Night Before The Off

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The thought first came to us in September 2006 - a backpacking trip to Thailand in 2007! To say that I was surprised at J's enthusiasm is an underestatement, she, who usually has to pay excess baggage charges when going away for two weeks, was happily contemplating four weeks in Thailand with a 70L rucksack!! After a weekend on the internet, tickets were booked and hostels secured via YHI and Lonely Planet, and then we had to wait......

Now, I know that we are not going to be venturing where 'no man has trod' in fact thousands upon thousands have passed along the paths that we will be treading but we haven't been there before and we are a tad apprehensive! Our survival kit, unlike Ray Mears or Bruce 'what's his name' consists of arthritis pills, 100% Deet, extra mosquito nets, total sun block, an extra tube of Fixadent, oh, and a hairdryer for J. She was going to include her hair straighteners but luckily her hairdresser persuaded her that it would be futile, as the humidity in Thailand would only make her hair go curly as soon as she had spent hours straightening it!

We are starting in Chiang Mai, then Bangkok, Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and back to Bangkok.

We are both terrified of spiders (any insects really) and any animals other than the domesticated cat or dog - so should have some exciting times. We wish we hadn't read some of the latest blogs, expecially the one with the picture of the spider dwarfing the cigarette packet, ugh!!

No doubt we will fall for every scam going and be ripped off by every tuk-tuk/taxi driver that we encounter - but 'hey' we have struggled to get the money together for this holiday and we aint gonna part with it without a fight!

Rest assured we will be thinking of you all, and we hope that our future blogs will be full of fun and interesting to read. If they are, then you know we are enjoying ourselves, if you don't hear from us then please don't ring us, as we shall probably be homesick, missing you all and end up blubbering down the phone!

God willing, our next blog will be from northern Thailand, or it could be from north terminal Gatwick or even the unpronouncable airport in Bangkok. Who know, just watch this space ......... Love to you all xxxxxxxxxxxx

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Photos

Night Before The Off
Waiting in Wales

Comments

[Jean Linton]

start
Have a great adventure love from us.

[Debby]

Bloody computers!
Hello! Me again! Have sat here at Karens swearing at the computer and Fucking it up!! So I'm trying again cos I dont know if you got my rather feeble first attempt!! Karen is just sitting here sniggering at me!! Why wasnt I taught this technical shit at school? Maybe if I'd of gone I may have learnt says mother. I did learn how to skin up rather well. Always handy I think! Will write soon. Love you both and hug each other from me. Not in public though or u might get mistaken 4 rug munchers!!xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Debby]

Ping POng Mania!
Just 2 let u know that Karen and I are desperately trying to improve our ping pong ball launching styles while u are away. By the time u get back we hope to have improved our distances. At the moment our scores lay at I have pinged as far as the tumble dryer and Karen has reached the washing machine!! Sadly, we are lacking in height value and are relying on alot of slow rolling across the kitchen floor!! We are determined to improve on this and will keep u updated!!xxxxxx