Villa Del Mar Patong

... stumpy fists and bandages on the remains of his feet eaten away by leprosy is quite another. If he could, I'm sure he'd gladly find a better occupation, but who can blame them in that condition.<br>I resolved not to walk by any such afflicted souls without an offering. The response from that would be a blessing or sometimes a long bow that was humbling.<br>It does help to know that leprosy in south east asia is effectivly eliminated due to the efforts of the ...

... over..and I thought it was the end of the line for me...despite land being no further than 15 feet away...It was on Mischa's suggestion..I didn't want to be a party pooper..so i figured....well..if I don't take to the snorkelling..I can at least just lay on the beach. We arrived at a beach that was a bit harder to get to..away from the tourist throng...rented our snorkelling equipment..consisting of a mask, a snorkel and fins (is that what you call them?? I'm tempted to ...

... noise has increased with the apartment next door currently in the process of being gutted. With hammers almost coming through the wall we went to see the manager and asked to move to another apartment. Meanwhile we went to the beach to get away from the racket. A group of Scandinavians that we have seen most days on beach were on their last day, and were most entertaining. They were all quite ...

... nice. Oh, and when we're not in class, we are partying like crazy. On Wednesday, the night after I taught my first class, we partied until almost 3:00 am. Friday night I didn't get home until 4:00 am. It's a blast partying with the amazing group of folks I'm with. My eyes are being opened to new realities, and I'm enjoying the ride. For now, that's all I have to report. I love and miss my family and friends. Remember that I am thining of you always.

We arrived in patong to glitzy lights, loud music, thai brides galore and go go shows absolutely everywhere. the place was like blackpool on speed. there was so much to learn and unfortunately we didnt make it to the ping pong show there so i never got to learn precisely what the women did with the mouse, the eel, the frog and goodness what else! animals most definately were not part of the show in bangkok and especially not for free like patong!

... katoey! I should have just handed over another THB40...and the camera to someone, anyone in the crowd... Back onto the bus and back to the Hotel and into bed. Another busy day. Time flies so quickly - we have reached the halfway point of the holiday! So much to do and yet I can't seem to squash anymore into each day. I still need to get to McDonalds for a hot taro pie and I've yet to have an unbelievably fantastic Thai meal... Only 1 more ...

... toilet! And all in the price of a non-powered site for a van in a caravan park in Australia and NZ. We were ecstatic! With all the excitement we didn't booked another night at the hotel and when we came to reception to prolong our stay, after a satisfying breakfast, there were no rooms available. We found ourselves, again, looking for a place to stay, this time closer to the heart of Bangkok - the Khoa San road. As always, it was for the best... Better price, better location ...

... antagonist? So many young people had been led out of the suburbs by the bearded pied piper who was now dead. Can the parents of these lost youths be gloating over their presumed victory over the anti-establishment revolt that their children had run off and joined? Are they glued to their televisions, yearning to hear more, like a man watching the evening news to see if the war was going well in whatever country was currently on the ...

... of lady boys. To see a young women in front of you, with a lovely figure and pretty face offering you free drinks is what most men like. But when they uncross their legs (Sharon Stone style) and you are greeted by a pair of hairy clangers you're not sure whether to scream, head butt them or be flattered. Pa Tong seems to have their fair sure of lady boys in all shapes and sizes. We were in seven eleven getting some water when a lady boy walks ...

... Joe' - who seemed to develop a liking to the two of us - strapped a life jacket onto me and kept telling me I won't die. Oh, okay then. If you say so, Joe. Let me just say that the boat was in the middle of the sea and that was where we were meant to snorkel. We're talking like 40 metres deep! Jess and I clung onto the side of the boat for dear life until some guy came with a float and took Jess away from me. Then ...