This is the first of a few videos that will slowly be going online.
I’m back home now, sorting through photos, trying not to nap the day away and just in general feeling out of sorts and not sure what to do with myself. So: posting shall commence!
I know I’m leaving a whole bunch out including a magical few days in the jungle and some great diving, but [...]
Four days at sea can really change a woman. Still felt like the world was floating last night; things are better this morning.
The dive trip was pretty amazing; four dives a day except for our last day. Ate some great food inbetween, did our Advanced Open Water course and played a lot of Yahtzee and [...]
Our last full day in Phuket was spent running errands, but ended with a nice walk on the beach and a great seafood heavy dinner at our favorite restaurant, “BaanNaNa” (smart name, huh? It translates to “house of nana”)
My mom had told Mike and I the day before of how a baby elephant had accosted [...]
Tomorrow, I head for the little helltown of shit known as Surat Thani (I actually think it’s kind of a sweet place, if not for the hookers and packs of stray dogs and touts harassing you at every corner. I mean, it’s got a branch of “America’s favorite ice cream”, Swensen’s. I know you all [...]
Today, I present to you a tour of some of the common and some of the rarer wildlife of Phuket.
Here, seen in one of their natural habitats, the Japanese Tourist.
Packed into small groups and herded by a fast talkin’, photo clickin’ head tour guide, they are often spotted boarding buses or drinking in bars. Blink, [...]
For dinner tonight, we visited the Thursday market. There weren’t many fresh produce vendors, but lots of people selling hot food and clothing. There were two rows, one side concentrated on clothes, the other on food. It wasn’t the biggest market I’ve been to, but there was a lot of room to move around, which [...]
Life isn’t always a beach here in southern Thailand and sometimes supply runs must be made. While there are smaller mini-marts and 7-11’s on every block, plus fresh markets that sell simple household items, produce and hot food, sometimes you just need a dose of the west.
Phuket has a few different western grocery stores now; [...]
Spas, massages and pampering have always been popular in Thailand, and it seems the hip new thing this year is not hour long foot massages (how can anyone’s feet need this much massaging?), “invigorating” swedish massage nor even tinsel sewn into hair (seemingly only popular with Thai airline stewardessess) but Japanese facials.
Now, I understand that [...]
Driving down a long dark road, parking the car. Walking down a dock that lists to one side, then the other. Into a long tail with a single bare light bulb. Only heading to lights on the other side of this… what is this? A lake? The ocean? An estuary? We don’t even know.
The restaurant [...]