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So,weve been settled here for about a week and we are invited to go away for the weekend to an island off the coast: Koh Phangan. My profile pic is me on the ferry headed there. It was a weekend to remember. It all started when we had to meet everyone at the minibus station to head out. Everyone talked about it being "Full MOON" weekend and of course I had no idea what they were talking about. Well, everyone in the world knows about Koh ...

... firmly off the western tourist trail. As such 'farang' numbered few and the Thais we met were a little more amused by the novelty of talking to a white boy/a little more interested in our lives etc. Day One: [Rich: We arrived on the 13th of April at around late afternoon/early evening. Our first encounter of somebody in Nakhon was a crazy taxi driver! The first thing we noticed in Nakhon was that the dialect/accent seemed to be slightly different than everywhere else we ...

... 4x4 taxi down to the port of Thong Sala. I left Ko Pha-Ngan and caught a car ferry back the main land to a place called Surat Thani (not the nicest place I have been, it's a port town, and nothing much else), It took an hour in a coach to get from the port of Don Sak to the town of Surat Thani. Once at Surat Thani, I took a tuk tuk to the bus station and then caught a 3 hour local bus (imagine ...

... in the trading history of ceramics. On the way down south we also stopped at Phetchaburi where the only site was a wat up on a hill. One must watch out for monkeys who are only too eager to steal from unsuspecting people, i.e. don't bring any food or shiny objects. In our opinion it's because too many people stupidly feed them and so they know that you have some goodies in your plastic bags.

... on each chair and every two people had gorgeous chinese umbrellas between them so give them cover from the sun. The wooden path was littered with white rose petals with beautiful flower arrangements on either side. It was ... so Dan and Kylee. Their attention to detail paid off - it was so nice. Anyway, I hope the photos will give you a better idea - I don't think my words would give the venue enough justice. Then Kylee walked down the isle ...

... well, that is until today. Today I further destroyed their home. I went into the bathroom and sprayed it down with bathroom cleaner. I cannot even begin to tell you how vicious the battle that ensued was. At one point I was almost in tears because they were so relentless. I was armed with the mosquito raquet for the most part, but it was one woman against about a billion flying beasts. For nearly three hours I swung the raquet. I ...

... entstanden sind, die weiterverarbeitet werden. Nachher werde ich mich auf den Nachtmarkt begeben, wo es leckere Rotii geben soll. Rotii stammen wohl aus Malaysia und sind sowas aehnliches wie indisches Chapathi. Entsprechend gefuellt koennte man es auch mit einer Gyros Pita vergleichen. Wer noch in den Genuss kam, im Vaihinger Industriegebiet Informatik zu studieren und dabei mal bei Salmonelli war, duerfte nun Bescheid wissen. Viele Gruesse Jochen

"Mmm-Hmm, that IS a tasty burger" -- Pulp Fiction We haven't felt inclined to really big up any hotel or bar we've visited so far, but One More Beer on Naiplo Beach in Khanom deserves a special mention. It's a big bar/restaurant run by an American family; Butch, Mike, Brian and Jen, as well as a lot of lovely Thai locals. Our first encounter with these fine people was, you may recall, when we were saved from traipsing through the streets by Mike who came and ...

... of its foot). There were lots of monks walking around dressed in their orange robes. Most Thai men we found out are expected to become a monk for a short period of time. After the temple, we visited the Shadow Puppet Theatre, and met the Shadow Puppet master who gave us our own personal show. The puppets are made of cow-hide and intricately designed, with colours that show through the cloth. The Puppet Master emerged with beer belly and cigarette ...