We had decided to book our trips through Eco Khao Lak Adventure. Their motto is small group and more time and that ws what we got. After a visit to the Takua Pa markets we travelled to the Monkey Temple. Feeding monkeys isn't really my thing but the history of the cavern and the scuptures were worth listening to. Then it was onto bamboo rafting. I had expectations but this was above and beyond. The weather was wet (That's mildly speaking) and some of our ...

We are under so much pressure here that today meant forcing ourselves to have a Thai massage. One hour later, you are left wondering, why something that now feels so good, hurt so much at the time.Life has been a little bit cruisey..... breakfast at 10 am... which is planned because if its a wet morning, people hang around breakfast for hours, so by 10 you can actually get a seat as the rain stops and the procession to the pool area begins. After breakfast, a so...

There are times when you travel that logic seems to just disappear.Take our travel from HCM City to Phuket....once again through Singapore.We left our hotel in the hotel provided BMW allowing 45-60 minutes for travel to the airport. We were there in 20 minutes. We eventually found the Jetstar counter but they were not going to open until 1.05, so we waited in line with about 30 others. They didn't arrive till 1.15. Check in took little to no time and we were ...

It seems that when you travel you are not immune to outside pressures that exist or you have back home. Today it all caught up with me and I had a bad one. Better now though but still feeling a bit flat. Perhaps it's because we are normally home after two weeks..... who knows? Everything in the resort was Ok though.... and if you are wondering why no photos its because we are taking too many and the poor little Samsung Tab 3 doesn't want to blow up like ...

I'm a little bit behind with entries so on the eve of leaving HCM City I had better let you know we have been up to.Helen, would tell you that I discovered a new cocktail that I really like..... not served in a tny cocktail glass but in a large tumbler, packed with ice. Sorry, James, but this one surpasses your "shaken,not stirred!" A Surfer's Iced tea is it's name and I would now recommend it.No I didn't spend all my time at the bar..... but Happ...