Tri Trang Beach Resort Hotel Phuket Patong

... You can't walk down the street without seeing several older (and usually very out of shape) white men with a much younger local girl. I happened into a few conversations with some of these men and each one could barely communicate with the girl but all seemed to be very happy (though I wonder if the girlfriend wasn't showered with presents how long the relationship would last). One specific example was a man who wanted to sell us a timeshare. We were told ...

... ready for more! Her favorite was the bananas and she saved the watermelon for last by taking it from me and dropping it on the ground until the end when she grabbed it to wash the rest down. For lunch we had chicken curry, fried chicken with vegetables in the batter, sweet and sour chicken, egg noodles, fried rice, and fruit. It was delicious like all my meals in Thailand have been so far. After lunch my group went on a hike through the jungle to view ...

... took a banana each in with us and peeled it and the fish love it and they come and eat it. It was amazing. It was also really heartening how careful the divers were not to touch anything or damage any of the coral - so at least we can rest easy knowing it's not being abused by divers. After a few more skills we were done - we got stamps in our new log books and temporary licences untill our new ones ...

... review). Also I must apologize to anyone who went out and got a scooter after my last blog (yes all 100). My scooter can hold about 1 litreish of 91 petrol. It is about 30-40 (thirty) kilometres for a full tank. And that's about 40 baht ($1.20AUD) - slightly cheaper than home. When I first arrived here my blocked nose/sinus disappeared - I could finally ...

The Indonesian Visas have were granted so we head South on a 13 hour overnight ride to Phuket. We get though it knowing that we will on the beach by lunchtime tomorrow. We are full of questions about the condition of Phuket after all the losses in the region from the Tsunami, but we know the Thai's are resilient people and with time have moved forward. When we arrive at our favorite beach, Kata looks basically the same. Our ...

... s surprise the TEAM proceeded to win a game. A victory in cricket, no matter how small, was a new thing for me. But we were humble and not knowing any better we did what we do in defeat, drink! I would have liked to have inserted a picture here of my batting. But I'm afraid no camera was fast enough to catch me behind the crease. On one night out I was playing Jenga with the bar staff. Not wanting to pay a ...

... enriching ancient Thai traditions with the wonder of cutting-edge technology and special effects. Highlights include the festival village, the Golden Kinnaree Buffet Restaurant (a 5,000-seat restaurant offering a grand buffet of Thai and international cuisines) and a breathtaking Las Vegas-style show, which starts at 9 p.m ...

Vsi pogumni smo se ob 12 ze prazili na plazah kar pa seveda ni ostalo brez posledic. Ceprav smo se ob 15h ze spokali s plaze v lokalcek, je bilo sonce le premocno - vsi, z izjemo Zive, ki je zacuda bolj rjava kot ne, izgledamo rozasto in nadvse popeceno. Po parih urah kartanja in koktejlckih smo skocili v trgovino po jogurte ter kreme proti opecenosti. Sledil je romanticen vecer, vec pa ne rabite vedeti :) slike sledijo.

... zeg, veel mooier dan Patong. en het snorkelen op Kata was erg mooi. Kata Noi had weer de mooiste "scenery". onze laatste dag hebben we op Patong doorgebracht met de rest van de groep nederlanders. we zijn 's avonds met Remco gaan eten in Phuket Town en later op de avond naar een pingpongshow gegaan. uitleg: de balletjes komen op plekken "where the sun don't sun, if you know what i mean". verder kon ze daar beneden echte sigaretten roken en op een ...

We got at taxi from the airport to the Diamond Cliff Resort in Patong. The resort is great with 3 pools and ocean views. For those who remember 2004 you will be happy to know that I am above the water line so should be able to ride out any tsunami that comes our way Once we ...