Back down to chilly weather with a bang. En route from Bangkok to London we have a day in Hong Kong. Pulling open the hotel room curtains we are greeted with a thick mist. Hooray, it is starting toRead more
Back down to chilly weather with a bang. En route from Bangkok to London we have a day in Hong Kong. Pulling open the hotel room curtains we are greeted with a thick mist. Hooray, it is starting toRead more
As they say in the tour brochures, today is “at leisure” around the pool with a trip into town for dinner.
Although we usually avoid plannned excursions, lethargy and lack of public transport led us to book a day trip to the famous Phi Phi islands with a company called Phuket Island Hopper. The islands areRead more
That’s enough pool lazing for Paul. Today he’s off out on a dive boat about 30km off the coast of Phuket. The trip out is about an hour and a half and rather choppy ... just watch theRead more
After another day’s travelling we feel a day by the pool is fair reward. Paul takes a walk into Karon and back via the golden sandy beach.
In the evening we head for Patong, the “liveliest”Read more
Another bit of travelling to do today to our next stop in Phuket for a bit of R&R. We treat ourselves to a taxi direct to the airport (£20) and it seems just as well we did as, for the lengthy periodRead more
Bangkok’s canals - or Khlongs to the locals - were created in the 16th century to help speed up the voyage to the sea for foreign merchants. By the 19th Century there were so many Bangkok was dubbedRead more