Thailand AGAIN

Trip Start Nov 01, 2006

Trip End Ongoing

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Flag of Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Monday, March 10, 2008

So after a relatively short journey we arrived in Bangkok. We spent one night there, checking out the shops and getting a couple of massages in, before heading down on the night bus and ferry to Koh Phanang, our favourite place in Thailand. We went back to High Life resort and got the best fan hut there, with amazing views and settled in for a good 3 weeks of relaxing. We got a great routine going which can easy be copied as all you need is a motorbike and cool box. We would start off the morning with yoghurts for breakfast from the cool box before lazing around in the hammocks or going for a snorkel. Then at lunch we would hop on the bike and go into Thongsala the 'town' where we would have the best lunch in the whole of South East Asia; a Number 4 noodle soup. It's just a stand in the market, (the sign is all in Thai, the only thing we can read is the number 4, hence the name) but the soups are delicious. As we went every day, we started getting bigger portions and lots of extras (more wontons and strange new veg)

Stormy morning waiting for the ferry

. They also had the cutest puppy on the island. We would then go back via the 7-11 and pick up more ice, beers and yoghurt and the afternoon was then spent lazing around on the beach or in the pool. Then it was time for beers at sunset (from the cool box of course) and dinner, either at Tantawan (an great place that does the best Thai and Western food) or back into town, to go to the stand next to the noodle place for a spicy curry. Now I have to admit that that wasn't the most interesting of our blog entries, but that really was all we did (apart from a quick full moon party night out and night in Koh Tao) and it was great. Relaxing and cheap, which is what we need when we are coming to the last few months of our travels.
We also met some really lovely people - Rachel & Sandra, Kerri & Jake and Alexa, Claire and Lydia.
It was the last five that we went with to the full moon party, which was actually lots of fun. Kerri and Jake were staying in the same bungalows as us so we all got a taxi round to meet the girls, who were staying in Haad Rin. After a couple of whisky buckets and a quick glow in the dark make up session (!!!), we were ready to hit the party. It was, as always packed and we passed the time drinking, watching the fire juggling, drinking and finally introduced everyone to Chicken Corner, home of great chicken burgers. At 4am the four of us headed home, leaving the girls to continue the party. They didn't have much choice really as a massive sound system was right near their bungalow and it was still going at 7am. The next morning we woke up feeling not too bad, probably thanks to all the Thai redbull that was still coursing round our system.