Sunday, 13 May 2012
Sangklaburi Yo
So after a four hour bus ride which was supposed to be three but in Thailand nothing is ever on time, we arrived in the middle of the mountains in a much cooler climate which was well deserved. We decided to travel here for an escape of the typical tourist trail what the Thai's call 'farangs'. Apparently it means potato? Anyway we got a moto ride to a guest house with spectacular views of the reservoir and the Mon bridge. We found the night market straight away and got a scooter to explore the hills. We visited the Mon village and seen the local night life. The following day we found what looked like a party in a field which was another local market which sold some pretty random things. From leggings and betel-nut to play-stations and pigs heads! We crossed the Mon bridge and seen the floating village. The Mon people are refugees that fled to Thailand from oppression and abuse in Burma and now unfortunately the Thai government will not grant them Thai rights and are now in a no win situation. Unfortunately the Mon people do not have rights to education, health care and cannot travel out of sangklaburi through border checks forbidding them entering other parts of Thailand. Sangklaburi is known for having the biggest ethnic hill tribe communities throughout Thailand including Mon, Karen and Laotian tribes so we were excited to explore! We visited the Mon village and souvenir stalls and met a friendly Mon shop keeper nick named 'Yo'. He taught us that Mon used to be a country between Burma and Thailand but 500 years ago through a war it was split between the neighbouring countries therefore making Mon people refugees. Yo served us up some tasty pork rice and spicy basil with Chinese tea for afters. He also taught us some phrases and told us about how himself and his other ten family members live in his small house but the Mon village is his real family. Gem bought a ring carved from elephant bone and we headed back to our guest house to change. That night we booked our elephant trek and bamboo rafting through the jungle for the following day :-D. We started at 9a.m. but managed to get some boiled rice with pork veg and an omelette for breakfast. We sailed down the reservoir through the floating village to where we would be getting a tuk tuk through the jungle. The road was rough but it was worth it because when we arrived two huge elephants were crossing the river to take us on our trek. After getting mobbed by Thai people wanting photos with the westerners we climbed the bamboo ladders onto our elephant. We wandered through the trees and rivers for over an hour taking turns sitting obvious the elephants head and steering her (Shirley gem named her) down the paths. Our tour guide got some great photos and we were devastated when we had to get off :-(. We had dinner and our rafts arrived which we got on and nearly sank straight away which the bamboo captain found hilarious! We floated down the river looking at the picturesque views when suddenly it got abit out of hand. The river soon turned into rapids and the bamboo captain of the raft just ahead was having a bad time! He fell off his raft head first and lost a shoe then tried to jump back on and slid with both feet and landed flat on his back! We thought it was hilarious but he obviously never and was splashing us with his oar and tried to flip our raft. We reached the end of the river and our trip was over back in the tuk tuk we went and we headed back to our guest house. The next day we crossed the bridge and went to see the Gold Pagoda that made the city glow at night which contained Buddha's thumb bone and the local temple where we seen some young monks and a white and jade Buddha statue! We got there just in time before more torrential rain and waited with the young monks for into go off. We had lunch with Yo and he made us the best Mon curry ever! He gave us local bananas for desert along with some green spaghetti looking stuff with milk and sugar in which he couldn't explain in English...We had Chinese tea afterwards and watched Thai 'Take me out' on tv while the rain went off :-). We said our farewells to Yo and headed to the centre for a wander. We went back early to pack as tomorrow would be the four hour bus journey back to Kanchanaburi :-).
