I feel better now, I’m in Phuket.
Yesterday I met Tessa for the day. What a day! She works for Amanpuri, a five star resort occupying a chunk of land on the west coast of Thailand. We hung out there all day. We went wakeboarding in the Andaman Sea and ate in the Italian restaurant there. [...]
Bangkok to Ko Tao, a small island in the Gulf Of Thailand, great for diving, a good place to learn. I stayed for 4 days and did my Advanced Open Water and gained my Nitrox Certificate, allowing me to use Nitrox enriched air for longer dives. Sweet.
Alex was my instructor, he is my age and [...]
I went to Ko Pha-Ngan
Home to the famous full moon parties. A truly hedenistic place, full of hippys, crustys, ravers, clubbers and Jugglers.
In fact these people, with their mellow come-down cafes, it was these people that killed Bob Marley. He is everywhere, no woman no fucking cry. I used to like his music, not anymore. [...]
I took the night bus back to Kunming, then caught a cab to the airport followed by a flight out of China to Bangkok.
Bangkok
I arrived and checked into Dave’s Soi 1 guesthouse. A backpackers hangout. I made friends with a group of people within minutes of arrival. We spent the next 3 days partying and drinking. [...]
The forecast for TLG on Thursday was not looking good. The group I’d planned to go with decided to wait for a few days. After asking around for some local advice, I headed up there on my own.
The nearest village to the start of the trek is a two hour bus ride north of Lijiang. [...]
I was struggling with China, I had been refused entry to an Internet cafe in Jinghong, and ignored when asking for help in Kunming. Where was the friendliness I’d found throughout the rest of south east Asia? Later, I was told that it’s common for westerners to be refused to join tours or stay in [...]
I’m in Jonghong, China. The border crossing from Laos was easier than I expected, it took about 40 minutes. The Chinese officials gave my passport an extensive going over before deciding to let me into their intriguing country.
At the border I saw two Chinese people shouting and fighting, it hit me just how mellow the [...]
As I arrived in Luang Namtha I met Justin and Rhys, good lads, they suggested we group up and get a room together. They were booked in on a two day jungle trek through the Namtha valley, I decided to join them.
On the first day a guide took us into the jungle for the start [...]
