Weekly update

MONDAY

Day trip to Phi Phi, taking in the famous beach along with hundreds of other tourists

TUESDAY

Day spent relaxing by the pool and at the SPA

WEDNESDAY

Travelling from Koh Lanta to Si Kao. Once checked into our hotel room we explore the resort, take a walk along the beach and have a little dinner before bed

THURSDAY

Hire bikes and get out of the resort to see what Si Kao is really like. To be honest there is not much here but we did some some rubber plantations, cycled through a school and took a stroll down the pier

Afternoon spent in the SPA, I also get a haircut

FRIDAY


The final full day of our travels spent with a long walk along the crab infested beach followed by a nice thai lunch and relaxing by the pool in the afternoon

SATURDAY


After checking out at midday we start our journey back to Bangkok before boarding our flight to London

SUNDAY

Arrive home in England, cant believe I have to be at work tomorrow

The end of our journey....till next time

After 4 1/2 months of travelling, 12 flights, 9 night buses (1 journey lasting 25 hours), 4 continents, 8 countries - our travels are over for the time being.

We are now homeward bound. 

 “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang 

This blog will be used for all our new adventures and future travels so it is by no means over.

I will leave you with the following quote:

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Si Kao

We ventured further south for the last leg of our journey in Thailand to Si Kao, in the province of Trang. After a 2.5 hr rickety ferry to Hat Yao Pier and then a taxi ride to our hotel we arrived to the beautiful resort of Anantara.

our hotel 

the view from our room

we hired some bikes and explored the local area

liquid rubber being sold from a local plantation

13kms from our hotel on our cycle ride

the local town

argghhhhhhh!!!!

Phi Phi Lay

From Koh Lanta it is easier to visit the neighbouring islands of Phi Phi lay & Phi Phi Don.
We took a long boat to the bays and lagoons of these islands

Eva snorkelling in the lagoons

the beach - from the the film 'The Beach'

long boats docked on 'the beach'

Koh Lanta

Next stop in Thailand - Koh Lanta Island, in the province of Krabi.

our hotel at night time

the local restaurants in Saladan

night time in Saladan, Koh Lanta

the local night wildlife

views from our hotel

Bangkok: Day 4

A day sight seeing in Bangkok visiting Wat Pho, Wat Arun and the shopping centre MBK.

Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest in
Bangkok

giant reclining Buddha 50ft high 143ft long

we signed tiles with our hopes and dreams,
to be placed on the new roof of Wat Pho
giant reclining Buddha temple.

Over the river to Wat Arun

a monk at Wat Arun

climbing the massive prang at Wat Arun

traffic in Bangkok

cooking our food at a Thai BBQ at MBK