Kanchanaburi & The abduction
We arrived after our hell journey to the quieter town of Kanchanaburi. There was a section of the road which resembled the Khoa san of Bangkok where bars where full of Thai women in skimpy clothes shouting 'helllooooo u wan drink?'. Fortunately our hotel was a short walk away and we had the blessing of air con and a nice room :-). We stayed in Sams house for two nights while we got our bearings visited the local night market and found we were the only white people in sight which was a stark contrast from patong. We visited the bridge over the river khwai (pronounces quare!) made famous by a film showing how the Thai prisoners of war built it because of American forces wanting a link between Thailand and Burma. Many people died through malnutrition and mistreatment but nowadays you can get a train along it for 40p per person unless it lashes down and you have to make a quick dash for the nearest coffee shop! And when you arrive at the coffee shop you sit next to a tiger from the local temple and find out where your going the next day! The following days activities got cancelled because of the rain so we hung about in our new hotel 'Pong phen guest house'. The next day we decided to visit the tiger temple where Gem as per usual went dressed in 'innappropriate' shorts and had to buy the strangest pants that would probably fit an elephant! We think they called them fisherman's pants because you could possibly fit his boat in them! At the temple you got to take the tigers for a walk, watch them play and pet them in the shade of a valley. The tigers didn't appear drugged despite claims they are and they all seemed to have some effection for their owners. We got some photos with the tigers and wandered round the sanctuary until the heavens opened and we made our way to the exit. As we left the rain was torrential and 200 meters from the entrance an unsuspecting mini bus driver got himself stuck in what could only be described as a swamp! So next thing me know were up to our knees in mud while another motorbike rider is wheel spinning the bus all over the place. After lodging rocks and branches under the wheels we got him out eventually. We headed back home and it soon stopped raining gem was convinced it was Buddha's doing. We made it home got changed and went to the restaurant we named the sisters for obvious reasons. They made a good sweet and sour not like the one we know! We called it a night and had our plan for the next day ready...it was going to be a long one. Breakfast of chicken fried rice in the sisters and off we went on our 100 mile round trip on a 100cc motor bike in 35° heat. After getting about twenty miles into our trip i was curious as to why the petrol gauge on our bike hadn't moved from half full for the last 12 hours and thought it might be worth visiting a petrol station soon. No more than two miles later our bike was chugging and the tank was empty...in the middle of nowhere...with no idea which way to go. We laughed for abit then seen a pickup truck heading our way...we thumbed him hoping he was Thai, could speak English, had spare fuel and didn't think about taking this opportunity to fleece us of everything we had. In true Thai spirit they were the perfect people you would want to meet when stranded. A humble farming couple who looked as though there truck was on deaths door, they were shoe-less, teeth-less and the biggest smiles you could imagine. They found it hilarious that our petrol gauge didnt work and that this kind of thing happens all the time! Their first idea was flagging a taxi but seens as though there wasn't a cab in sight that wasn't going to happen. The next idea was to syphon the petrol out of his van but he didn't have any either! The third idea was Gem would go with them and come back with the goods in 20 minutes. We know what your thinking and it goes against everything your taught as a toddler but this is Thailand and these people are more likely to take you home and serve you up some chili beef and spicy basil with sticky rice than abduct you. So Gem got in the car and left me with a...'hope i'll see you again....'
Gem - okaay sooo maybe it was a bit dramatic to say that but all in all i was a lil bit nervous haha! So i got in the car (sorry Mum!!) Gettin in a car two people ya don't know Ben forgot to mention the angriest dog in the world was also keeping me company in the car. So i got in the car and sat down well tried to lol there was stuff everywhere...oh yeah an no seat haha! So i sat on whatever i could n we set off. I eyed up two forks on the dashboard at the ready incase they tried anything funny! After being in the car for two mins i new i wouldn't be needing the forks, they really were the nicest people you could meet! The man kept patting my head and asking me questions about England we also had a good conversation about Buddha! We arrived at the petrol station the lady got out and sorted everything for me i just sat while the guy asking do we have Buddha in England i told him we had Jesus he then said amen and made the sign of the cross and laughed ha! Then we made our way back to Ben waiting at the side of the road with the bike. In the way back the guy showed me he had nearly no petrol himself i offer him some money and he wouldn't take it! He patted my head then patted his heart and said no problem you are baby we look after you! The woman then give me the biggest hug ever and smiled from ear to ear! We pulled up next to Ben and gave him the bottles of petrol he filled up and the bike was ready to roll again yay! We offered the couple some money again but they refused,they wished us good luck and watched us drive off, is there no end to these peoples kindness?!!
