Blogs from Thailand, Asia - page 2673

its just another day for you and me in paradise... after a short mini bus ride which was spent mainly thinking of the fantastic bakery that we were leaving behind in krabi and a couple of short ferry rides that made p&o look like the kings of the waves, we arrived at ko lanta. not having thought previously about the situation concerning our accomodation, when asked by the driver where we wanted to be dropped off, and you can imagine his delight when the reply from the stupid english couple at the back was 'dont know mate, where'd you suggest?' after being spoken about in hushed whispers by a german couple, to which lucy made it apparent that we knew they were talking about us, as only women can, we were handed some leaflets and chose ... read more

Hey everyone!! I have finally uploaded all my pictures up to the end of March! There are more than one photo album on each "space" so be sure to pull down the photo album box! Enjoy! Malaysia: http://spaces.msn.com/jerseysteph Southern Thailand and Bangkok: http://spaces.msn.com/stephthailand1 Day 1 in Siem Reap, Cambodia: http://spaces.msn.com/StephCambodia1 Day 2 in Siem Reap, Cambodia: http://spaces.msn.com/StephCambodia2... read more

I did not dive. Unfortunately. Ko Tao, cool name for an island if I may say so myself. Arrived here on the back drop of a massive 5 days in Kho Phanang. Only went to bed at 7am the morning before I caught the ferry. I therefore spent the entire ferry ride passed out on the hard plastic seats, with Dean in close pursuit. Got off the ferry to be greeted by what can only be called a mob of people trying to get us to dive with their company or stay at their guesthouse. Told them to all bugger off and got a couple of scooters and cruised to the southern tip of the island. Stayed next to Freedom beach which was alright. Then had a bit of an adventure driving into the very very ... read more

DAY 1 The silence here had begun last night and so far I still have not said a single word. It has only been a day and I feel pretty tired. We got up at 4am and I have had 2 naps but somehow trying to learn to meditate and not to think about the past or the future is exhausting. Breakfast was horrible rice soup and lunch was ok. The food at the moment is my only concern; however I am confident that I can do the whole 10 days. I think the next 2 days will be the challenge but I am up for it. The dorm rooms are fine and I even slept well last night on the concrete bed and wooden pillow. The hardest thing is trying not to fall asleep whilst ... read more

My fears regarding the overnight bus journey down to Krabi were unfounded as it turns out that the locals use luxury coaches with reclining seats, achres of legroom and snacks served periodically whereas the tourists use the ramskackle deathtraps that I thought we'd be using! This meant a pretty comfortable 12 hour journey and even a few hours sleep (would have been more had it not been for the awful film played at full volume for about 3 hours!) Krabi itself isn't up to much. It's a pretty quiet little place with a handful of tourists using it as a base to visit the local islands including Phuket and Ko Phi Phi (where The Beach was filmed) but was a pleasant change from the noise and traffic of Bangkok. After an afternoon of wondering round the ... read more