Blogs from Ko Chang, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 29

At first getting to a quiet and rather remote place seemed like a good idea. Kind of burned out at work, so the contrast between Amsterdam and the island of Koh Chang seemed like the perfect remedy to recharge my batteries. Sit on the beach, read a book, drink a beer, relax. Worked for about an hour before my restlessness took its tribute. Boring. Fortunately, Thailand is an ideal place for excursions and activities in the nature. So, a snorkel tour was booked. A full day of activities, snorkeling, four islands, beautiful scenery, food and drinks included, for about 10 Euros. Turned out to be a pretty good deal. The boat was not exactly the most modern of ships, operated by a crew of a handful of teenagers. The equipment - standard snorkel and goggles - ... read more

Hya everyone This is mandy writing this time on behalf of me and chris, thought we would do another quick update to you all while we were sat checking our emails, thanks to those of you who got in touch with your messages let us know what you are all up to by emailing us through this website or to our individual emails we like to know what you are up to also. It is 8pm at night as I am writing this we found out today that england won 1-0 about time really but what was going on with David Beckham being sent off bet that is all over the newspapers back home! The weather today has been a bit up and down we had rain this morning and when it rains it really rains ... read more

- FOOD: Fresh fruit galore and my old pal sugared nuts; spicy papaya salad; Joy Cafe's excellent curry, free muffins, chicken with cashew nut noodles; muesli for breakfast; banana and coffee shakes; - AREA: Excellent government bus to Koh Chang; green, lush island with luxury hotels in the process of being built but not quite ruining it yet; Siam Beach - perfect and ours alone - big waves, palm trees and relaxation; Thai massage. - PEOPLE: Punctual Thais; lovely family with cute kids at Joy Cafe; very skilled fire throwers; Tiggy, the cat with balls; Lazy Bones the dog; Tania with her Reiki magic! - ACCOMMODATION: Very basic wooden hut with hard bed still but good pillows! - WEATHER: Some sun in between the clouds; BIG storms. Sat 24th: We caught the Skytrain and government bus ... read more

I know some of you might think that I don't deserve a holiday considering I've been to 10 countries in the last 3 1/2 months, but that's where you're wrong. The amount of brain power required in daily planning and watching my back, and being a tourist is bloody exhausting. Every book will tell you that you need a break every 3 months...so I've taken their advise, and I feel like a million bucks. I took a bus from Bankok, to the ferry terminal heading towards Ko Chang Island. I chose Ko Chang as it's in the right direction for Cambodia, and known to have a few beaches. Everybody seemed to be heading for White Sands Beach, which confirmed that my choice of Lonely Beach was certainly what I wanted. We piled into the back of ... read more

We spent 2 nights on Khao San. The one full day we had there was pretty much a shop till you drop day. I ended up getting a few tshirts, a pair of boardshorts, a hat and a wallet, as well as applying for a Vietnamese Visa. We met up with Emilys friend Alyse and then got bus and boat tickets to the island of Koh Chang. Koh Chang is Thailands second largest island and is also a lot closer to Bangkok then the Koh Samui islands. It's a 5 of 6 hour bus ride followed by a short 50 minute ferry ride. We ended up arriving on Koh Chang on Sunday evening, and unfortunately, it was labour day weekend. This means all of the bungalows were full. After searching for about an hour and a ... read more