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Day58
Back in hong kong
October 29, 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
On the way home.
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Oct 29, 2016, 12:51am · 🌙 27 °C · Altitude: 20 m · 22°18'49" N 113°55'33" E
Hong Kong Sham Wan Tsuen Chek Lap Kok

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Day57
Last day in bangkok!
October 28, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
This city is so freaking big! It really does my head in. We were out from 10am to 10 pm yesterday. Hoping today will be more relaxed. One more market to check out.
PEETER Tammark
See you Saturday!! Been too long!!!
10/28/16Reply
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Oct 28, 2016, 9:10am · ⛅ 29 °C · Altitude: 12 m · 13°43'6" N 100°31'36" E
Thailand Bangkok Khet Sathon
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Day55
En route to bangkok
October 26, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We have an hour wait here for the bus to Bangkok. We opted in the end to do things the long but easy/cheap way. There are SOOOO many options for getting to Bangkok, it was almost overwhelming but in the end this made the most sense for us. Fortunately it's raining a bit today so we don't feel like we are missing out on beach time. Miss you all - see you so soon now!Read more
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Oct 26, 2016, 12:15pm · ⛅ 28 °C · Altitude: 2 m · 10°21'31" N 99°16'1" E
Thailand Changwat Chumphon Ban Thung Makham Laem Thian
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Day52
Our last beach on our last island
October 23, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ 🌫 4 °C
Wow! Another beautiful spot. Mikk and I are splurging at a 4 star resort for the next 3 nights until we head back to Bangkok. This place is so spectacular! The rooms are beautiful and clean, and the infinity pool spills out into a beautiful bay.Read more
Oh Yes...now this is paradise. I'm envious of those surroundings! That's my kind of holiday. Enjoy it to the hilt! Love Mom
10/24/16Reply
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Oct 23, 2016, 4:02pm · 🌫 4 °C · Altitude: Sealevel · 10°3'52" N 99°49'22" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Chalok Ban Kao Laem Kun Chuea
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Day50
Our last Thai island: Koh Tao
October 21, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We just arrived a few hours ago. The hotel is pretty nice. Things definitely have more of a "tourist" price tag here. We are planning on heading to koh nang yuan island tomorrow for the day. Google it. It looks super beautiful! So we will spend the day there. Our last few beach days we are going to splurge on a more deluxe resort. There are some truly beautiful ones here. Diving looks like it may not be great. It's super windy today and looks like the same for tomorrow. We learned that wind doesn't make for good visibility. So snorkelling it will be.Read more
Dorothy Walter
Now you are getting into places I can relate to really enjoying and chillin' and relaxin' That's my kind of travel. You have sent some amazing pictures with incredible sunsets and beautiful beaches. If it is windy i would say the snorkelling will not be great either. it tends to stir things up and makes it difficult to see. Soooo just find a sheltered spot out of thewind and R& R. there's more than one way to ..... oh forget that ... you wouldn't find that saying amusing!
10/21/16Reply
Gordon Walter
You have found some real jewels of beauty and appeal. So glad you are having so much great R&R.
10/21/16Reply
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Mom are you talking about skinning cats???? It's cloudy this morning but still heading over to the island. We walked by a restaurant that sells "Canadian Caesars" with home made Clamato. I'm intrigued. Cocktail hour may have a Canadian twist today.
10/21/16Reply
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Well we changed our mind on island away from the island time. The seas are so rough they wanted 2x more money to drive us over. Plus with the cloud/wind it didn't look like a great beach day so we aborted mission. Plus: my back has been a little angry ad we walked by a yoga studio with a class starting in 10 minutes! So I did my back a favour by getting my yoga on :)
10/22/16Reply
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Oct 21, 2016, 4:41pm · 🌙 9 °C · Altitude: 13 m · 10°6'5" N 99°49'46" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Hat Sai Ri Sairee Beach
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Day48
Beach #3 on koh phangan
October 19, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Wow! This place is spectacular! A beautiful beach and accommodations that are far better than our Mae haad accommodations for even cheaper! Looking forward to a day chillin on the beach tomorrow then koh Tao the next set of beaches....Read more
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Oct 19, 2016, 6:56pm · ⛅ 28 °C · Altitude: 16 m · 9°46'41" N 100°3'14" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Thong Nai Pan Khlong Than Phra Wet
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Day46
Had rin nai beach
