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Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang June 8th 2011

Hello everyone!!!!! Thought i'd get this blog back up and running as we have put the backpacks on again (well at least me. Sarah bailed out and took a wheelie bag!) Anyway we left from Melbourne on the 29th of May after a slightly delayed flight and all going well, an agitated Sarah had to make an emergency visit to the lavatory after travel sickness set in. Better in than out i say! hahaha All smooth sailing for there and 10 hours later about 3am Melbourne time we were sitting in an outside bar having a Singha!! It was a whirlwind couple of days in Bangkok and Phuket visiting a few sites and riding tuk tuk's around. We also meet up with Rohan and Tatum in Phuket for the rest of our Thailand stay and found ... read more
The grand palace
Out the front of the grand palace
Grand palace

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang May 22nd 2011

We settled into our little earthy bungalow at Noppharratara easily with our now altered plans and giants new habit of humming the call to prayer falling into the mellow groove of Noppharratara and Ao Nang. Our days were spent waiting for the weather to be nice enough to let us go out for a dive which didnt look likely for the first few days so we decided to be tourists and check out some of the places I used to go to all those years ago. Getting out to the hotsprings and the emerald pool 27 years ago was a full day and night trip with lots of alcohol and a jeep songtaew, this time we booked a private taxi with the ultra cool Chan as our driver and visiting both took half a day. Both ... read more
StreamWeaver
Hot Springs
Fossil Beach

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang May 20th 2011

27 years ago, I spent 7 months being a hippy living in a hut on Ao Nang beach with no shoes, no camera and no money, which wasnt really a problem then because my hut cost me 10cents a week. I had a lot of trepidation about returning to Railay and Ao Nang after such a long time because while I had no camera, I had a photo album burned into my brain and I had a few reservations about finding my little patch of paradise turned into a tourist mecca. I ummed and erred a lot about including Krabi in this trip but Giant had asked if one day I would take him to see "my rocks''. My plans were to spend 5 days in Krabi before heading back to KL then off to Kota ... read more
Shiny Happy People
Railay Headland
Sunset at Railay

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang March 21st 2011

I was feeling a bit ropey this morning. The combination of a swollen foot and a chesty cough from sleeping in air conditioned rooms had left me feeling rather crap, even after the most comfortable nights sleep I'd had in ages.  I decided there was nothing for it but to have a workout on the TRX to lift my spirits and get my body going. On my trip to the seven eleven last night I'd bought some vitamin enriched juice drinks that I gulped down as I sweated in my room. I needed to organise my travel to Bangkok today so as I wondered down the road to the beach I stopped at a travel agents. I has wanted to go on the sleeper train but as that was full I opted for the overnight coach. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang March 20th 2011

I was down for breakfast at 7.30am. I was packed and ready for the off with plenty of time to spare. I had become bored of just having toast for breakfast, so before I ate I nipped to the seven-eleven to grab some supplies for the bus ride. I decided upon bags of mixed nuts and double stuffed Oreos for this trip to keep me full and stave off the sugar craving. I also spotted a tin of mild chilli tuna which I bought to make toasted tuna sandwiches with. Ok, so maybe tinned tuna for breakfast isn't the most appealing thing, but I missed the omelettes I'd got used to in India, and needed my protein fix. I sat and had my tuna toastie before getting my bags ready for my 8.30am pick up. No ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang March 10th 2011

Tuesday 18th January 2011 Our night train arrived late morning in Hat Yai and we arranged a mini bus to Krabi a few hours later. 4 more hours and we arrived in Krabi, only then being informed we’d have to pay a little more to get to Ao Nang on the coast (something we would have to get used to over the coming months). Ao Nang was very touristy, but we checked into Ben’s House, a small guest house with a pool and decided to stay a couple of nights while we found our feet. After walking past the many clothing and souvenir stalls, we finally made it to the bottom of town and had a lovely fresh fish meal by the sea front with Chinese Lanterns being let off all around. Wednesday 19th January 2011 ... read more
Limestone Karst
Railey Beach
Sunset

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang February 28th 2011

My first week in Thailand was wonderful! Saw lot's of beautiful sights and met lot's of beautiful people. Taught at an English Camp and had some fun with the girls at Projects Abroad in teaching and care... it really feels like camp! Hope this finds you all smiling... and hope you enjoy the pics and videos! xo... read more
Chicken Island
Railay Beach
English Camp Teachers

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang February 27th 2011

Ganze 20 Longtailboot-Minuten ist die Insel Poda Island von Ao Nang entfernt. Mit aufgekrempelter Hose heisst es durch schenkeltiefes Wasser einsteigen. Die Überfahrt ist ein wenig wackelig, mit einigen guten Portionen Gischt für die Fahrgäste links. Poda Island ist bei weitem nicht so überlaufen wie z.B. Railey Beach, mit lang gestrecktem Sandstrand um zwei Drittel der Insel. Je weiter man geht, um so weniger Leute. Und schattige Plätze vor Felsen und unter Mangroven gibt es dort auch. Am Strand liegen eine Reihe von entwurzelten Bäumen, wahrscheinlich vom großen Tsunami. Auch die aufdringlichen Strandverkäufer fehlen hier, lediglich ein Eismann und eine mobile Kochstation ziehen den Strand entlang, ohne jemanden wirklich zu belästigen.... read more
Ein schattiges Plätzchen
Mobile Kochstation
Steile Felsen nahe der Insel

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang February 25th 2011

Bekanntermassen werden in der thailändischen Forstwirtschaft Elefanten als „Arbeitsgerät“ eingesetzt. Aber auch der Tourismus ist eine willkommene Einnahmequelle, zumal dies für Mensch und Tier mit weniger Anstrengung verbunden ist. In der Nähe von Krabi gibt es in den Wäldern mehrere Elefanten-Camps, wo man auf den Tieren auf einer Art Gondel „reiten“ kann. Wir haben das Camp „Nosey Parker's“ ausgewählt, weil es der einzige Anbieter ist, mit dem man ohne Umwege über Heisswasserquellen, Tempel und Kanutour einfach nur zu den Elefanten kommt. Im Preis von 700 Baht pro Person ist der Transfer vom und zum Hotel enthalten. Das ganze dauert 2 Stunden, davon 1 Stunde auf den gemächlich durch den Wald schreitenden Tieren - jeweils gelenkt von einem Guide, der dem Tier im Nacken sitzt. Nach der Tour auf den recht unbequemen Sitzen dürfen die Elefanten ein ... read more
Der ist für uns!
Wir Zwei auf dem Jumbo
Unser Elefant ...

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ao Nang February 19th 2011

Bei der Ankunft im Aonang Phu Petra Resort haben wir uns gegenseitig ungläubig angeschaut: ist es das wirklich? So mitten in der Pampas und ganz schön „Motel like“. Wie kann es sein, das dies hier mehr kostet als der Luxus-Komplex auf Samui? Und der versprochene Bergblick besteht aus einer bombastischen Felswand, die 100m vom Hotel entfernt ca. 200m in den Himmel ragt. Wenigstens sehr sauber ist alles ... Entgegen den Angaben und der Zeichnung im Internet ist Ort & Strand Ao Nang nicht gleich um die Ecke und leicht zu Fuß zu erreichen. Man sagt, es daure 5 Minuten dorthin - mit dem Auto. Es gibt aber einen Shuttle, jede Stunde hin und 5x am Tag zurück. Nach dem Abstellen des Gepäcks in unserer „Hill View Villa“ (genau gesagt einer halben ...) nehmen wir den Shuttle ... read more
Ao Nang Sonnenuntergang




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