31 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 12 (Farm. Promthep Cape)

31 May, 2018
We then head off to Sam’s friends farm. We get into Sam’s car and he takes us to a look out. We meet his friend there and hop into the back of his ute while Sarah gets inside. It's so cool, I didn't think I'd be doing this! We drive off and I'm so giddy! I can't believe we're doing this. He drives onto some dirt roads and it gets real bumpy. We all stand up, this is proper off roadin...
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Thailand: Day 12 (Scooter)

31 May, 2018
Today we hired a scooter and headed out to monkey hill. It was quite scary at first as I adjusted to holding on and getting used to being on the roads. I couldn't believe how some people could sit without holding onto anything. We found our way okay and started up the hill. It was nice driving up the hill because it was shady with trees surrounding us and there were hardly any other vehicles on...
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30 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 11 (Elephant Retirement Park - Bath)

30 May, 2018
After we all sat around and watched while baby elephant and mum had a mud bath. Baby elephant loved being in the mud. And mother would squirt water at all of us! It was cool to see them enjoy it. Next we got to go in with the three older elephants. We grabbed mud and covered them in it. The staff helped getting us dirty as well. Right before they took a photo of us one of them covered my face with...
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Thailand: Day 11 (Elephant Retirement Park - Feeding)

30 May, 2018
We had breakfast at a place down the road. It was a really good breakfast but I ordered too much! The guy was so kind and gave me juice and mango free. We then headed off to the Elephant Park. We were a bit late but thank goodness the guy came back around to get us. The van quickly filled up and there were two American couples sitting behind us. The drive was cool, mostly along the coastline. The...
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29 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 10 (Tour James Bond - Kayaking)

29 May, 2018
Kayaking though the caves was awesome. There were lots of boats out and the locals paddled us around. Something you'd never see in N...
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Thailand: Day 10 (Tour James Bond + Floating Market)

29 May, 2018
Today we're heading out on the James Bond Tour. I'm excited about this one, I've read up about it and it seems really cool. We drive past the impressive limestone cliff...
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28 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 9 (Travel to Phuket. Swim at Kata Bay)

28 May, 2018
We have brekkie at a new place, grab some lotion for sun burn and head back home to pack our stuff for the trip to Phuket. Driving in Thailand isn't as bad as I thought it would be. They seem to drive orderly, even though the rules aren't as strict as NZ. Some people don't bother indicating. Overtaking is common, it works because next to each road they have excess road, about 3/4 of one lane. People...
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27 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 8 (Phi Phi - Snorkelling)

27 May, 2018
We then go snorkelling. You can see the fish from the boat. Snorkelling was a bit harder than I thought because you couldn't touch the bottom and if you did the coral was spiky which I learnt the hard way! It was so cool seeing the fish. Amazing experience. While I went onboard some Asian threw u...
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Thailand: Day 8 (Phi Phi islands - Maya)

27 May, 2018
Maya Bay They weren't too sure if we'd make it here because the weather had not been good for it for the last few days and for the last few days they hadn't made it there because of the big waves. Thank goodness this wasn't the case. Maya Bay is closing next week so that they can keep it healthy. Maya Bay is also seen on the movie 'The Beach'. It's a beautiful bay, but then again, everything here...
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Thailand: Day 8 (Phi Phi islands - Bamboo)

27 May, 2018
We walk up to the ladies restaurant and have breakfast there. As always, we're the only ones eating in the restaurant. Eggs on toast and muesli. The lady takes a picture of us before we leave! She's so sweet! We head down to the Pak Up Hostel, where we organised to get picked up because it's more central and closer to all of the cafes and restaurants. The tour drivers are already there and we hop...
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26 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 7 (Railay West)

26 May, 2018
Railay West We then take the next street to the main beach. It was beautiful, but we kind of expected more. We hopped into the water, it wasn't that warm and was murky but we enjoyed being in the water. We sunbathed and it felt great - could have easily fallen asleep if I wasn't getting burned by the su...
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Thailand: Day 7 (Railay East)

