Thursday 2 July 2009
Friday 20 April 2007
Be careful what you wish for ...
Thailand and the weather is different all right.
The rain is holding off for today, but it is almost unbearably hot. We are hiding from the heat in an air conditioned internet cafe while we wait for the ferry. Listen to the Ferrang (westener) always complaining about the weather. We had the AC in the room on so high last night it was spitting out ice cube this morning!
We spent two nights in Bangkok in a really lux hotel, we had torrential rain both nights but did get enough clear weather to visit the Royal Palace, which is quite a sight.
From there we flew south to Krabi and caught bus and ferry to the island of Koh Lanta where we stayed it a bungalow on top of a cliff. There was torrential rain most nights (are you seening a pattern developing here?). The days were clear enough for us to go explore the island on rented motor scooters. I lasted half a day before hitting a pot hole and piling the scooter into the surrounding jungle. Luckily I landed on a well padded part of my anatomy, sustaining only a scratched knee and a badly bruised ego. Bike and jungle where not so lucky.
Currently we are on the island of Koh Phi Phi, where there are no motor vehicles at all (I think they heard I was coming and locked them all up). This was the main location for the film "the Beach", but I've seen no sign of Leonardo anywhere. This place was practically wiped out by the tsunami, but the locals have spared no effort in turning this lovely place into a tourist ghetto to rival Torrimolinos or the NJ shore. Oh well.
This afternoon we are getting a ferry back to the mainland to a place called Railie.
Dave just told me the boat is comming, must fly (or sail)...
The rain is holding off for today, but it is almost unbearably hot. We are hiding from the heat in an air conditioned internet cafe while we wait for the ferry. Listen to the Ferrang (westener) always complaining about the weather. We had the AC in the room on so high last night it was spitting out ice cube this morning!
We spent two nights in Bangkok in a really lux hotel, we had torrential rain both nights but did get enough clear weather to visit the Royal Palace, which is quite a sight.
From there we flew south to Krabi and caught bus and ferry to the island of Koh Lanta where we stayed it a bungalow on top of a cliff. There was torrential rain most nights (are you seening a pattern developing here?). The days were clear enough for us to go explore the island on rented motor scooters. I lasted half a day before hitting a pot hole and piling the scooter into the surrounding jungle. Luckily I landed on a well padded part of my anatomy, sustaining only a scratched knee and a badly bruised ego. Bike and jungle where not so lucky.
Currently we are on the island of Koh Phi Phi, where there are no motor vehicles at all (I think they heard I was coming and locked them all up). This was the main location for the film "the Beach", but I've seen no sign of Leonardo anywhere. This place was practically wiped out by the tsunami, but the locals have spared no effort in turning this lovely place into a tourist ghetto to rival Torrimolinos or the NJ shore. Oh well.
This afternoon we are getting a ferry back to the mainland to a place called Railie.
Dave just told me the boat is comming, must fly (or sail)...
Sunday 8 April 2007
Farewell ot Oz ...
Monday 19 March 2007
Travelling in a fried out combi ...
Spent the last week travelling from Adelaid to Melbourne, camping along the way. There are four of us now as Damian and Julia (recently engaged) joined us in Adelaid. We could not get the camper van (RV) we wanted so have been reduced to hiring a estate car (station wagon) and buying a tent from K-Mart. Today however we traded it in on two small campers from a company called Wicked Campers, sort of like the RentAWreck of the RV world. All there verhicles are quite old, and gaudily painted with cartoons and stuff on the out side, I'll post pictures when I have some.
Tomorrow we sould be setting off to the Yarra vally where Dave and Damo are keen to do some vinyard tours ... this could be messy.
Tomorrow we sould be setting off to the Yarra vally where Dave and Damo are keen to do some vinyard tours ... this could be messy.
Thursday 8 March 2007
Living in the land down under ...
Roos, koalas, drive thru bottle shops and barbies. Oh and 40c at 6:00 pm in the evening. Spent the best part of the week in Perth, living the Aussie good life. Tomorrow we leave for Adalaide to meet up with Dames and Jules.
Wednesday 28 February 2007
Singa - pouring Down!
After a nightmare time at Mumbai international airport, easily the worst place I've ever been, we've reached Singapore. What a complete change. This place is laid back, relaxing , quiet, and VERY expensive. We've just been for drinks at the Long Bar, Raffels hotel (Singapore Sling's all round of course) where it's about 6/7 GBP a drink, gone are the days of Goa where you could drink all night for that and still have change for a taxi home.
This place is SO quiet, even the rain is quite, and there's a lot of that at the moment.
Best of all the toilets are surgically clean (every thing is here), and there's always toilet paper!
This place is SO quiet, even the rain is quite, and there's a lot of that at the moment.
Best of all the toilets are surgically clean (every thing is here), and there's always toilet paper!
Saturday 24 February 2007
Leaving on a jet plane ...
Our time here in India is nearly over, we hop a flight back to Mumbai tomorrow and Monday we fly to Singapore. We've been chilling out in the Keralan town of Port Cochin for a couple of days after crusing the Keralan backwaters and staying out in the country. We took the ferry through the backwaters, deciding to give the house boat thing a miss. It would be very nice and romatic for a couple, but a little claustrophobic for two mates. Also I'm not sure I like the idea of drifting around in expensive luxury through river side villages where people live in almost complete poverty.
At this time we are very much looking forwards to Singapore!
At this time we are very much looking forwards to Singapore!
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