Blogs from Ko Si Chang, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Well, it’s Monday, I’ve been teaching all day yet still something seems to be not quite right with that. Oh yes, it’s Boxing Day and I’ve been at work for the first time in my life! My Christmas started at school last Thursday afternoon, with what was supposed to be a Christmas concert but held no resemblance to the festive season at all. Plus, virtually all the music was Thai, which is not only impossible to understand but isn’t really very musical either! Our school band was quite impressive considering they are all teenagers but there were two supposedly well-known bands who came to ‘entertain’ us and I was certainly anything but entertained. Friday was better, all lessons were cancelled and we spent the first two hours having our Christmas show. The school priest came and ... read more

Koh Chang is a small island on the way to the border of Cambodia. We felt like it was time for a change of pace, so we decided to head to this island to relax for a few days and soak up some sun. After braving rush hour in Bangkok, we got a bus to Trat and then a ferry over to the island. Once we arrived, we took a songthaew (a truck with two rows of seating in the back) to Lonely beach but found that it wasn't very lonely at all, being fairly jammed with backpackers and tourists. We stayed in a bungalow on the beach for a few days, just enjoying sunbathing, reading our books and swimming. One day, we hired out a Kayak to explore some of the nearby islands. Paddle power ... read more

Hi Folks, it's Lise here for a change! Tonight is our final night that we will sleep in a Thai bed. Tom is already sleeping and I'm very alive and kicking (it's midnight here now)! Today was a sucky day for me...migrain attack! Tom went walking trough Koh Sichang while I was sleeping and in the end we went to a very nice restaurant called "Pan's and David's". The food was alright but the when you come here you just have to taste the home made icecream! It was DELICIOUS! Last night we also made e new friend, GERRY the gecko! Actually I made a new friend, Tom was asleep and I was very awake. After 3 hours of sitting on the wall in front of me he went of with 2 gecko chicks. We miss ... read more

Hello all! We know it's been a while. But don't worry we're still alive! We just haven't had any chance to get on the net lately. Very short update : We just came from Ko Samet, which is above Ko Chang. After Cliff Cottage we stayet at the Chai Chet resort on Koh Chang, which was less nice, but softer beds. Then we moved on to Ko Samet where we stayed for 2 nights. And so now we're on Koh Sichang. We'll probably stay here for the time we have left, taking it easy. In Cliff Cottage we uploaded a numbre of videos that you can watch, but now we don't have the time to list the new ones here (there's a lot of them, during the day!) So just go to this site : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=darkyt&search_type=&aq=f ... read more

Hello Everyone Just thought I'd do you a last update before I leave Asia behind and head off to Australia! After my last blog I left Phnom Pehn and headed for a week of relaxation on the beaches in Sihnanoukville on the Southern tip of Cambodia. I was knackered after all that sight seeing. When I first got to Sihnanoukville I was still travelling alone and I found the first day quite tough as I got into a bit of a situation on the beach with some of the kids and a couple of women that work on there. As soon as I got on the beach they all surrounded me asking me to buy bracelets, massages, headbands and all sorts of other crap that I wasn't intrested in and before I knew it I was ... read more