http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Sharrocks-Is-On-The-Loose/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Sharrocks Is On The Loose en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:29:20 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:29:20 +0000 The flight seemed to go pretty smooth until 1 hour before landing the captain tells us that they are having some severe gales in England and that some planes this morning have been redirected to Amsterdam oh noThe captain then tells us that we have to circle a while to wait for permisson from ground countrol to land and it may be quite bumpy but fortunatley we only have to wait 20 minutes ext http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-Manchester/Wigan/blog-258020.html Oh no our last dayWe kept our room on till 6pm for a bargain price of 1.50 and then bought a ticket to use the pool at their sister hotel New Siam I.Whilst waiting for superwomen to finish her millionth task I dared to ask if she would let us have a picture with her and suprised to find that I think we made her day So many people shout at her and treat her llike rubbish that when we said http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-258009.html Well our plan was to get to the Jatujak market for 9am when it opened and would be cooler but feeling absolutley wrecked am gonna need another holiday to get over this one we only managed to get there at 11am.The whole place is madness stalls everywhere you go down one alley and it opens up onto a complete new one You need a map to navigate around it as they sell everything here from clo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-257995.html Got collected at 6am in a minibus not the comfiest but hey ho and our first stop was at the Damnoensaduak floating market.When we arrived we were taken on a free 15 minutes long tail boat ride around the canal way very fun but quite scary as I was convinced that the boat was going to topple over into the river not the stablest of things or the cleaniest of water to matchAlthough we survived http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Western-Thailand/Kanchanaburi/blog-257984.html Well we thought we would have to sit around in reception for 3 hours as wasn't expecting our room to be ready until at least 9am.However when superwoman came on shift at 7am she really is great does about 5 things at once whilst checking people in and wears the funkiest yellow and blue eye make up ever she gave us our room at 7.30am greatWe hit the sack and woke at 11am feeling like we had http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-257958.html We wake to discover that Diane's toes that she scaped yesterday after her fight with a mosquito loser are looking well erm not healthy to say the least Very yellowgreen with a hint of puss lovelyOur boat to Krabi is booked for 2pm yep another lovely alnighter in store for us so we hit the chemist for Diane some antibiotics and antiseptic so she can keep her toes have some breakie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-257954.html Got collected well walked through the streets by a guide collecting people on his way a people bus at 8.15am which was pretty early by our now lazy standards but would have been a lie in at one pointManaged to secure a space on the top deck of the boat then it was off to our first stop Maya Beach on Phi Phi Lai. For those not in the know Phi Phi has 2 islands Phi Phi Don where every http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-257753.html Found a really nice little cafe that did a 3 course breakie for 55 baht what a bargain then headed to the beach for our last full day of tannning.The guys came and found us to say goodbye which was really nice we all swapped email numbers and I promise to send Larry some Wigan things as I have managed to turn him into a Wigan Atheletic Fan recruiting all over the world nowOnce the sun sta http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-257745.html Yep we were right about the shoulders think I have worked muscles I didn't even know I hadSomehow the island has made us fall in love with it with it's funky little streets hearing 'beep beep' from the Thai locals who haven't got bells on their bikes the genius of trying to disguise the islands Waste Water plant by hiding it under flower beds trying to make it look pretty and even adding a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-257742.html Even though we wake at 9am after a lat night out and are only meeting the boys at 1pm we end up faffing in the room and only leave at 11.30am. We thought we would still have plenty of time but after ordering a takeaway sandwich that takes almost an hour to come we discover that they have actually run out of bread and had to send some guy on his bike to get some then stopping for some water w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-257734.html Well after waking and heading out of the room for 9am we spend 2 hours searching and asking in all the guesthouses to find that either they were still full or only had air con rooms available which were out of our budget.Therefore at 11am we headed back to our accom with our tail between our legs and paid for another night. Looking at the room after a good night's sleep and in the sunshine it's http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-257730.html Well the transfer to Phi Phi was alot better than the one to Phuket if it wasn't for the rainGot picked up at 9am taken straight to the harbour and got on a big open top boat over to the Island. All was fine and people were even sunbathing until we were almost there with the island in sight and the heavens openedWe the boat did manage to dock it was still raining and we had to jump across 3 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-256106.html Woke up and still had a sore throat but it's feeling a bit better than it was so thats always a plus.Got into our bikini's and then it was beach timeReally looking forward to chilling out but when we got there it was just like any other beach in any other tourist spot in the world rows and rows of sunloungers old women with their boobs on show jet skies the works.As they wanted 100b how rud http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-256102.html Feeling a little more refreshed although it wasn't the best nights sleep and my throat is killing me for some reason we get up and leave the room to explore Phuket Town.According to the Lonely Planet the only things to see here is the day market some Chinese Shrine and the On On Hotel where they actually filmed scenes for the beach and not in Kho San as the film says.Well the day market was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-256100.html Got up at 10am and delighted to find that the bathroom had not been completed flooded by the leaking toilet hose always goodFinished throwing our clothes in our bags then before we knew it the time was 12 midday and our coach was waiting to take us to Phuket.We were aware that it was going to be a 9 hour journey however as all the previous journey's we had been on have been pretty straight to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-256094.html Woke this morning to it absolutley throwing it down with rain outside nice when your going to a beach party that nightDecided to use the time usefully and went to blog however only left the room at 1pm due to faffing.retruned to our room at 7pm to get ready for our collection at 8pm. Rebecca and Dominic had booked to go on an earlier boat but their coach still hadn't arrived when we went to r http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-255478.html Oh NooooooooooooooooooAfter 1 hours sleep we threw on our bikini's and waited for our collection all looking very attractive with our sunglasses stuck to our facesThe coach ended up being an hour later which was annoying as we could have had extra sleep but we managed to arrive at the pier just in time to grab a piece of toast from the free breakfast bar before boarding our Speedboat to Ko T http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-255475.html Spent another wonderful day on the beach then decided as we were staying longer we'll make the most of our time here and book another trip snorkelling and diving for Di at Koh Tao.Whilst coasting the tour shops we bumped into Rebecca who is going to come with us so we managed to book ourselves on a speedboat trip tomorrow being collected at 7am ouch.Went back got ready and then met the gir http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Samui/blog-255467.html Picked up at 9am in an open top jeep this is going to be funAfter collecting a few other people we head off to our first sight of the day The Grandmother and Grandfather Rocks in Hat Lamai. These are basically rude looking rocks that look like certain parts of a man and woman and they are all natural not man made which is quite impresiveNext it's off to watch a monkey show with a twist. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Samui/blog-255409.html Nope still not bored of SunbathingAfter waking early thanks to a quiet night in we had breakfast and was in our usual spot by 10am a record for usAt 5pm we returned to our rooms to shower and change.We decided to try and shop for some of our presents tonight as the quality of goods seem better here than in Bangkok. However after punding the street for 4 12 hours we only managed to buy one http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Samui/blog-249545.html