Ben : We headed to the petrol station and had a coke and walked around to relieve our numb bums from the non-existent seat on our bike. We drove the other twenty odd miles of scenic roads with ease and made it to the seven steps waterfall named Erawan. The waterfall was full of locals having picnics and diving into the cool pools. We headed to the first pool were we saw a monkey grabbing a plastic bag off a woman which was full of picnic supplies! He quickly climbed a tree and sat at the top eating her crisps and nuts cheekily. We headed to the fourth step and swam in the waters and slid down the natural slides of the fall. We took some photos and headed back to our bike because the park was closing. The fifty mile journey back wasn't too bad but we were glad to have the feeling back in our rears :-). We had our dinner in the centre of town and bumped into a French Canadian friend we spent our night at the full moon party with but we left early so we could pack because the next day we will be leaving for sangklaburi which is a border town near Burma.
Gem - okaay sooo maybe it was a bit dramatic to say that but all in all i was a lil bit nervous haha! So i got in the car (sorry Mum!!) Gettin in a car two people ya don't know Ben forgot to mention the angriest dog in the world was also keeping me company in the car. So i got in the car and sat down well tried to lol there was stuff everywhere...oh yeah an no seat haha! So i sat on whatever i could n we set off. I eyed up two forks on the dashboard at the ready incase they tried anything funny! After being in the car for two mins i new i wouldn't be needing the forks, they really were the nicest people you could meet! The man kept patting my head and asking me questions about England we also had a good conversation about Buddha! We arrived at the petrol station the lady got out and sorted everything for me i just sat while the guy asking do we have Buddha in England i told him we had Jesus he then said amen and made the sign of the cross and laughed ha! Then we made our way back to Ben waiting at the side of the road with the bike. In the way back the guy showed me he had nearly no petrol himself i offer him some money and he wouldn't take it! He patted my head then patted his heart and said no problem you are baby we look after you! The woman then give me the biggest hug ever and smiled from ear to ear! We pulled up next to Ben and gave him the bottles of petrol he filled up and the bike was ready to roll again yay! We offered the couple some money again but they refused,they wished us good luck and watched us drive off, is there no end to these peoples kindness?!!
Ben : We headed to the petrol station and had a coke and walked around to relieve our numb bums from the non-existent seat on our bike. We drove the other twenty odd miles of scenic roads with ease and made it to the seven steps waterfall named Erawan. The waterfall was full of locals having picnics and diving into the cool pools. We headed to the first pool were we saw a monkey grabbing a plastic bag off a woman which was full of picnic supplies! He quickly climbed a tree and sat at the top eating her crisps and nuts cheekily. We headed to the fourth step and swam in the waters and slid down the natural slides of the fall. We took some photos and headed back to our bike because the park was closing. The fifty mile journey back wasn't too bad but we were glad to have the feeling back in our rears :-). We had our dinner in the centre of town and bumped into a French Canadian friend we spent our night at the full moon party with but we left early so we could pack because the next day we will be leaving for sangklaburi which is a border town near Burma.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Patong & Going Back North..
After leaving early from Ko Phi Phi we went to get out boat to Patong. The boat took about two hours and it was by far the WORST boat trip yet! The sea sickness was unbelievable! We kept telling each other to look at the horizon and don't thronk it! Haha. Anyway we finally made it to Phuket and jumped in a mini bus to Patong which was supposed to be the lively part of Phuket. Patong didn't let us down....it was lively and also....super seedy! There was prostitutes and pole dancers everywhere! We had heard of places like this in Thailand but hadn't came across one yet. We found a nice family run hotel not far from the main strip and found ourselves to be next door to a huge superstore called Jung Ceylon. We basically lived out of this place for the next few days as we couldn't find any street food anywhere! We visited the beach which was pretty nice and basically chilled out for the rest of the day.
