Adam and Dorota

boats, catamarans, minivans, tuk tuks, canoes, motorbikes, escalators, lifts, buses, and more of all the above. the last of our tales: after one more day, hiking and beaching in phi phi don (climbed a high and incredible hike to a viewpoint, where you can see both sides of the island), we took mid-sized boat to railey, which is a remote beach area on the south-western tip of thailand, only reachable by boat. railey is just as spectacular as phi phi, only with far less people, and far less development. there's the east side and the west side, separated by about a 3-5 minute walk. the best beaches on either side, are framed by giant limestone cliffs. of course there's the obligatory white sands and warm tourquoise water. we caught the first of the (as the book ... read more

left krabi yesterday. spent breakfast speaking with toosie, our new friend from the hotel. we really enjoyed meeting him! took a boat to koh phi phi. super fun, passing lots of islands along the way. koh phi phi.... i do not have the words. so spectacular, it is difficult to describe. huge, towering limestone cliffs, clear, tourquoise water, boats, in lush fauna, in every direction. this is what one thinks of when one considers paradise! we ate our first meal here, massman curry, which may be the best meal we have had in thailand. then we went to book a day tour for the following day (today), the tour coordinator said that a boat was leaving in 15 minutes, so we decided to go right then and there (yesterday). us and around 40 other people took ... read more

So, finally I was able to find a couple of hours to download some pictures....even though they advertise ADSL (whatever that means).....it does take longer here.... I know there will be a lot of photos coming your way....and I don't have another 2 hours to write the descriptions, so maybe next time..... love to all! dorota PS. mom- we are not doing super dangerous stuff, so don't worry! Taxi mafia in Cambodia is THE norm :) We are on our last streach of our journey. Tomorrow we are off to Phi Phi Island (one of the most magnificent of them all! Well, there are thousands of Islands in Thailand, so maybe there are others MORE spectacular?) Then we are off for another few days to a place called Railey (another breathtaking place) Google Earth it, there ... read more

so... we spent one last night in our little hut, got up said goodbye to the gulf of thailand, caught a catamaran back to chompon, and then a 5 hour minivan ride to krabi (in the south/west coast - andaman sea). minivan: this was a super-duper minivan. it had a dvd player! dorota said that it takes away from the minivan experience. adam said, "yes, it takes away some of the crappiness!". we watched the latest james bond movie. the only reason we mention this is that it had "english" subtitles. whoever transcribed this movie must have been from a remote village! they made no sense whatsoever, which was very entertaining. a few samples: a jamaican man says "hey mon", the subtitle says, "hello mommy". james asks his latest conquest if she is "feeling bad", and ... read more

hello all, rented a motorbike on beautiful ko tao yesterday. rode as far as we could in both directions. the island is becoming so overdeveloped that the new "resorts" have planted themselves in front of the old ones, right on the beach, so the beaches, while quite stunning, are very narrow. there's also limited beach because the more expensive resorts block off the "their" beaches for "guests only". in every island/beach town we've visited on past trips, this seems to be the case. still an incredible place however, with spectacular views! we snorkeled in two spots and got to see a myriad of colorful fish, including little black ones that were nipping at dorota's feet! it turns out that the current trend for pedicure is to pay $50 (in japan and the states) so that you ... read more

hey people, so we haven't been proof-reading these, but we just glanced at the last one, and YIKES.... haven't written that poorly since the 1st grade! sorry (this may not be much better)! anyway, back to the adventure... we last left you in hua hin, the king's residence. we spent our first day catching up on laundry, writing to you good folks, and walking along the beach.that night we had dinner at the local market (shrimps off of a grill), and watched people crowd around a video of michael jackson live in bucarest. a word on michael jackson: laugh all ya want people, but we're still sad! everywhere we go, michael songs and videos are playing though. we actually walked by someone's home/shop where a vid was playing and when we peaked at the screen, the ... read more

I finally got around to tell ya all about the photos. love Dorota PS. Sorry for the spelling! time is money :)... read more

hello all, sorry for the delayed update. we've been in more remote, rural places, as well as cambodia, where internet is not high speed, and NOT air-conditionad. so let's see.... chiang mai: we'd spent one last night on the town with our yankee friends, sam and austin, and ended up eating food they'd prepared in a cooking class. food was tasty, but dorota did get sick (though we really don't suspect the food - haha) chiang rai: we took a bus to chiang rai. made it to the bus station within two minutes of departure, and accidentally bought 1st class, aircon tickets (and we'd do it again!!). got a room in a quiet place just on the outskirts of "town" (at least until the roosters got going at 5am!) we were both a bit ill for ... read more

hey beautiful people, here are some photos. we'll have to tag them another time. update coming in a day or two. cheers, a/d... read more