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
by Carlo | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
This is the first of two posts in which I’ve been asked give some information about. The other one will be about what I’ve packed in my backpack to last me for the seven months on this trip. Food! Well I’ve certainly eaten my fair share of it since arriving in Asia....Tags: backpacking, food, photo, travel
by Carlo | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
“The Full Moon Party is held on Haad Rin’s eastern beach and for those who haven’t been….the party is INSANE! During peak season up to 30,000 revelers descend on Koh Phangan from throughout Asia and further afield to party hard from dusk ‘till dawn in front of massive...Tags: backpacking, full moon, island, thailand
by Carlo | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
Before I forget, the Full Moon blog report is here. I wanted to give it its own blog update, rather than having this update too long. Also I’ve included a short video clip below from around Koh Phangan. After a long twelve hour bus/boat journey from Patong in Phuket...Tags: backpacking, elephants, scared, thailand
by Carlo | Jul 16, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
We landed in Phuket from Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday afternoon for three days which started and ended with some drama. We got a taxi from the airport into Phuket town and when we got out of the taxi Aileen discovered that she hadn’t her purse! Panic quickly set in as she...Tags: ladyboy, patong, phuket, thailand
by Carlo | Jul 12, 2011 | Blog, Malaysia
We arrived by overnight train from Kota Bharu into Kuala Lumpur Saturday morning after a very comfortable thirteen hour journey. The comfort was attributed to the personal 1 berth bed cabins we each had. We boarded the train at 7pm and I was out for the count by...Tags: chinatown, food, kuala lumpur