Paradise

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hello all, hope everybody is well. we are two weeks into our travels and it feels like home is a life time away! We left Bangkok and caught a night train to Chaing Mai which is a really nice city surrounded by stunning mountains. We spent an amazing day doing a guided tour. We hiked through the jungle to a waterfall, visited a hill tribe, rode an elephant and then rafted down a river in torrential rain on nothing but a few sticks of bamboo - minus a life jacket or any safety precautions! it was amazing though. one of the best days so far. We then caught a flight down south to Phucket and stayed on Patong beach for a few days. we met a Burmese 19 yr old waiter there who ended up taking us clubbing with all his mates on the scariest road i have ever seen! i had a fairly disturbing experience with some lady boys and i have never seen so many prostitutes in one place! i was terrified! it was a good night though. ive never been clubbing in flip flpops before! So after chilling out on the beach for a few days in gorgeous weather we caught the ferry to ko Phi Phi the most beautiful place i have ever seen. unfortunatly there was torrential rain during the crossing and just about everybody was sick- it was horrendous, never again will i moan about the ferry to france! anyway its is amazing here. yesterday rained for most of the day but today it is beautiful. Ko phi phi was badly damaged by the tsunami and is still rebuilding itself, but it really is paradise. so we will spend a few days here in our little beach hut and then i am not quite sure what our plans are next. Maybe Malaysia, maybe a few more island around here. We will write again soon, hope everything is ok at home, lots love to all. xxx

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Comments

[sar]

Nice!
Hey guys, sounds so cool- keep em coming! Am having a teeny tiny mini adventure of my own. Went to corfe castle today and am camping in penzance for 2 nights. Bet my rucksack is no match for your backpacks- do u feel like a right pair of saddo's walking thru public streets with EVERYTHING you own attached to u??? I should think so. Looks f'in idyllic out there between rainstorms, lucky b'stads! LOVE YA!!! S x

[Mum and Vic]

Fantastic!
Hi, you two what a fantastic time you must be having, it all sounds brilliant. this E-mail arrangement is much better than the "wish you were here" postcards we are used to. I love looking at the photos. I see you haven't managed to shake off "the bloke" yet Sof. You do realise robert that you will be known as wob to everyone (except me) for the rest of your life. hope you continue to enjoy yourselves, keep away from the lady boys and keep in touch.xxx

[Lars]

Hi Guys, just a quick message to let you know that the folks got to denmark OK last night (record 13 hour drive from france apparently), i sent them a text with a brief update on your adventures this morning. no news from us, other than we booked our holiday to new york for week. anyway, keep posting as i am dying hear what you have been up to since your last blog. love, lars 'n' ranj XXX

[hayley]

yeh, well it rained in Normandy too!!
looks fab but where's the pictures of your insect bites and strap marks!!! have fun, love ya H xxxxxxxxxxxx