Blogs from Chumphon, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 4

Plans change.... and it's a beautiful thing. We awoke on Tuesday morning, the day of our departure from Koh Tao and thought...nope. We need another day. What a perfect decision that was! We did more of what honeymooners do (wink-wink), strolled around town, more massage, more thai food and on our way home passed a cool joint called Utopia. The owner, Willem was watching a great concert video "Concert for Monserrat(sp?)". We were hooked in we went to enjoy the music, have a cocktail and talk music. He shared a fabulous video of a jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan - Craig if you're checking in you've got to see this guy! Further confirmation of our decision to stay, was made apparent the next morning when the seas calmed and we enjoyed the best snorkeling so far in ... read more

we got a vip bus from Bangkok to Chumphon wernt a bad ride down took quite a while and was up at 6. Then got the ferry from Chumphon to Ko Tao were we landed at Ao Mae pier, we stayed in Blue wind bunglows on Hat Sai Ri beach. This was my favorite beach, beautfull sand,sea+sunsets. Did my 1st bit of snorkelling here was great but there was loads of dead coral. Ate on the beach most nights fresh fish on the barbee.. Left Ko Tao for Ko Pha-ngan we shared a room in Bay View Resort on Hat Yao beach. This place wernt great but i still managed to have a late night out were stu got worried and come looking for me at 2 in the morning. I was drinking with some locals ... read more

So from Bangkok I caught a night bus over to Champion, where I had to catch a boat over to the Island of Ko Tao. I had thought the night bus was a great idea as I could get far, not lose any days, and catch up on some sleep. Well I got far and didn't lose any days - but the sleep part went gong show - (somehow I had imagined I would get at least two seats to myself - like at work!). I get on this bus and its packed with tourist (thinking the exact same thing) You have to put your bag underneath so I had kept all my money and important things with me as you should do. The bus was hot and uncomfortable, and there was absolutely no way I ... read more

This is sort of the first entry on this site, because my previous blog got lost somewhere strange, virtual and frustratingly inaccessible to me! By way of a short introduction, I think the best way to describe the beginning of this blog is like this: Me and Laura were stranded in a shabby, uninspiring half-horse half-cockroach sort of town in southern Thailand called Chumphon. We had submitted ourselves to the disposal of a shoddy company working under the auspices of professionalism, who had slotted us in to two different schools. We were teachers, I at a secondary school and Laura at a primary school. Suffice it to say- since most of you will have already been exposed to my miserable musings- it proved to be a lot less exciting than I would have hoped. The main ... read more

Nyt sita on sitten saavuttu Chumphoniin varsin mielenkiintoisen bussimatkan jalkeen. Bussi oli 40min myohassa ja se oli ylibuukattu, joten jouduimme seisomaan osan matkasta. Muuten bussi oli oikein mukava ja hyvin ilmastoitu ja niin kuin sanonta kuuluu: linja-autossa oli tunnelmaa! Tanaan seuraava botski olisi lahtenyt klo24, joten paatimme yopya taalla Chumphonissa ja lahtea klo7 laivalla. Pienen pyorimisen jalkeen loysimme Lonely Planetin suositteleman Suda Guest Housen, joka suureksi suruksemme olikin jo tayteen buukattu. Ystavallinen guest housen emanta kuitenkin hoiti meille toisen majoituksen serkulleen soittamalla. Nyt asumme hanen serkkunsa hotellissa, jonka huoneesta pulitimme 550Bht eli noi 11e. Huone on siisti, ja lammin vesi ja ilmastointi on tietysti plussaa. Meidat tullaan huomenna hakemaan hotellilta n.klo6.15 satamaan, josta laivamme siis lahtee klo7. Laivamatka kest... read more