Patong Cottage

... funny, but bought some 10 baht taro ice cream instead. Tuesday was a calm day spent mostly relaxing. We took a shuttle to the famous Patong Beach to see what all the hype was about. It was busy, loud, dirty, and crowded, but I could see how it would ...

...   Again, there are loads of accomodation options in the 500 baht plus or minus range.  I found a good one, Palm Cottage where I would be the only guest occupying a bungalow.  TV, hot shower and fridge with two bottles of water per day ...

... double room at a place called the garden inn. It sounds quaint and pretty but in reality it was a bit of a dump and the cottage wasn't particularly inspiring either. If you imagine a sauna, add a handful of mosquito's, and a couple of gecko's, knock a few ...

... and myself decided to go snorkelling. Now...I'm not a big fan of swimming...some of you may recall a near death experience at Steve's cottage when a canoe tipped over..and I thought it was the end of the line for me...despite land being no further than ...

... boat, bus, and boat to an Island called Palau Langkawi on the other side of Malaysia. Took a taxi to the Gecko Guesthouse a little cottage next to the beach, think we paid $8.50 per night. Had a great restaurant, bar, TV and loud music, my kind of place, ...