Blogs from Ko Tao, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 13

Wow, I've got no idea how to start this entry. Let put it simply, Tiffany has been with us for a week and she will share 8 of the next 12 weeks with us! So that alone is wonderful! Leslie just had few days of school holidays. So less than 24 hours after the arrival of Tiffany in Bangkok we were ready for a little diving trip. We continue our exploration of the different diving islands of Thailand. This time it's Koh Toa. Koh Tao is hugely popular with the backpacker crowd, look at TB, nearly 1300 entries simply on Koh Toa. I had no idea what to expect. The end result was pretty good, even if we still prefer Koh Lipe way ahead of Koh Tao. Few great souvenirs this week that we will remember ... read more

So there is much to catch up on. I didn't have internet at the hostel we were staying in, we've been really busy, plus with three good friends from home and Maryse hanging around to keep me busy, I've been slacking in my blog duties. We're now back in Bangkok awaiting our flight to India in two days time, so I'll get started with the catch up. Surprisingly little happened to be honest, as we were basically relaxing on an island for the majority of the time. A few good stories and very few pictures. Most things we did were at places where my camera would break (underwater) or get stolen (Full Moon Party), so it was often left behind. A disposable camera of the full moon party does exist and will be developed when Crab ... read more

Hello hello, So the last time I wrote (well heather wrote for me due to the ol wrist problemo) we had just arrived in Samui. As i mentioned we stayed in Chaweng in a backpacker type place called "The Wave", the wave was pretty cool with some friendly owners, we were initially in a nice room but it was a little out of our price range so for the second and third nights we switched to a basic room (500thb a night). Chaweng is very developed and westernized, the only locals you see are working in smaller shops, god knows how they afford the rent. We had some ok food but everything nice was pretty pricey so we had to stick to budget joints. One thing that put a big downer on Samui was the amount ... read more

Haven't been able to get online for a while so I'll keep this one brief. Ko Tao was beautiful and very hot especially when you cant afford air-con, but the amazing diving easily made up for it!... read more

16-17 avril 2011 Bangkok, ville pivot. Comme ce n'est pas à Pattaya que j'ai fais beaucoup de plage, demain matin.... je serai à Ko Tao! Notes à Moi-Même: 1- Ne pas acheter le sundae au Maïs du KFC! 2- Vu dans le même KFC: ''Tolite is broken'' 18 avril 2011 Ko Tao (Turtle island) est une île minuscule au sud de la Thailande. Sa réputation pour la plongée n'est plus à faire. Je crois que j'ai misé juste pour mes derniers jours de voyage. Paradisiaque. Je me lance d'abord dans une matinée snorkling dans la ''Shark Bay''. Croyez-le ou non, je me faufile parmis les requins qui, heureusement, ne sont pas plus méchants que des chatons. Masque, tuba et pieds palmés. Je me prend pour Cousteau. Je suis perdu dans les bancs de poissons, nageurs multicolores. ... read more