The next day we had breakfast in the superstore and had a wander round the town to look at the local shops and attractions which were few and far between to be honest!. Patong was basically a stop off point for people heading to Phi Phi and didn't have much in the way of culture or entertainment! We watched a water show in the centre of the shopping mall were we got absolutely drenched! We had the best Tom Kha curry yet off the Thai chefs in the shopping centre which is basically coconut milk and other tasty ingredients! Gem had herself a facial for 6 pound which lasted about an hour and according to her it would of cost alot more if she'd had it done in Liverpool. That night we met up with a couple we had a night out with on the full moon party in Ko Phangan. We went out for a few beers and ended up stumbling home at around five in the morning not remembering a thing!
The next day we got on our way to Kanchanaburi which is West of Bangkok. We booked our bus and psyched ourselves up for the hellish journey that would take around seventeen hours....First of all we bargained with the local tuk-tuk drivers to take us to the bus station which took around half an hour to get to. We then booked ourselves on the next bus to Bangkok (2nd class obviously which we didnt have a clue what it was but it was the budget option!). The bus took a horrible 13 hours to get to the south bus station in Bangkok, Gem didnt get a wink of sleep but i managed to grab a few hours ;-). At the bus station we had breakfast (around 9.00 am) which was KFC :-). We then got the ten o'clock bus to Kanchanaburi train station which took another 3 hours but was fairly good through having the back seats to ourselves and the mini bus being air conditioned. After getting to Kanchanaburi station we jumped a Tuk-tuk with the friendliest guy we have ever seen! Exactly what we expected and what had been lacked on the islands and south of Thailand :-(. The guy charged us 50p each and we got to our hotel finally safe and sound!!
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Ko Phi Phi and The Beach
We took another boat and arrived at Phi Phi we had been looking forward to coming here as we have heard do much about it! This is meant to be one of the most beautiful islands and it is where Leonardo Di Caprio filmed the movie 'The Beach'. We arrived and it was a nice change from Ko Lanta this place was bustling and full of life! We found our hotel called Harmony House and it wasn't to bad for the price, and we went out to get some brekkie! What a change from noodles and rice....They sell PIZZAAAA!! I was soo happy i have been craving a Dominos since i arrived haha! the slices were huge so we got one to share, before heading to an American bar called Breakers to watch some footie and have a few cold drinks! Afterwards we had a wander around the island, it was so small and cute but it was sooo hot and after about 40 mins we needed another drink, so we stopped at the Banana Bar, a really cool chilled out bar made out of Bamboo it was on the roof as well so the views where spectacular! Tonight we decided we would come back here as they showed a movie every night at 7pm! We went back to the room for a shower and change and came back out for tea..Pizza again! When u have been eating rice and noodles for 3months Pizza is a real novelty hah! We went up to the Banana Bar watched the sun go down and got ready for the movie, we met a lad called Mark from Manchester and he sat with us. The movie was Paul, it was great! Afterwards we had a few buckets played Beer Pong and then met a really nice couple from Leeds! We all ended up going out first to the Irish bar then onto a beach party! We had a great night and ended up getting home around half 5! We went to bed with a belly full of pizza...again hehe, and went to sleep!
Next day we relaxed on the Beach...Not the Beach from the Film another beach. We relaxed and eat more pizza and headed to the Banana bar to watch tonight's film...The Beach!! This was cool because we were going to this Beach tomorrow! We watched the film had a few drinks then headed home for and earlyish night for our trip tomorrow!
