Ban Raya Resort and Spa Phuket

... far too touristy, and is more of a place for people to go on holiday as was just filled with old people and families. Not much space to swim either as so many water sports going on it was all cornered off.
Went back to the hotel and met up with JT and alex again and they said about getting a jeep. So we rented out a jeep for the day and named him jeff, big green thing. Drove it along the coast watching the sunset which was really cool. Only problem with ...

... and caught sight of a nice beach called monkey bay, so we paddled up and secured the kayak on the beach. Now, I have been try to figure out the best way to describe some of the beaches here, and the closet thing I can come up with is that it is like standing on caster sugar and feeling it dissolve under your feet as the waves from the sea water wash over. It’s absolutely stunning. Pure white sand and blue sea… Post card stuff ...

... 8217;d be better off with an umbrella. Only then did he tell us that the trip was non-refundable. Great.

So it was with a bit of hesitance that we left the (sunny, cloudless) Banyan Tree that morning, with a motley crew of hotel guests (including an Indian family with two kids I found adorable and MB was less enthralled with, an American family with two teenage sons attached to their iPods, and two young ladies from Japan, one of whom we’d given then nickname ...

... is almost impossible to tell if it is a lady or a boy. I dont quite know why the Thais have such a high percentage of ladyboys either, back at home seeing one or 2 is rare. Even in other parts of SE Asia where we have been it has been rare to see any but in Thailand they walk amoungst us like normal people.

Any thoughts on why Thais like 'ladyboying' let me know. I would love to here some other reasons.

Thailand-finally! We land in Bangkok and immediately bolt to the Thai Airway Desk where they were super accommodating. After looking over our documentation and hearing our sob story, they were able to issue us new boarding passes for an even earlier flight (it left 20 minutes later!) and transfer our luggage off the Madrid flight without us having to grab it and go through customs. We are relieved and decide to ask one more favor....could they then make our return ...

... from Baraboo, Jeff Giese, along with his friends Cheryl and Seth (who lives in Bangkok, speaks Thai and was amazing help when it came to ordering food or booking anything!). These guys love to climb and it was awesome to watch them scale these massive cliffs. I have always had respect for rock-climbers, but have never really had the urge to take up the sport myself. I think it's the heights and the thought of how little you have to hold on to when you're up there that ...

... Mehrheit an und liessen auch ein paar Korken knallen. Auch wenn die Insel mit Sicherheit noch viel mehr zu bieten hat, als den ueberlaufene Hafenort entschieden wir uns, hier nicht laenger zu bleiben und unnoetig viel Geld auszugeben. Denn hier ist fast alles doppelt so teuer wie auf dem Festland. So stand schon am Abend fest, dass wir am naechsten Morgen die Faehre nach Ko Lanta nehmen werden, auf der Suche nach etwas mehr Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit.

... hotel. Their family name starts with "K", thus K-Hotel is named after their family name.



We went there only ...

... mean to spin that ball off the other and get the white ball in. Maybe. We felt bad we were the only ones in there and had only played pool and had one beer each so we ordered some food we absolutely didn't want - we had just recently eaten at a German place - and then of course as we sit down another ten people come in. So we ate our food and almost burst, then dragged our stomachs back to the hotel and lay in the cool and watched bad TV. We woke at 4am and came to the airport and here I am.

... pizza that was pretty good. We were able to watch the sunset, and it was awesome. There were very few clouds in the sky and the sun dropped quickly. After dinner we went to another spot that had setup mats on the beach. We had a drink and watched the stars come out and ate banana pancakes. I don't think it could get much better than that. After dinner we headed back to the room and called it a night. - Jesse