The Gulf of Thailand and the forgettable full moon December 2nd 2006 It was an effortless ferry back to Ao Nang from Ko Lanta with occasional towers of cotton wool clouds drifting by like passing ships and we dropped anchor offshore and caught a longtail and foam padded tuk tuk back to KL House. Booking our Bus and Boat ticket to 'Ko Pha Ngan we nosed around the shops and stalls and took in the dispiriting sight of elderly Western men with solid rotund guts ... read more
Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
This is a tale of two,
Of Claire and Kevin who,
Met with a parallel dream,
To travel the world unseen.
18 flights ahead,
Each night an unknown bed,
Laden with karrimor packs,
This blog to record our tracks.
Who can tell what’s in store?
Mountains the realm of the Condor,
Bus trips of 22 hours,
Deserts and Tokyo towers.
Crossing the world in all,
Like lines on a tennis ball,
America South and then on,
Rapa Nui to Oz.
There to Asia Southeast,
Eyes and our bellies a feast,
India beckons at last,
Then home it all went too fast.
One planet on which... full info