We got up and got ready for our Trip, we met our guide and the rest of our group it consisted of 6 Thai women and a French family. We got on the long tail boat which resembles a fishing boat, me and Ben got right at the for the best view :D we drove around Phi Phi to Monkey Bay, but there was no Monkey there today oh well we have seen enough monkeys in Asia to last a lifetime! We headed over to Maya Beach (the beach in the film) and we learnt that we had to swim over to it, like they actually do in the film! Ben got lumped with everyone's cameras and phones cos he was the strongest swimmer..(hah he is gonna get a big head) and we had to swim over. Now this sounds simple enough but the waves were huuuge and the current was soo strong, i thought i was gonna drown arrgh! I lost me shoe! And scraped me leg on the coral and have nice black and blue legs now to prove it! We walked through the jungle as they do on the film, which was really cool...there was no dope on this island tho haha! (for anyone who has seen the film.) We arrived at Maya Beach and it was Beeaautifull! Everything you imagine paradise to be, we had an hour to relax here and take in our surroundings. That hour went waaay to fast before we had to make the death swim back to the boat! Well 9 started flapping thinking i wasn't gonna make it and Ben got lobboed with all the stuff again, but thankfully we made it alive and only bruised! We got back to the boat to watch the sunset when our driver informed us that there was no sunset today!! We had to laugh!! You could only get away with saying that in South East Asia! Even he laughed! We said how unlucky we were to come on the day when there was no sunset...he said "no sunset today madame, maybe tomorrow" We laughed again and to be honest we weren't even that surprised its usual for anything to go completely smooth around here! So we headed back on the boat and found a really nice secluded beach and stayed there for about half an hour before heading back to our Side of Phi Phi. All in all it was a brilliant day apart from the near death experience, and were pretty sure we did see a sun that evening and it definitely was setting...hmmm! We had tea and headed home for a change and freshen up. That night we missed the film but headed to the Banana
Bar later on for Buckets Beer Pong and Flip cup! We had another crazy night at a beach party and got in about 5ish again! We had to get up and on the boat for 9am oops! We got on feeling a little tired and seasick, and made our way to Phuket! We loved Ko Phi Phi and had such a good time! Maybe one day we can go back :D x
Next day we relaxed on the Beach...Not the Beach from the Film another beach. We relaxed and eat more pizza and headed to the Banana bar to watch tonight's film...The Beach!! This was cool because we were going to this Beach tomorrow! We watched the film had a few drinks then headed home for and earlyish night for our trip tomorrow!
We got up and got ready for our Trip, we met our guide and the rest of our group it consisted of 6 Thai women and a French family. We got on the long tail boat which resembles a fishing boat, me and Ben got right at the for the best view :D we drove around Phi Phi to Monkey Bay, but there was no Monkey there today oh well we have seen enough monkeys in Asia to last a lifetime! We headed over to Maya Beach (the beach in the film) and we learnt that we had to swim over to it, like they actually do in the film! Ben got lumped with everyone's cameras and phones cos he was the strongest swimmer..(hah he is gonna get a big head) and we had to swim over. Now this sounds simple enough but the waves were huuuge and the current was soo strong, i thought i was gonna drown arrgh! I lost me shoe! And scraped me leg on the coral and have nice black and blue legs now to prove it! We walked through the jungle as they do on the film, which was really cool...there was no dope on this island tho haha! (for anyone who has seen the film.) We arrived at Maya Beach and it was Beeaautifull! Everything you imagine paradise to be, we had an hour to relax here and take in our surroundings. That hour went waaay to fast before we had to make the death swim back to the boat! Well 9 started flapping thinking i wasn't gonna make it and Ben got lobboed with all the stuff again, but thankfully we made it alive and only bruised! We got back to the boat to watch the sunset when our driver informed us that there was no sunset today!! We had to laugh!! You could only get away with saying that in South East Asia! Even he laughed! We said how unlucky we were to come on the day when there was no sunset...he said "no sunset today madame, maybe tomorrow" We laughed again and to be honest we weren't even that surprised its usual for anything to go completely smooth around here! So we headed back on the boat and found a really nice secluded beach and stayed there for about half an hour before heading back to our Side of Phi Phi. All in all it was a brilliant day apart from the near death experience, and were pretty sure we did see a sun that evening and it definitely was setting...hmmm! We had tea and headed home for a change and freshen up. That night we missed the film but headed to the Banana
