Thailand

Krabi Province and more beach lazing.
April 13, 2008 - Krabi, Thailand
Spent the last few days in Krabi. one night in Krabi town then a fewmore on the beaches that surround it. It is not an island as I at firstthought but is set along a peninsula with mangrove estuaries scatteredamongst the beaches. Was picked up from the ferry by a very zealoustaxi driver who as well as charging me for the ride into Krabi Town...
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Ko Phi Phi is beautiful.
April 10, 2008 - Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
The guidebook said you would cry tears of joy on first seeing Ko Phi Phi for it's natural beauty but then you would then cry over the cost of staying there. All true. As you approach Ko Phi Phi Don by boat you see great limestone cliffs jutting out of the ocean occasionally interspersed with lush green forests and strips of white sand...
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The Little Rose Girl
April 8, 2008 - Phuket, Thailand
We decided to drag ourselves out of our resort lazy haze and head over the headland to Kata beach- or Big Kata as it is called. It was my last night on Phuket and the honeymooners were heading to Bangkok the next day.  We watched the sunset from the beach drinking Chang beer then Ange and Roland lit a parachute light that floated up into...
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A long journey south to the land of speedos.
April 7, 2008 - Phuket, Thailand
Bangkok is so humid and hot at the moment, i couldn't wait to get out of there. I booked the last seat (apparently) on a sleeper train to Surat Thani, which is a drop off point for boats and buses to the west coast of Thailand. The train took 13 hours, though most of the trip was spent at a stand strill waiting for other trains to pass...
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A possible Bangkok scam?
April 4, 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand
I'm Ok Mum, I write this because many years ago I began an email to my mother with the words 'I got hit by a car' and it didn't go down so well, apparently I was supposed to let her know i was OK first... Before i left for my travels I read so many guide books and travel blogs I felt like I had already been to SE Asia, that i knew every...
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