Tacola Resort and Spa Phangnga

... magnificent!). We dive with two Thai dive masters, Ko and Moat. Doug does the night dive with Marie-a big plump Swedish girl who Doug catches making out with one of the Thai crew guys. This big boat is only occupied by us, 2 Japanese, a weird 55yr old guy with pierced nipples named Kevin from Honolulu who is a retired army nurse (honorable discharge PTSD) who reminds us of Baby Huey, and the crew! It is the end of the diving season at the ...

... it up those treehouse steps, and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening drugged up and resting my now very swollen knee better. ( My knee ballooned out to around 20cm wide and it still hurts this morning ). An our host had arranged for a van to take us over to Ao Nang on the coast were we would spend the next few days of our trip before meeting up with Chauey, Don and Matty who had flown to Taiwan for a week with our friends from Hong Kong. Photo's to follow.......

... Thailand and to enter Malaysia. All done in the same building! Greta had her swords and daggers taken off her! Although they are for decorative purposes only, they wouldn't let them through (not sure I could get them back home either!) She had the option of posting the but the train was due to go. They will keep them for 3 months so Bex will post them for her as soon as she passes back through the border with the next ...

... were not too pleasant....the nightlife didnt have too much to offer and after hitting the bars with two british girls i met in ko tao, almost getting into a brawl with two beligerient aussies, and paying way too much for beers, we decided enough was enough...the aussie situation basically went as follows...i was sitting at this table with the two british girls, one who decided to use the restroom...all of a sudden this guy snatched ...

... too much to mention. And I would be remiss to mention the number of staff in blue shirts whose sole job is to wipe clean the bain marie lids, spills on counters, rearrange fruit platters, rescue burning criossants from the toaster (it wasn't mine this time) etc. Breakfast was sooo good that Dad would eat about 7 plates each session. The only not so good was the coffee - but hey this is Thailand, a land not known for its baristas. After breakfast we ...

... sells about 5 cans of soft drink. Rob buys something just because we walked through the door. Also there is a shop furnished with plastic chairs and a pile of towels which is marketing itself as a thai massage establishment. I have promised everyone that being in Khao Lak and being our final week of holidays, will be our relaxation week. So far it looks as though I couldn't make us busy no matter how hard I try.

... fina månader. En säsong slut igen, jag kan inte säga att det har varit hårt jobb, men i allafal är jag nöjd att börja min semester. Jag har packat allt nu, så det känns tummt hemma. I morgon ska jag flyga till Bangkok hos min kompis. Den 17. april har jag bokat min flygbiljett till Hanoi så då börjar jag min resan runt stora världen.

... vicine alla costa e' molto bello ma a volte mi sembra di lavorare nel backstage di uno spettacolo eccezionale conoscendo tutti gli attori e le parti ma senza mai andare a vedere lo spettacolo dalla parte del pubblico. Strana sensazione. Mi consolo con il fatto che prima o poi mi uniro' ad uno di questi gruppi di miracolati per il pellegrinaggio verso le isole, le mante, le tartarughe e e tutti gli interpreti di quelle storie che per gironi r giorni ho solo sentito raccontare.

... we depart for the mainland. The coral and fish we have seen are beautiful throughout and the sighting of a trigger clownfish is a highlight. We do not specifically find Nemo, but quite honestly, his cousins offer bigger thrills. The speedy ride back in choppier waters provides multiple opportunities for the boat to take to the air and land with nearly hull-snapping impact. We are the only passengers (or crew for that matter) to wear our ...

Hey all- So I haven't been all the great about keeping up with my travel blog the past few weeks. OOPS! I will write the missing entries when I get home because I'm coming home a week early!! I will be getting into Seattle at 12:25 in the afternoon on Wednesday May 23rd. It's pretty hard to believe that today is my last day here in Bangkok, but I'm adjusting and I'm very excited to come home. After nearly 5 months of travel, I'm ready to be productive ...