Bar later on for Buckets Beer Pong and Flip cup! We had another crazy night at a beach party and got in about 5ish again! We had to get up and on the boat for 9am oops! We got on feeling a little tired and seasick, and made our way to Phuket! We loved Ko Phi Phi and had such a good time! Maybe one day we can go back :D x
Ko Lanta
So after anotheeerr boat journey we arrived at Ko Lanta, a quiet fishing village in the South of Thailand. We got there and booked a bungalow on the beach, it was made of bamboo and was pretty basic but it was nice. We decided to rent a scooter so that we could explore the island more. We drove around in the unbelievable heat and decided to stop for lunch at a local street stall, we looked inside the silver pans and we didn't know what anything was...so we just pointed at some yellowy greeny looking sauce and hoped it was nice. It was nice but it was sooooo spicy my eyeballs started to burn my nose started to run and even Ben thought it was spicy! So we eat what we could thanked our chef and drove of on the scooter.We drove to the other side of the island and stopped in the old town. It was really cute and full of locals this place was hit by the Tsunami in 2004 and had just finished rebuilding itself, they had done a great job as it was lovely! We visited the Hammock museum...we weren't quite sure why...but it turned out to be good hah! Its surprising how many different types of hammocks you could need! Even one for the cat!! We Stopped of at a bar had an ice tea and a coke and decided we needed to get back, as the weather was taking a turn for the worse. We headed back in the rain...and thunder and decided after our long day tonight would be a good night to relax! We bought some snacks and drinks and played cards till early hours in the morning on the beach...Bliss!
We decided that our bungalow even though it was cute was a little bit far out for the center, so we went to look for a new gaff, we found one in the name of Lanta House..Should be called Bargain House!! 5quid per night for both of us and it was surprisingly nice! We took our backpacks down to Lanta House on the scooter we looked like a right pair! The 2 of us with 2 backpacks and 5 litre of water and a beach bag all squashed onto a tiny scooter haha! Well its the norm round here! After moving house we went to the 'Lanta Animal Welfare Centre' We thought it would be good for us to do our bit the community like, so we decided to take some dogs for a walk. After taking a tour of the centre and learning all about how the dogs came to be here (pretty sad!) We got our dogs, I took one and Ben took two and we took them on a half an hour walk, it was lovely and relaxing and we felt good after some exercise! So we decided we would come back again tomorrow. After eating tea at our favorite local street food place we went to a bar to watch the Everton Vs Man U match! After the good result we had a few drinks and went home to play a few games of cards. Ko Lanta is a really quiet village so there wasn't much nightlife however after all the partying we have been doing it was a nice change to relax!
So as we promised the next day we came back to walk some more dogs, we were looking forward to it and today we got different dogs, it was all going well until 5 seconds out of the gate! My Dog "Lanta" decided she hated another dog that was passing and tried to leg it after it, she was barking crazy and was dragging me everywhere...She was an Alsatian..So pretty strong haha! Then after that we headed towards the beach as we were doing an hour walk today, when suddenly Ben held up an empty lead and said 'OH NO'................ THE DOG HAD RAN AWAY!!!!! So he gave me his other dog and ran after him! Meanwhile the 2 dogs i was holding were going crazy because they knew something was going on, and poor Ben was legging it round everywhere after this huge dog! I had no idea how we were going to catch it, luckily Ben had picked up a few doggy biscuits from the shelter and lured him back with these! PHEW we had all three dogs back again! Next minute my dog Lanta froze on the spot and literally wouldn't move, i was pulling her and trying to get her to move but with no joy, then we realized that she was scared of Thai people as her owner abused her and threw hot oil on her! We felt so sorry for her, and continued to try and persuade her. Finally we were on the way back to the shelter..sweating.. knackered... sweating...hungry...SWEATING and thirsty! But not before the dogs gave us one last challenge and all decided to chase a cat, its surprising how hard it is to control such big dogs! We arrived back and the owners of the center thanked us, and we hurriedly got on our scooter and drove of before they could ask us to walk anymore dogs haha! That was not the leisurely dog walk along the beach that we had in mind haha!
