Moving On

Well the time has come, we are flying the nest of the wonderfull scorching sunny beaches of koh phangan, and heading south to Malaysia.
Our journey consists of leaving around 4pm, taxi, then boat, then a coach then a train at 1 am tomorrow morning, which we will not get off until 1 pm the same day.
We have decided to visit a place called The Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, before we set onto Sumatra of Indonesia, as we wanted to see a little of Malaysia's countryside and its not very far down the Penisula.
There will be some nice walks to do in the highlands and the wheather is a lot cooler also, which will be a welcome change to the couple of sweatbags that are the authors of this blog.
There is also, as it reads in the Lonley Planet Guide, a cheap 18 hole golf course, which by the choice of jamie we will be going to be visiting for a couple of laughs.
After only a couple of days we will be going back up to the little island of Penang to catch a boat to Sumatra, where we will be heading straight for the volcanic area called Lake Toba to do some more trecking.
On another note, we have been smoke free now for almost 11 weeks which we have only just realised, and we both have promised eachother to be strict on what we are eating from now on, as we both want to be prepared for the onslaught of snowboarding coming up. We are going to be health freaks for a little while and do lots of trecking and excersise, to get those all important thigh muscles working.
Well im sighning off now to get myself prepared for a long journey. bye bye , chook x

Full Moon Party

As many may be aware, Had Rin Beach on Koh Phangan is famous, or infamous, for it's full moon parties. I (jamie) have done one 6 years aga, so needed to let Em experience it as well. Reportedly there are up to 20 to 30 thousand people in the town and on the beach partying the night away. Again we met up with our mates Bod and Kerry to have a blast!




















A fire spinning hippie, found all over the beach. Bloody hippies....Kim would have loved it!

EH?

Boogie nights....or mornings how ever you like it!




















Atmospheric feelings, oh and also notice Em's new glasses!!
















That Gargoyle is back!!!!














Sunrise the morning after.














Someone'sseen the film Borat and took it to heart!!!

None of us, but worse for ware anyway!

Koh Phangan

As a treat from being in the cities, and preparation for the full moon party we headed to the island of Koh Phangan!!! Our fist destination was the remote and cut of beach of Bottle Beach. The only way to reach the beach is by boat.





















The beautiful beach. Dave and Sam you may be able to see hut 6??

















Em ona day trip around to the next town to get some supplies and internet time.
















Bet you wish you were here. Personally we're having a great time without you!

Bangkok Continued.....

Back in Bangkok we met up with Bod and Kerry, a couple we met originally over themas period in Goa. So promptly went out for a beverage or 2!!!

Samsong Buckets!!!!
















The 4 headed gargoyle was sozzled!!!

After a desperate search for a good club we ended up in one that made us feel a little out of place. Firstly we were the only westerners there. Oh then we noticed that Kez and Em were the only women in there. Quickly they transformed into their 'fag hag' guises

Bowling was different when all was blue!

We're turning Japanese, oh we think we're turning Japanese, we really think so!!





















Sushi 5 times in a week or so and we are stil not sea sick of it!





















Oh did we say that Em had new glasses?

Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai, the second biggest city in Thailand with just as many temples, but completly different.

It's a very low-key city, far more chilled and less grand in stature than it's bigger brother, but in many cases more pleasant. The old city itself is surrounded by an ancient square wall.

It's a place where you can wile away your days chilling out in a cafe reading a book, or you can visit one ofthe many beautiful temples.....but to be honest weare both sick and tired of temples to be bothered to walk around anymore. That is with the exception of Wat Doi Suthep! A beautiful temple on top of the mountain overlooking the city and valley. The very place that Kim did his meditation course at. The bhuddist architecture here is amazing.

Emily at the base of the Wat Doi Suthep....watch out for the scary dragon!!!

The long climb up to the temple with dragon bodies undulating down the steps!

One the many staues of buddha, this particular being made of of emerald.

All those steps can tire even the most religious.

Not the Doi Suthep, but another temple on the way to Pai. Similar style with the dragons, but this temple was empty with no visitors or monks, so we just went in and had a look araound. Unfortunately didn't get the name.