Bhandari Resort & Spa Khaolak Khao Lak

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... movies like 'Jaws') and how actually, more people are killed by vending machines every year, than by sharks... They are beautiful, intelligent and, for the most part, friendly creatures, but they are becoming endangered, and some people say that my children won't even be able to see a shark... Added to that, if there are no sharks to control fish numbers, the fish will eat all the plankton, which produce a large ...

... on the Khoa Lak Scuba Adventures liveaboard. On the Manta Queen II, that could take 18 divers, we numbered 9. You really know when South Africans are taking over when there are four in a group (with Karla and Sean). The other 5 divers were from New Zealand (2 - Nicky and Tom), Sweden (Torbjorn), Latvia (or London - Vera) and the Netherlands (Peter). The crew consisted of three dive masters, two chefs, the captain ...

... in the bum to kill the pain. it didnt really work. thought while i was there id get my thumb checked out just for good measure. on the liveaboard i thought i got a thorn or something in in like a splinter and its been sore since and today i noticed some of palm had gone a bit red.. turns out i have...."tenosynovitis purulent" - bacterial infection in my thumb which is moving through the tendon. so he tells me (me, the ...

... wrapped in cloth. I did RICE, rest ice compression (planned on getting a brace) and elevated it when they weren't around (trying not to be impolite about the whole foot thing, it is the lowest part of the body and shouldn't be up on a chair pointing at someone coming to bring food). Ugh. Got a ride to the beach, said just to the beach, thiking the sea water will help, convincing myself of some Epsom-salt-soak like home remedy. I got ...

... 15. We are amazed he's that old. He speaks no english. Nor do any of the villagers. Given a few of my friends back home had done a similar trek more than 20 years ago and many people have passed through since, it is amazing how relatively unfazed by tourism and technology the village and its people are. There were a couple of Toyota pickups and three or four scooters about. Small solar panels dot the ...

... up outside some flea pit of a motel. This apparently was where we were going to stay the night. GLs A and B left us while they went off to get us something to eat. By this time it was nearly midnight, we had run out of water about 7 hours previously and all Oonagh and I had had to eat since the rice at lunchtime, was a bag of crisps I had stashed in my rucksack in the car on the way to the hospital. When the GLs returned, it was GL B who was ...

... this hard work (I'm writing about ten entries in one go!) we will head for a sauna. Lovely room again with a balcony overlooking the river and 'interesting' local bands seem to play by the river. Glad we've finally caught up so I'm off! Have a happy Xmas and new Year everyone! We will be in Hong Kong for Xmas and then Sydney for New Year. Emma, Iain and Boris xx

... something stupid. Especially in my village. This past weekend, I was eating noodles with a friend of mine, when he motioned over my shoulder. There was an older woman standing there, apparently trying to see if a hidden picture would appear to her if she stared at my head long enough. I asked if I had anything on my noggin I should be made aware of, and she shook her head, grumbled, and found her way back to her noodles. I was riding my bike back from the basketball court ...

... together and set off to the north on the old local chicken bus... The basics on Lopburi: it's the monkey city--loads of 'em everywhere, especially in/on the temples near the train tracks and anywhere you look up. They're not too cuddly and innocent, either, tho they are totally fascinating to watch. One little twerp snuck up behind me and yanked the plastic bag out of my hand ...