For the next four days we decided we could allow ourselves to relax, we chose a really nice pool in a really posh hotel and kept on going there that much the people who worked there actually thought we were staying there so they never even tried and kick us out!! We met a really nice pair of American sisters who we had a laugh with, they thought it was hilarious we were paying 5quid per night and spending most of our time in a 40quid hotel haha! We thought the joke was on them really tho! We spent our time swimming sunbathing and chilling out...What a hard life! We decided we have had enough time relaxing and we wanted to move on, so after much haggling we booked our bus to Ko Phi Phi, for the next morning. That night we spent the night in our hotel with 2 couples from Bristol a German Guy and a South African guy, we swapped stories, drank beer and had a really good laugh! We went to pack our backpacks around half 12 and got ready to leave in the morning!
We decided that our bungalow even though it was cute was a little bit far out for the center, so we went to look for a new gaff, we found one in the name of Lanta House..Should be called Bargain House!! 5quid per night for both of us and it was surprisingly nice! We took our backpacks down to Lanta House on the scooter we looked like a right pair! The 2 of us with 2 backpacks and 5 litre of water and a beach bag all squashed onto a tiny scooter haha! Well its the norm round here! After moving house we went to the 'Lanta Animal Welfare Centre' We thought it would be good for us to do our bit the community like, so we decided to take some dogs for a walk. After taking a tour of the centre and learning all about how the dogs came to be here (pretty sad!) We got our dogs, I took one and Ben took two and we took them on a half an hour walk, it was lovely and relaxing and we felt good after some exercise! So we decided we would come back again tomorrow. After eating tea at our favorite local street food place we went to a bar to watch the Everton Vs Man U match! After the good result we had a few drinks and went home to play a few games of cards. Ko Lanta is a really quiet village so there wasn't much nightlife however after all the partying we have been doing it was a nice change to relax!
So as we promised the next day we came back to walk some more dogs, we were looking forward to it and today we got different dogs, it was all going well until 5 seconds out of the gate! My Dog "Lanta" decided she hated another dog that was passing and tried to leg it after it, she was barking crazy and was dragging me everywhere...She was an Alsatian..So pretty strong haha! Then after that we headed towards the beach as we were doing an hour walk today, when suddenly Ben held up an empty lead and said 'OH NO'................ THE DOG HAD RAN AWAY!!!!! So he gave me his other dog and ran after him! Meanwhile the 2 dogs i was holding were going crazy because they knew something was going on, and poor Ben was legging it round everywhere after this huge dog! I had no idea how we were going to catch it, luckily Ben had picked up a few doggy biscuits from the shelter and lured him back with these! PHEW we had all three dogs back again! Next minute my dog Lanta froze on the spot and literally wouldn't move, i was pulling her and trying to get her to move but with no joy, then we realized that she was scared of Thai people as her owner abused her and threw hot oil on her! We felt so sorry for her, and continued to try and persuade her. Finally we were on the way back to the shelter..sweating.. knackered... sweating...hungry...SWEATING and thirsty! But not before the dogs gave us one last challenge and all decided to chase a cat, its surprising how hard it is to control such big dogs! We arrived back and the owners of the center thanked us, and we hurriedly got on our scooter and drove of before they could ask us to walk anymore dogs haha! That was not the leisurely dog walk along the beach that we had in mind haha!
For the next four days we decided we could allow ourselves to relax, we chose a really nice pool in a really posh hotel and kept on going there that much the people who worked there actually thought we were staying there so they never even tried and kick us out!! We met a really nice pair of American sisters who we had a laugh with, they thought it was hilarious we were paying 5quid per night and spending most of our time in a 40quid hotel haha! We thought the joke was on them really tho! We spent our time swimming sunbathing and chilling out...What a hard life! We decided we have had enough time relaxing and we wanted to move on, so after much haggling we booked our bus to Ko Phi Phi, for the next morning. That night we spent the night in our hotel with 2 couples from Bristol a German Guy and a South African guy, we swapped stories, drank beer and had a really good laugh! We went to pack our backpacks around half 12 and got ready to leave in the morning!
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