October 17, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We arrived at our new digs for the next 2 nights. The full moon party is cancelled due to the Kings death. We think this is a good thing because apparently this party is really insane with literally thousands of people coming from other islands and other parts of koh pangnan. Were thinking it will be much more toned down without the loud sound stages and presumably less people.
We had a great time diving. What a feeling! We loved our five instructor. His name was "Nischi" (I think) and he had the best hair I've ever seen. Also he was just a nice guy who has a passion for nature and lives a simple life. He was an excellent instructor and really wanted us to understand what we were doing and why so that we could be relaxed and confident under the water. We didn't have the best luck with the conditions. The visibility wasnt great at all. We went to sail rock for our last day of diving which usually has good visibility but of course the currents changed direction of the day that we went. It was still amazing and I really want to go again at some point. It was a great feeling to feel weightless and to be surrounded by animals! Swimming through schools of fish etc.
Yesterday we just spent relaxing and did a bit of snorkelling. The bay where we were staying was famous for snorkelling. Tons of fish around he corals.
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Gordon Walter
Sounds like an amazing few days.
10/17/16Reply
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Oct 17, 2016, 2:01pm · ☀️ 31 °C · Altitude: 5 m · 9°40'50" N 100°3'34" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Hat Rin
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Day41
4 day scuba course starts today
October 12, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We are staying in a little bungalow on the beach here on Mae Hat beach. Missing the luxury of the resort but the view (and the price) can't be beat. We are getting picked up this morning to start our scuba course (PADI open water certification). Sounds like it is just us and a French guy in the class! We asked about diving here versus koh Tao and it sounds like it is cheaper in koh Tao because the classes are larger due to the demand - but it is the same course and the same nature so should be good. The guys who run this one seem super nice and it has good reviews. One of them came by the hotel with our books yesterday so we could get the reading done. We haven't found good food in this area yet. Its all pretty much the same as all the restaurants are at resorts. Since it is low season (very quiet here) there doesn't seem to be any stand alone restaurants open. But im sure we will survive! 😜Read more
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Good news! The French guy didn't show up...well he did but he "wasn't feeling well". From the smell I detect a hangover. So Mikk and I get private diving lessons with this awesome German dude named Nicky. His hair is amazing. Picture and 80's hair band hair + sun bleached and salty. Oh and he had a large spider in his hair that Mikk noticed once we got in the water. The thing was massive (huntsman spider we think?) And then it ran across the water....that should not physically be possible. Arachcmaphobic Mikk will not be able to forget that ever.
10/12/16Reply
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Oct 12, 2016, 7:52am · ☀️ 28 °C · Altitude: 6 m · 9°47'48" N 99°58'50" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Mae Hat Ao Mae Hat
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Day40
About to get on a boat
October 11, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
Waiting our boat to koh phangan at the pier. It's a pretty day ☀️
Nicola Campbell
Scuba diving? Meant to suggest Something re: scuba diving - for a school program, make sure they have a pool .... they shouldn't be taking you out into open water until you do a lot in the pool/dry land first
10/11/16Reply
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Yup! They do. 😀
10/11/16Reply
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Oct 11, 2016, 11:48am · 🌬 32 °C · Altitude: 4 m · 9°35'3" N 99°59'0" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Na Phra Lan Na Phralan Beach
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Day39
Happy thanksgiving!
October 10, 2016 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Well we have a lot to be thankful for this year.
1) wonderful place to call home
2) beautiful place to spend thanksgiving
3) once in a lifetime adventure with an amazing parter
4) having people (and food) to dearly miss
5) jobs that allow us to do this without having to quit!

2016 has been a truly fantastic year. We miss you all and home but definitely won't wish our time away in paradise. We are heading to koh phagnan tomorrow. We are doing a diving course there (very controversial as koh Tao is generally the island that you do that on). However, with some research we (Mikk) found that koh phagnan has comparable courses.....And it lines us up for the full moon party on the 17th! We got a place rented about 1-2 Kms from the big party. Most expensive accommodations to date (75CAD Per night). We heard it gets kinda crazy every month around full moon time. We're hoping we get to experience a blunted version of the party as it is technically rainy season. 😉.
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Oct 10, 2016, 6:41pm · ⛅ 28 °C · Altitude: 16 m · 9°27'46" N 100°2'38" E
Thailand Changwat Surat Thani Ban Tin Tha Hat Lamai

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