Khao Lak so they can tell the drivers in Thai. Once you get to your destination though, they just drop everyone off in the middle of town and claim they never knew of dropping people off at individual hotels. This was very problematic for people with a ton of bags and ...

... you have made was the beaver fur hat and maple syrup. if one more canadian talks about the glorious sport of curling im going to buy a gun and shoot them. yes you are canadian congratulations, now take that *******n flag off of every piece of clothing that you own and join the rest of the world before i tear it off your back pack and wipe my ass with it. ****ing canucks. do you know how many bar girls ive sat and talked to who ...

... fruit and toast. Dive briefing at 7 and in the water at 7:30. Come back on boat around 8:30 and full breakfast waiting for you. After breakfast it is tanning and nap time. 10:30 is dive briefing and in the water at 11. back on the boat at noon and you eat lunch, followed by tanning and napping and shooting the proverbial ****. The interval between dive 3 and 4 is a bit longer and have a chance to snorkel with turtle or go onto one ...

... so fu** eine Stunde getaucht. In uns**** Gruppe waren wir zu vi**t mit einem Divemast** (Andrea aus England) und wir haben alle nicht soviel Luft v**braucht, sodass wir jeweils ca. fu** 60min tauchen konnten. Sup**! Die 2 and**en Tauch** waren zwei junge Am**ikan** (Ramsy und David) von d** "Campus Crusade for Christ", die fu** 1 Jahr in Thailand an Unis arbeiten und Missioni**en... Zum Glueck haben sie nicht v**sucht auf dem Boot zu missioni ...

... in Thailand ...and maybe even the world (they are neck and neck with French Polynesia). These 7 small islands in the Andaman Sea off the West coast of Thailand are truly magnificent in every way. Soft white sand beaches, kept pristine because they are a protected national park and 2 hours by speedboat from the mainland, deterring most tourists and major development. Dazzling clear blue waters with the most colorful tropical fish I have ever seen ...

... ve got to get off and push. After the raft trip we hike another 45 minutes. We are picked up by the truck and taken to the Shan Minority Village Maelajon for lunch. Excellent pad thai. After lunch it's an hour and half drive to the less than impressive Vchirathan Waterfalls for photos and a dip and then about two hours later we are home. That's when I open my pack to find that my prescription glasses ...

... town nestled against lush hills that also serve as rubber plantations. It has survived over-development and is like the Thai beaches of our youth, including the challenge of no one speaking English. Khao Lak made it on the international scene after the Dec 26 2004 Tsunami. It was the hardest hit location in Thailand. Entire villages were wiped out. An estimated 10,000 ...

... available from the street vendors. Sebastian is the only person who bought anything, namely a lamp for his girlfriend back in Germany, and of course, he almost forgot it as we departed for Phayao. I swear, if that kid's head wasn't attached to his body, he'd leave that behind too.

... Most thought the group rescued two lost tourists, and the kids felt us out to see what our story was. Some of the more adventurous kids would ask us where we were from in broken English, and we'd reply in Thai, to which everyone in the bus gave a collective gasp of surprise. They speak Thai! Not a lot of quiet time after this... Pi Ying was skeptical. What are these two goofballs doing here?, was the impression she gave us. But she was willing to give us a shot. The kids ...

... with whom I spent a day in Katchanaburi, so maybe we can get off the beaten path a bit together. Conflicting stories about the availability and quality of internet in Laos, so if you don't hear from me in the next two weeks, don't worry. I'm just out of touch, not in trouble. I'll try to send info from the next convenient place. My Vietnamese visa is valid from Jan 30-March 1st, so I'll be heading to Hanoi next. love Vicki