Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Thailand again...but different!
In november I was in Thailand as well, then with my sister and little nephew. Then we did the northern part of Thailand...now the islands more to the south.
How this all started: After a remarkable trip from Kampot (Cambodia) I arrived late in the evening in Bangkok. Where I picked a guesthouse close to the river near Khaosan Rd. My main goal for Bangkok was buying a proper backpack, because my old one couldn't be called a backpack anymore...more a sack with a zipp. So I went to some huge shopping malls like MBK and DCM...and finally found what I wanted, an Osprey 65 liter...thank you Mariia!
That evening I met my "dutch travelfriend for one week"
Though I hadn't been doing so much sightseeing lately i decided to visit Ayutthaya first for some more temples, ruins and...lovely people, before heading off to the south. Ayutthaya is the old capital of Thailand and about 70 KM north from Bangkok. Ayutthaya impressed me even more than Angkor Wat in Cambodia, maybe because there were not that many tourist. I just loved it to cycle from temple to temple and spend a lot of time taking pictures with my new camara!
My old one broke down again...and instead of getting it fixed again...I bought a new one...enjoy the pictures!
From Ayutthaya I went in a 'some call it a bus' to Krabi. From all the countries I traveled trough so far...for me Thailand has just the worst buses. This time it rained inside the bus as well and we had a non flushing toilet for about 50 people on a 12 hour trip. The only good thing...nothing got stolen which is quite uncommon on these nighttrips.
From Krabi to Koh Phi Phi, where I caught up with my "dutch travelfriend for one week". We found a good place away from the whole backpackerscene...went for a walk...had a good dancesession on the beach...joined a boat trip to 'The Beach island'. The snorkelling was as good though, but we had a great time.
From Koh Phi Phi to Koh Samui...again we found a nice place to stay away from 'the scene' and discovered the island by motorbike and on foot. After a couple of days we had to say goodbye and made our spilt up ;-). He to Koh Tao, me to Koh Phangan...yeahhhhh the party island number one :-)....but not for me. Because I'm here for yoga...and meditation....
I stay here at Hadd Thien a bay with 3 possibilities to get a bungalow and...the Sanctuary where it's all about. They offer next to daily Yoga and Meditation classes a lot of different artificial activities like, singing, movies, theatre, music...and so on.
The people here makes this place special. A good mixture of spirituality, creativity and partyguru's. The world most famous Fullmoon party was about one week ago...but the Halfmoon partyis already on it's way. Every friday you can dance from midnight till 9 am on one place and the afterparty is on another beach, about 10 Min. walking distance, till noon!
So nothing to get bored...many people stay here for months...myself i will stay about one month and then...just go on with another flow!
hugs and kisses
carry
How this all started: After a remarkable trip from Kampot (Cambodia) I arrived late in the evening in Bangkok. Where I picked a guesthouse close to the river near Khaosan Rd. My main goal for Bangkok was buying a proper backpack, because my old one couldn't be called a backpack anymore...more a sack with a zipp. So I went to some huge shopping malls like MBK and DCM...and finally found what I wanted, an Osprey 65 liter...thank you Mariia!
That evening I met my "dutch travelfriend for one week"
Though I hadn't been doing so much sightseeing lately i decided to visit Ayutthaya first for some more temples, ruins and...lovely people, before heading off to the south. Ayutthaya is the old capital of Thailand and about 70 KM north from Bangkok. Ayutthaya impressed me even more than Angkor Wat in Cambodia, maybe because there were not that many tourist. I just loved it to cycle from temple to temple and spend a lot of time taking pictures with my new camara!
My old one broke down again...and instead of getting it fixed again...I bought a new one...enjoy the pictures!
From Ayutthaya I went in a 'some call it a bus' to Krabi. From all the countries I traveled trough so far...for me Thailand has just the worst buses. This time it rained inside the bus as well and we had a non flushing toilet for about 50 people on a 12 hour trip. The only good thing...nothing got stolen which is quite uncommon on these nighttrips.
From Krabi to Koh Phi Phi, where I caught up with my "dutch travelfriend for one week". We found a good place away from the whole backpackerscene...went for a walk...had a good dancesession on the beach...joined a boat trip to 'The Beach island'. The snorkelling was as good though, but we had a great time.
From Koh Phi Phi to Koh Samui...again we found a nice place to stay away from 'the scene' and discovered the island by motorbike and on foot. After a couple of days we had to say goodbye and made our spilt up ;-). He to Koh Tao, me to Koh Phangan...yeahhhhh the party island number one :-)....but not for me. Because I'm here for yoga...and meditation....
I stay here at Hadd Thien a bay with 3 possibilities to get a bungalow and...the Sanctuary where it's all about. They offer next to daily Yoga and Meditation classes a lot of different artificial activities like, singing, movies, theatre, music...and so on.
The people here makes this place special. A good mixture of spirituality, creativity and partyguru's. The world most famous Fullmoon party was about one week ago...but the Halfmoon partyis already on it's way. Every friday you can dance from midnight till 9 am on one place and the afterparty is on another beach, about 10 Min. walking distance, till noon!
So nothing to get bored...many people stay here for months...myself i will stay about one month and then...just go on with another flow!
hugs and kisses
carry
Saturday, June 4, 2011
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