Finally! A nice place, a nice hotel, and nice people again. We arrived later in the afternoon than anticipated (had to wait longer than expected for a bus in Bago - apparently buying a ticket doesn't always mean anything). Still, we found a great hotel which was such a bonus after the place in Bago. We went to bed early the first night as we nee...

We started early in the morning in Hpa-An, took a pick up track to Kinpun on which I had to ride in the roof of the truck with all the other men and arrived in Kinpun in the early after noon. Then we went up the mountain to see the Golden Rock, which is... well a golden rock with a small stupa on top. But I guess it's really important to the loc...

It's a few days later and Nick and I are still here in Koh Chang, Thailand. We're still relaxing and being rather mindless, with our only major concern being the sun --- whether it's going to break through and give us that ONE greatly desired day basking in its rays.  But so far it has been overcast and rainy, regrettably&nbs...