26 May, 2018
We walk the short walk to town. There are guys at street corners saying "Railay! Railay!" We buy some Thai touristy ones for 300 baht each - it's quite expensive! When we walk along the river we get stopped by a few guys seeing if we'd like to go to Railay. We grab a long tail boat shared with three others and head over. It was an half an hour ride. I sit up the front, feeling like a Viking from...
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25 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 6 (Longtail)

25 May, 2018
We return home, shower, then head back out again and look for a long tail boat driver. So many come up to you and ask if you'd like a ride. If you're looking, it's great, but if you're not, not so great and really, just disruptive and you try to take different footpaths to bypass them....
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Thailand: Day 6 (Tiger Cave Temple)

25 May, 2018
Tiger Cave Temple I was wearing shorts and a singlet and had to cover up. I thought I'd only have to do it at the top!! It was a ridiculously hot day! We arrive at the bottom and there are monkeys everywhere. Apparently the Canadians brought some ice cream and all of the monkeys climbed on top of them and snatched it away! They said it was quite frightening but an experience. The monkeys are very...
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Thailand: Day 6 (Pools)

25 May, 2018
We had a tour booked to see some pools and the tiger cave. We walked to a cafe and had breakfast, then walked back to our hotel. The walk is always nice, it's right by the river. I got something like Eggs Benedict but with a cheesy sauce (I'm not sure if it went well together) and Sam got a omelett...
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24 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 5 (Phi Phi islands cancelled. Massage. Shopping)

24 May, 2018
We're super excited to finally go to the islands , something we've been waiting for for a very long time.time to relax. A driver picks us up and the vehicle is a ute with seats and a roof for the canopy. There are two other couples there. It's a half an hour driv...
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23 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 4 (Scammers. Jim Thompson. China town. Getting lost. Flight to Krabi. Up to you too restaurant)

23 May, 2018
It's our last day in Bangkok. Sarah and Troy have decided to have a lazy one and we check out jim Thompson. It's our first time out without sarah and Troy who have done most of the negotiating and navigating. We grab a tuk tuk and that goes fine, we get it for just 100 baht! He drops us off and I can't see Jim Thompson anywhere. Sam thinks it's one way so we head off in that direction. Within seconds...
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22 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 3 (Night markets)

22 May, 2018
We arrive pretty late. There's so much to see and interesting food to look at. I liked the chicken kebabs and fried corn but everything else didn't look too appealing. Sam gets a green curry that had lots of bones in it and something that looked like liver or kidney. Ew! We head back on the train.&nbs...
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Thailand: Day 3 (Mall. Art. Train)

22 May, 2018
The next day we have a big sleep in. We then head to an art place, not really knowing what they offer. We take the underground train. We get there and it's this amazing 3D art place. It's so cool. We take lots of pictures, totally amazed by it all.  We browse the mall, it has water features everywhere and it's nice and soothing, every mall needs this! We then head back on the train, it's...
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21 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 2 (Medical Museum)

21 May, 2018
Housed in the oldest hospital - it’s where the King of Thailand goes when he is ill - and medical school in Thailand, est. 1886, the Siriraj Medical Museum abounds with medical curiosities. The Siriraj is actually comprised of six different museums: a museum of pathology, a forensics museum, a museum of the history of Thai medicine, a parasitology museum, an anatomical museum, and a prehistoric...
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Thailand: Day 2 (Grand palace. MBK. Night life)

21 May, 2018
We head over to the palace just to realize we're not covered up enough - the guys need to wear pants and the girls need to cover up their shoulders. We head back outside and decide what to do. A tour guide comes up to us and tells us that he can give provide us clothes and a tour guide. We discuss to go along with him and love visiting the grand palace. It was super hot! We learned lots of things...
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20 May, 2018

Thailand: Day 1 (Arriving in Bangkok, Thailand)

20 May, 2018
The flights have been long and it's been hard to sleep on a plane so last nights sleep was well appreciated.  We're staying in a hostel and both of our rooms are on the top floor, there's only one other room but it's vacant so it's like we have the whole place to ourselves. There's a lounge outside of our rooms and if you go a floor up there's a kitchen and amazing views of the city. You can...
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10 May, 2018

Fireplace

10 May, 2018
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04 May, 2018

Rough and Tumble

04 May, 2018
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