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Still Crazy - Stan and Sheila woolley

We both travelled and worked in Spain, which is where we first met, back in 1972. Things back then were quite different, no plastic card banking or internet to smooth the way.
Our travels were put on hold for a few years whilst we brought up our two children. They now spend large chunks of their life exploring the world.
Now in our mid to late 50's we decided it was time we took up travelling again and this time write our own travel blog. Hope it can compete with the younger generations.
We chose the nickname 'still crazy' because I guess that's what we are, still crazy. We have completed three six week long stints backpacking around S.E. Asia and several 2 week holidays.
At the moment S.E.Asia is right at the top of our list of favourite places to visit but we plan to do much more exploring around the world as soon as we can.

Sharon and Scott's Wedding.
August 16th 2005 -» September 10th 2005 Time to go Down Under
February 10th 2006 -» February 25th 2006 Christmas/ New year 2006
December 20th 2006 -» January 9th 2007 Temples and Beaches
July 21st 2007 -» September 1st 2007 Two Weeks in Paradise!
February 4th 2008 -» February 15th 2008 In Search of Dragons and Tigers
July 23rd 2008 -» August 30th 2008 Christmas/ New Year 2008
December 19th 2008 -» January 6th 2009 Island Hopping in S.E. Asia
July 15th 2009 -» August 31st 2009

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By Still Crazy
September 16th 2009

Updated at last! Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire

Hi There!

Well, finally after being home for over 2 weeks I have managed to update my blogs and add lots of photos. I've gone right back to the start of our trip as those who know me will know I never seem to get round to adding much detail whilst on the road (too busy having a good time!) Travelblog now has a new feature. If you click on the small photo of us on the LEFT of the screen, the trip has been put in one easy to navigate section. Click the green box titled 'Island Hopping in S.E.Asia' and you'll [View Full Entry]

By Still Crazy
August 31st 2009

Rain, Rain, Go Away! Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

Flooded Streets of Bangkok
Sorry about the quality, not exactly on the top of our list under the circumstances

I didn't expect anything eventful would happen on our last day in bangkok. How wrong can you be? We woke up to the sound of heavy rain but by 10am everywhere was beginning to dry out. We had decided to check into a cheap guest house just for the day as we needed to vacate our hotel at midday and weren't due to leave by taxi for the airport until 10.30pm. That's a long time to walk the streets. The sun never really showed up all day but thankfully the rain held off. We showered and set off around 8.15pm for [View Full Entry]

By Still Crazy
August 30th 2009

What? Another Wat. Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

Welcome to Rainy Bangkok!
Rain pouring on the bus station.

It's hard to say why we love this part of Bangkok but it somehow draws us to it like a magnet each time we are in the area. Maybe it's the chilled out bars along Soi Rambuttri where you can sit and 'people watch' or the delicious food you can buy so cheaply from the street traders. There's never any shortage of interesting travellers to exchange stories with and new places to find out about from them. And of course the beautiful warm evenings, well ok, I know it's rainy season right now but the rain soon dries up and life [View Full Entry]

By Still Crazy
August 25th 2009

In and Out of Myanmar in Fifteen Minutes! Asia » Burma

Welcome to Myanmar (Burma).

On Tuesday morning we were up before dawn and waiting for our ‘taxi’ to take us to the port on Ko Phangan. He drove like a maniac up and down the steep hills and throwing us around bends. We had to tell him to slow down for fear of being thrown out of the back. Once at the port we grabbed a quick sandwich and boarded the ferry which thankfully left on time, 7am. Three hours later we arrived back on the mainland and were herded onto mini scruffy coach, three quarters of an hour later we were dropped off at [View Full Entry]

Temples Seem to be all Around in Myanmar

By Still Crazy
August 21st 2009

Living the High life. Ko Phangan Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand

Infinity Pool, High Life Resort.

One problem of coming to the island immediately after full moon are the tides. Within two days of arriving the tide was so far out that the water was to shallow over the coral to be able to swim or snorkel until 5pm or even later. ( Of course someone out there reading this may tell us it’s nothing to do with the moon and it’s phases!) For this reason we went in search of something else to do. We climbed the steep road from our resort down onto the next bay from there we were able to walk several kilometres [View Full Entry]

The Pool by Starlight, Haad Yao Bay Lit up Below.

By Still Crazy
August 15th 2009

Complete Contrast. Koh Phangan, Thailand Asia » Thailand

Haad Yao Beach

We have now left Malaysia behind and are on the Thai island of Ko Phangan. This island is famous for it’s full moon parties, half moon parties black moon parties - any excuse for a party to be honest. Fortunately we have found a really nice resort on the opposite side of the island to Hat Rin Beach where the parties take place. We are staying at a place called Had Yeo. It’s a bit more upmarket to the places we normally stay but as it’s low season prices are low. We have found a fantastic room with equally fantastic [View Full Entry]

By Still Crazy
August 14th 2009

Visa Madness and A Nightmare Train Journey! Asia » Thailand » Southern Thailand » Sungai Kolok

The Border Between Malaysia and Thailand
Rantau Panjang.

I wasn’t looking forward to the next part of our journey. It involved getting the 11.30am boat off Kapas, then the public but to Terangannu followed by a bus to Kota Bharu, further north, where we would stay overnight (not one of my favourite places). From there, next day, we would need to get the public bus to Rantau Panjang on the Malay/ Thai. border. Walk across the border to Songai Kolok before taking a 10 hour train journey to Surat Thani. Another overnight stop, then make our way, by a series of buses and a ferry, to Koh Phanang, an [View Full Entry]

Armed Guard on Songai Kolok Train Station.

By Still Crazy
August 10th 2009

Every Night's Party Night at KBC Chalets, Puala Kapas. Asia » Malaysia

One of the Many Beautiful Beaches of Kapas Island

After a seven-hour bus journey we spent the night in Kuala Terrangannu and went in search for ATM’s that would actually give us money. We’d tried five different ones in Mersing before catching the bus but none would work with international card. At the crack of dawn we were off again to get the local bus to Marang where we could then get the boat to Kapas. We had spoken to a couple from New Zealand who had been staying in our hotel, Rick and Rosy. Soon after us they arrived at the bus station, Kapas was their destination too. Rick [View Full Entry]

By Still Crazy
August 4th 2009

Puala Besar, Home of the T.V. Programme 'Survivor'. Asia » Malaysia

Our Bungalow, Mirage Resort

We walked down to the jetty before 7.30am to check out boats to Puala Besar. As it's a such a quiet island we were told we'd need to charter a boat meaning finding other people to share the cost or paying a huge amount. But that day our luck was in! A large fery was going over at 8.30am to collect about one hundred guests fron D'Coconut Resort on the island so we were able to hitch a ride. We had the whole ferry to ourselves! Once on the island we checked out a couple of resort options ranging from the [View Full Entry]

No Roads on this Island, Only Narrow Pathways

By Still Crazy
August 1st 2009

Where Have All the Rain Forests Gone? Asia » Malaysia

Palm Plantations

We arrived at the dreaded Puda Raya Bus Station in good time for our 9am bus to Mersing. 'Dreaded' because it is mega crowded, very dirty,so noisy you can't hear yourself think and scores of buses spewing out hot air making the temperature hotter than hell! Suprise suprise, our bus was delayed an hour. Thankfully when we finally dropped our weary bones into our allocated seat we discovered they were actually quite spacious and comfortable unlike the buses in Indonesia where we were squashed 5 people onto 4 seats that were broken, lost all their stuffing, hot and stuffy with people [View Full Entry]

Jungle Scenery on the Way to the East Coast

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