People watching

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We watched a different sunset tonight – all the islanders coming into town for the Saturday night market. There aren’t many specific traffic rules that we could see, just an overlying tenet to ‘not be mean’. We’ve seen no accidents or road rage. Remarkable, really.

Travel day : Ko Lanta to Koh Phangan

After 4 days on Ko Lanta, we made the decision to skip Cambodia on this trip. From where we are, it will add a lot of complex travel and expense, and we’re hoping to return soon to see everything we missed. So we set off for the Gulf of Thailand. While there are a million … Continue reading

Taking it to go

The Thai do a lot of take out business from their food stalls, but we haven’t seen one plastic or styrofoam container yet. They use baggies. For everything. If you order a noodle soup, you get noodles in one bag, broth in another, and a third and fourth baggie with the spices and liquids you … Continue reading

Tacos in Thailand

We were in the mood for a little Western food tonight – and it was delicious!

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Powerless

We were waiting for a tuk tuk just after sunset when all the lights went out. You could still see clearly, and we were absolutely safe (moms and dads) but it was strange for the ride. It came back on as soon as we got to our hotel. Phew.

Sunrise to sunset.

Yesterday we woke up to the sunrise in our rickety bungalow on stilts at the Power Beach “Resort” on Phi Phi ready for a travel day. We took one last look at our hillside private beach abode and boarded the simple yet effective longtail boat taking us to the main pier. There we would catch … Continue reading