 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Hong Kong |
Thailand 5th - 23rd October 2000 |
Malaysia |
Day 195: Thursday, 5th October 2000
After the taxi ride last night and still feeling the effects of jet lag from the long haul flight across the Pacific...
Day 196: Friday, 6th October 2000
This morning it was business as we visited the Qantas office to change the dates of our air tickets...
Day 197: Saturday, 7th October 2000
We saw another side to Bangkok this morning when we took a water taxi trip on the Bangkok Noi canal...
Day 198: Sunday, 8th October 2000
Downloaded the latest content for our web site before breakfast, then packed, and caught a cab to the bus station - all surprisingly easy...
Day 199: Monday, 9th October 2000
Feeling tired this morning due to a disturbed night, due to some of the partying guests, we caught a local bus to visit some nearby waterfalls...
Day 200: Tuesday, 10th October 2000
Another disturbed night we were pleased to leave the partying guesthouse behind and get on the road heading south...
Day 201: Wednesday, 11th October 2000
Opting to spend today in Petburi which is not exactly the centre of the Thai universe...
Day 202: Thursday, 12th October 2000
How we were going to leave Petburi this morning was a bit of a mystery...
Day 203: Friday, 13th October 2000
Taking our lives in our hands we hired we hired a moped from another hotel along the seafront...
Day 204: Saturday, 14th October 2000
On the move again this morning, we went to find out where to catch the bus to Chumphon...
Day 205: Sunday, 15th October 2000
A dissapointing start - got up at 6am only to learn that the ferry isn't running this morning due to 'big waves' in the Gulf of Thailand...
Day 206: Monday, 16th October 2000
Any left over stress from yesterday immediately evaporated this morning when we opened our bungalow...
Day 207: Tuesday, 17th October 2000
A wonderfully lazy day spent around the beach, swimming, reading, listening to music and watching the world go (slowly) by...
Day 208: Wednesday, 18th October 2000
We had difficulties deciding whether we should stay or leave, but in the end the thought of another day doing nothing...
Day 209: Thursday, 19th October 2000
An early start to pack and eat breakfast before taking the taxi from the beach back to Thong Sala for the 12:30 ferry back to Surat Thani...
Day 210: Friday, 20th October 2000
A pretty relaxed start to the day with breakfast down by the quays where last night's island ferries are now mored...
Day 211: Saturday, 21st October 2000
This morning the cloud was still hanging low over the limestone mountains surrounding Phang-Nga and the rain fell intermittantly...
Day 212: Sunday, 22nd October 2000
A day of travelling: In the morning we caughht a local bus from Trang to Phattalung and then onto Hat Yai...
Day 213: Monday, 23rd October 2000
After a disturbed night in the sleezy hotel - some Malaysian guy knocked on our door at 4am, wanting something or other...