Sugar Palm Karon Resort Phuket

... given a new set of fresh fruit (so far, something that seemed to be a mix of oranges and limes, sweet tiny bananas, lychee nuts, and a few other indescribable treats), a new oil (lemongrass and orange have been favorites), and a new flavor of incense. In the evening, it&#8217;s a gift left on the pillow: sand-filled turtle stuffed animal, aroma-therapy wands, and the like. <br><br>The staff is beyond courteous, and we have been greeted by nothing but smiles. The guard staff salutes, which ...

... to Phuket. <br> <br> 5/20 <br> Today we actually had our first day of cooking class. It started off with a stop to the morning market. We walked around a bit and saw the conditions of the market and the food that they offered. A lot of fruits and vegetables and what seemed like what a lot of restaurants used as suppliers. Anyways it was kind of gross watching our culinary student guide cough in her hands then grab all the fruits and vegetables and what not. Kids sitting on the ...

... by decision..Now it was my turn...I was ready for battle! One of the other trainers Sitrak lead me to the ring..I climbed over the top rope...got in the middle of the ring and bowed to all 4 sides of the ring. Then I walked back to Sitrak where he took my cape off..and gave me a few words of encouragement. Then I looked across the ring into the blue corner...and saw my opponent for the first time. His name as Mamai...and he was from Krabi, Thailand. We were pretty ...

... We had a nice wee bungalow, with it's own kitchen, for the first time since leaving South Africa we could cook for ourselves, which was good for both the belly and the wallet. We took a walk to the nearest shop, which was a 35 minute walk away, to get some supplies for the next couple of days, plenty of water and pasta. We had a lovely home made meal before watching some TV and catching an early night in anticipation of the following morning. The next day we woke at 6:30am and ...

Thursday 05/02/09 At Sea 10:00 Well the night wasn't too bad just like a 10hr roller coaster ride, slept quite well and enjoyed a cooked brekki so all's well with the world. 13:00 The captain announced that he had to make a wide diversion last night and that the cyclone is now behind us and heading for Madagascar with winds of 150mph + although we can expect to be buffeted for a while longer until the distance between us increases. Friday 06-09/02/09 ...

... or joining the local boxing club. Either that or I'll be lying around on one of Phuket's many pristine beaches easing my blood pressure back down to a nice lazy level. (*Incidentally the cost of all this came to just over 2600 pounds (about $4000US) and now I have the lovely task of trying to squeeze the fundage our of our little darlings at the insurance company, before they wriggle through another swiftly manufactured loop-hole..)

... a long-tail boat.<br><br><br><br><br>James Bond Island is basically a tourist spot listed as the Must-Go for travellers to ...

... more likely they do this every day and they know the capabilities of their boat but it was very silly to be out on this and they agreed we would go home. Funnily enough we had finally got to the island but it was all high cliffs on this side and we couldn't have got off anyway. Certainly wouldn't have ****ing kayaked over anyway. Shame but we turned around and began to get back into the open water. Sigh. By this time everyone had grabbed available life jackets, and through the whole trip ...

... went to see her at the gym and she was obviously nervous so I tried to offer some words of encouragement. Then she dropped the bomb... Would I videotape her fight with her camera? I squirmed. I made excuses. I tried to run away. I tried to get her to have somebody else film it. It didn't work. She knew I was the best pair of hands for the job. It was Kata Stadium this time, pretty cool place. All of our buddies were there but ...

... luckily, a local fisherman came to our rescue and then a boat full of a kayaking team also stopped to help, so there I was the only person standing on the boat while about ten lads pushed the boat to deeper waters. It was so much fun watching them and they were all so friendly and cheerful, although Joe later told me the boat weighed a tonne!!!! Anyways, the photos are class and really funny and now Joe gets to say that he pushed a ...