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Published: February 18th 2006
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After Bangkok we took the bus down to Krabi and got the boat over to Ko Phi Phi. We left Bangkok about 6pm and arrived in Phi Phi at 4.30pm the next day….sitting on a bus for 22 hours was not much fun and everywhere we stopped seemed to be full of annoying Canadian people(one in particular who had superman tatooed on his crotch, we know this as he was wearing very low slung shorts and for no other reason!!!) or huge dogs that attacked sen and tried to follow me into the toilet!
Phi Phi is so beautiful, it’s where they filmed the beach so the scenery is amazing although it feels a bit like being back in Sweden as so so many Swedes! Stayed in a guesthouse belonging to Mrs Lei who basically became our Mum for the week, bossing us around, telling us to stay away from dangerous men and giving us into trouble one night for going to bed too early so shameful! We met loads of nice of people, especially Kate (hi Katealicious!) who is from Woodbridge Frankie! Night life was amazing sen and I got well into the bucket drinking!. One night after a
few too many buckets of Samsung we thought it would be good idea to get into a Thai boxing ring in one of the bars for a bit of a fight as Maxers can be very scrappy! (don’t worry the place was empty so not too many people around to point and laugh at us!) Being as hammered as I was I fell getting into the ring and damaged my old skiing injury (don’t laugh Julia!) and started to cry! Max felt very really bad as she had just launched a big boxing pad at me and thought that’s why I was crying! Glad to see we are so mature and dignified when drunk!
In Ko Phi Phi I went scuba diving for the first time, was fun but really scary as I had never even been snorkelling before so didn’t have a clue what I was doing! So whilst Lauren went off on a big twenty metre dive with the rest of the group I had to stay with my own personal instructor, a really strict Swedish guy who basically chucked me into the sea and made me get on with it! Unfortunately it was a really choppy
day which made things a bit scarier but after a while I was fine. Thought I had done really well until we got back up and the guy told me the deepest we had gone was eight metres…!
Left Phi Phi to embark on another mammoth bus journey to go and meet Lauren’s Mum and Dad in Hua Hin, which is about three hours outside Bangkok. Lauren and I pitched up at this lovely hotel in the middle of the night, trailing our big dirty backpacks behind us, think the staff were a bit surprised, don’t think we’re exactly the kind of customers they’re used to! We’re having an amazing time here, our villa is gorgeous. We’re getting a bit worried with how we’ll cope staying in hostels again after all this luxury! We even have our own little butler called Kwan who runs around and does everything for us, including running Lauren and I a petal filled bubble bath on Valentines Day!
Having a great time in Hua Hin, has been so nice to see Mum and Dad. Even worth missing out on the full moon party (Note to Gaz, Max said to me the other day, “God
there are loads of these full moon parties aren’t there, how often do they have them?”)!! Will be really sad to leave Eunice and Graeme but we are hopefully going to meet up with them in Bangkok for one more free meal!!!!before they go. We’re thinking of taking them to see the Khao san road but CB the tiger is getting bit nervous about the lady boys!!
Maxers and I are getting the bus to Ko Samuai on Saturday for a few days and then we are heading back to Bangkok before flying to Singapore, then bali and then the mighty reunion in OZ( Max and Rory and me and juls and Jayne!!)
Happy Bithday snygg have an amazing day hope you like you cake!!!!
Will write with more news soon, missing you all loads and loads, love Lauren and Max.
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oh god.....
seriously you two cannot go any where without getting yourselves into trouble or hurt! what was it last time...falling off a bar?.....you probably cant remeber it very well...haha hope you are okay lauren and maxine ofee fee how could you punch one of your bestest friends! disgraceful. you sound like you are having far too much fun...as per usual...and max...seriously the full moon comment! thats even worse than the back to front road sign..well actually.. they are both very bad. and those flowers jeesee peeps. i got nothing..nada..on valentines day. i felt really loved all i got was an anonymous txter....but it will have been from my friends. meh. the pictures are really good. i am very jealous. only two exams to go!!!!!!!! woop comment a bit random, but mum said lauren was "upset" that we didnt put a comment. so thought id give you a bit of rox banter. keep the pictures coming. i like seeing the progressing tan. makes me feel even better haha keep safe. rox xxx