Saw A Dee Kah from Thailand. It's hard to believe we are beginning our 3rd week on the island. The day is lovely, 31 and sunny with a slight breeze. . . . a perfect day for the beach! Surprisingly, the weather in week two here has consisted of quite a few cloudy days with rain off and on! According to a German friend who has been coming here for 25 years, he has never seen a January so cloudy and rainy!! I guess it is the trend all over the world! However, it doesn't damper our activities. On a cloudy/showery day we often will walk in town to look in the shops and have a leisurely lunch. We have discovered some great little restaurants at the north end of the beach road. Some days we ... read more

We touched down in Bangkok at midnight and quickly caught a taxi into the historic part of the city. According to Warren, it was rather a hair raising cab ride zooming down the 5 lane speedways! Ironically, I was nodding off to sleep and missed the whole thing! However, we arrived safe and sound to the famous bustling and noisy Kho San Rd. What a crazy but fun place to experience! The excitement starts around 6 p.m. and goes on until around 5 a.m. which is very popular with the young backpackers who stay up all night and sleep all morning! Food stalls, music, entertainment, restaurants and all kinds of clothing and souvenir shops are jammed packed into 3 or 4 blocks. We stayed 3 nights at the Rikka Inn. A great location on Kho San ... read more

Hi Everyone! We are packed and ready to leave for the airport in a few hours. Even though we have made many winter trips the excitement is still the same as our first! This year we will start in Hong Kong for a few days and then Thailand and Vietnam each for 6 weeks. If you wish to see what we are up to check out our blog. Our first update will be from Hong Kong. Take Care Mallory and Warren... read more

Hello Fellow Canadians, Family and Friends!! You are probably wondering when I am going to stop blogging but I actually quite enjoy re-counting the events of our holiday ( and I also like sitting in the air conditioned internet cafe!) As we near the end of our vacation we have been venturing out on some excursions to near by destinations: 4-Island Snorkel/Tour Trip We stopped at some beautiful spots for snorkelling and swimming. A highlight was the "Emerald Cave" where we swam in a long line hanging on to the lifejacket of the person in front of us and ended up coming out the other end into a lovely emerald green pool oasis surrounded by high mountains and open sky! It was pretty amazing. We had a great day on the boat travelling in and around ... read more

Hello Again! Hope everyone is well in the great white north!! As well as having spectacular beaches and resorts, Koh Samui has many other interesting attractions. One day the four of us took a tour around the island. Along the way we saw some unique rock formations, waterfalls, little villages, temples, mummified monds, big buddahs, markets and areas with lots of construction of new luxury resorts and condos. Our beach, "Lamai", is a little quieter and laid back than the bigger and busier one to the north called Chewang. We have been to Chewang a few times. The nightlife is pretty crazy with lots of high end restaurants and action. It is a very exciting place to be but we prefer Lamai. At both beaches, fireworks are a routine event every night. They are actually quite ... read more