by Carlo | Jun 26, 2013 | Blog, Thailand
The Back Is Not Back – But I Am! For those of you that were following my blog back in 2011 when I was travelling around South East Asia and Australia – you would have remembered the abrupt end that came to our trip. This was due to me rupturing my L4S1...
by Carlo | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog, Thailand, Travel Photos
The longboat is one of Thailand’s most photographed images. I took this photo during a day trip to Koh Phi Phi island which is made famous by the film “the beach” starring Leanardo DiCaprio. While we didn’t actually get to visit the beach we...Tags: koh phi phi, thailand
by Carlo | Sep 10, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
Its been a rollercoaster of a week since we left Australia to say the least. At this stage I’m very grateful to be still travelling. To continue from where I ended the last blog entry, I managed(only just) to make my way from Brisbane to Bangkok without a wheelchair....Tags: asia, injury, thailand
by Carlo | Aug 7, 2011 | Australia, Blog, Thailand
We spent our last few days in Koh Samui spinning around the Island on a scooter taking photos of sunsets and whatnot! We managed to circumnavigate the island twice which was well worth the scenic views it produced. The best sunsets were photographed from the south end...Tags: island, koh samui, thailand
by Carlo | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
Since nothing much has happened here in Koh Samui in the past few days to warrant a blog update, I thought I’d describe some of the local scams that I’ve read and heard about. I know every country has its own scam artists, and I’m not trying to put Thailand in a bad...Tags: scam, thailand, tips
by Carlo | Jul 27, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
We left the East coast of Koh Phangan and went to the West coast for our final three days on the Island. We wanted to sample another part of Koh Phangan before we left. So Thongsala on the West coast was our choice. Thongsala is where all the boats to and from the...Tags: backpacking, island, koh samui, thailand