Thailand - same same .......... but different

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March 6th 2008

Published: April 6th 2008

Just to explain, the Thai use "same same but different" when dealing with tourists' questions. As this doesn't make sense if not fully explained it confuses (and very often frustrates) foreigners e.g. why are you telling me that the tour you're offering today is same same but different to that tour tomorrow?!. it means 'Yes, something kind of similar to that, but not the exactly s... Read Full Entry

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withmyowneyes 2007/08

4ewa

W końcu ..........after 4 years in London I decided to take a break from the hussle and bustle and treat myself to a 'round the world' ticket. 18th May 2007 - my last working day in London. Then a weekend in Holland with my friends, followed by 3 weeks in Poland to recharge my batteries and I'm off. On 13th June 2007 my adventure will begin...... “Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep” ... full info

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on the way to an elephant camp

this massive rocks are typical for the area around Krabi - a perfect place to try rock-climbing

"the driver" - a bit of a perv

i found his staring at our legs rather uncomfortable

Ewa - the driver

we pushed the driver off the elephant so that i could take over for a while (not true)

getting across a rugged stream

HOLD ON !!!!

"elephant station"

this is how people get on and off

Roxy feeding our girl - she well deserved some treats

outside our hotel in Krabi

we spent almost 10 hours in a crammed with people and their backpacks van when getting from Malaysia into Thailand. When we finally got to Krabi we struggled with finding accommodation as it was just before Chinese New Year. All places were full and we were losing our hope (i was already prepared to sleep on the beach)...and then suddenly in 15th odd place they had a room available!

on a boat from Krabi to Koh Phi Phi island

crammed with people - again! so typical for Thailand. They cram as many people as possible, whether it's a bus, a van or a boat. Health & safety anyone?!

one of many beaches on Phi Phi

stunning but we didn't even go for a swim there. we were heading to a much better one:-)

cruising around some islands

again a day trip to see some gorgeous islands nearby Koh Phi Phi

approaching Maya Bay

Maya Bay is where they filmed The Beach film, such a touristy place! no wonder everyone wants to see it as it's a truly gorgeous place

stunning, STUNNING place

the problem with the day trips is that they never give you enough time to fully enjoy a place:-(

some caves on the same island

approaching another island

this time this was a National Park and we had to pay a fee to get onto the island (it was quite expensive considering the 45 minutes we were given). (Fee for a foreigner is always MUCH MORE expensive then for a Thai). snorkelling was good there but simply swimming in the turquise water was amazing

very graceless

there were some monkeys in this bay, of course cheeky thieves! as always wherever there are tourists around. i didn't take my camera with me as we kayaked to get onto the island. snorkelling was amazing there! lots of beautiful schools. This is on Phi Phi island but one can get there only on a boat/kayak

watching Thai boxing in a bar

bar owners do everything to attract customers, everyone can have a fight - those who have a go get so called: bucket (spirit + soft drink) for free. (you will see these buckets later in photos)

view from bathrooms in the place were we were staying

we stayed in a dorm with no view so i tended to use the toilet quite a lot.....

fantastic look-out point

you can see two bays on the island, the one on the left is busier as there's a port, it's also nicer for swimming. The view changed a lot after tsunami had hit the island in Dec 2004, it got built up more than before thanks to financial aid local people received.

view from look-out point

Koh Phi Phi

view from look-out point

hidden beach

we hiked to get to this beach from the look-out point. it was better than we had expected it to be! it was truly stunning and we spent half a day there swimming, snokelling, sunbathing, finding and eating coconuts and simly enjoying. snorkelling was brilliant!

11th April 2008

Javina
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It seems like your having fun visiting "loads of countrys"...excuse me, I mean't "world'. I hope you arrive back home safely. I can't wait until you come back, we've got to many stories to tell like me going to Japan, i'll tell u in more detail later. Bye . xoxoxoxo Jav Jav (my nickname)

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