Destination: Thailand

rentoutumista

Sat, 6 May 2006 | By surfinns | Views [418]

5.5.2006 Phuket, NaiHarn Beach   Onneksi olkoon Suvi!!! :D Päätimme vaihtaa taloa aamulla hieman suurempaan ja nyt on kaikilla oma huone ilmastoinnilla. ”Taloyhtiössä” on uima-allas joka sijaitsee noin 20m meidän ovelta. ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

"kotona"

Fri, 5 May 2006 | By surfinns | Views [424]

4.5.2006 Bangkok – Phuket, Thaimaa   Pitkän ja piinaavan lentomatkan jälkeen saavuimme hymyjen maahan, Thaivaaseen. Ensimmäisenä mielessä siinsi kylmä olut ja ruoka. Näitä onneksi nääntyneille matkalaisille tarjoiltiin erittäin edulliseen ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Thailand Rite of Passage

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 | By leelefever | Views [1147]

We had just stopped the moped at a food cart to get some phad thai before heading home when we sat by a friendly Frenchman for a bit.   He was on the tail end of a six month journey and had been in Thailand for a few weeks.   In fact he had ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Thai Cooking Class

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 | By leelefever | Views [971]

We shouldn’t have eaten breakfast. I wondered how it would play out…do we cook and then eat each dish? Or cook them all and then sit down to a feast for lunch? It turned out to be the former and each dish turned out to be a full-sized plate/bowl.... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Back to Bangkok

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 | By doherty1957 | Views [836]

It's nice to be back. I wa sat in the bar across the road from my hotel with another boozy faced fat bellied English guy about 6 feet away when inbetween us sat herself a young Thai babe. She spoke to me but I didn't have much enthusiasm to speak to ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

The end of an era

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 | By tjwhale | Views [1203] | Comments [1]

It’s been a while since I’ve written an entry…I will start by saying that everything has been great…as Tyler said, we were glad to be back in Thailand after seeing Cambodia, Vietnam and a bit of Laos.   There is just something about this country that ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Karl Bertos at the Bed Supperclub, bangkok

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 | By leelefever | Views [732]

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Tags: Party time

Krabi...Ton Sai

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 | By tjwhale | Views [2252] | Comments [1]

Ahhh...where was I? I think I described our bus trip to Krabi.  From here, we boarded another thai taxi to a beach town called Ao Nang...the jumping point to Koh Phi Phi, and surrounding 'island paradises'.  We were given a hint by a fellow Polish traveller ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Chang Mai cooking and trekking...

Sat, 1 Apr 2006 | By tjwhale | Views [1223] | Comments [1]

...Hello...back after a break in the south of Thailand...a beach called Ton Sai.  BERLOODY LOVERLY and much fun.  To be described later. First...I'd usually just finish off the last post from CHang Mai with this current entry, but I'm making a new post ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Bar Girls of Bangkok

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 | By doherty1957 | Views [1825] | Comments [1]

I played pool in a bar in which two bar women were having a great time getting drunk and generally being raucous. The bar women were about 30 years of age but very girly in their high heels and lacy dresses, very much like a lot of the Thai women. They  ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Laos and Chang Mai...

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 | By tjwhale | Views [2026]

Hello again, We left Nam in typical style...going from one location to another before finally catching the 'LUXURY' bus that we had paid so dearly for.  Anyway...a scooter ride (2 people a 2 huge bags on each...childs play by their standards) to the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Bangkok English bar

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 | By doherty1957 | Views [640]

 went into an English bar tonight. Sad. Compare Thai bar to English bar THAI BAR Bar Girl: Hello Sir, welcome, what would you like Me: Heineken please BG: Where are you from Sir? what do you do? You like Thailand? Me: Lovely place <some banter>... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Patong Beach

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 | By doherty1957 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bangkok

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 | By doherty1957 | Photo Gallery

Phuket

Sun, 5 Mar 2006 | By doherty1957 | Views [893] | Comments [2]

What an interesting place Phuket is. Yesterday I went to the beach to watch the sunset, not bad as it goes and I like the beach and there seemed to be lots happening even though it was closing down for the day. On my way back to my hotel I called in ... Read more >

Tags: Culture