Blogs from Chanthaburi, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

From Jomtien Beach we were travelling down to Chantaburi for the gems market and to get closer to the border to Cambodia. However, we couldn’t get a bus direct to Chantaburi from Jomtien so we caught a bus from the main road bus stop to Rayong before getting on a connecting bus to Chantaburi. Luckily we knew the guesthouse we were going to stay in so were able to ignore all the tuk tuk driver calls asking us where we going! Chantaburi is a small traditional Thai town with very few tourists passing through. The only restaurants there are have their signs written in Thai and even the night food market was all in Thai and very little English was spoken, so after our 10 circuit around the market and before resorting to the local 7-11 ... read more

We went to another waterfall today and it was rubbish because we are currently in dry season which means there isn't much water in the falls. We still managed to get some photos and when we were walking off the waterfall i tripped and dropped all my stuff so the german tourists all avoided the path I took, they weree all about 100 so it was probably a good thing, then we saw the german tourists from our hotel who had all hired thai boys for the week and we heard rumours of some steamy shower sessions next to the pool. Bet they all had families back in Dutchland! bad ass! After that we trekked it up to a cave, there were so many of us we had to split into two groups, the first ggroup ... read more

Thailand was our fix from Cali. The getaway on a beautiful, calm, heavenly island called Ko Chang. The largest island in Thailand, also known for the shape of an elephant along with plenty to see and ride. We stayed on White Sand Beach, which later we found out was the couple retreat. Gloria and I were the only non couple on the beach. We felt out of place with the romantic dining set up with flowers and candles lit, in addition to the beach front view. If that was the only complaint that is the least of our worries. We had only two full days to capture the moment. Our first whole day was spent on a boat, sun bathing and snorkeling. Since we both passed out from the blazing sun it resulted in the most ... read more

Well it was a stupid early wake up call this morning but i managed to get up!... read more

Hello people we are having wicked times!! We were at the seven tiered waterfalls today which were stunning and so good to swim in only problem is the fish nibble, are huge, scary and freaky. alex has mark!! also she has finally got some mosy bites which i so far avoided! cant wait for tomoro as on a barge type raft thing which we get to sleep on!! also visit two temples. We are then on our way to chiang mai on thursday so more fun planned will be uploadin photos in oz as wierd machines here and they dont speak english or get it!! ther hav been sum good ones for example we were not allowed in the waterfall with just bikiniis so had to wear tops and buy these sexy short shorts as you ... read more