Kata Noi and the Phi Phi islands

Kata Noi and the Phi Phi islands

So the rest of our holiday in Phuket was mainly spent lounging around in the sun and eating and drinking so I won’t bore you too much with the details. My mother in particular had acquired a strong affinity for the local cocktails. Apparently she was too afraid...
Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

So the airport experience on the way to Phuket involved extensive shopping (potentially the only activity we partook in more frequently than getting a massage and eating phad thai), which happens to be one of my mother’s happiest activities. I used this...
Floating markets of Bangkok

Floating markets of Bangkok

We would soon be on our way to Phuket, but we still had one more day in Bangkok and we decided to check out a typical Thai floating market. What could be more exciting than being yelled at in Thai by ladies wearing wide straw hats floating around in wooden canoes...
Phad Thai, Buddha Thai, Massage Thai…

Phad Thai, Buddha Thai, Massage Thai…

The final temple, Buddha mount, pretty much does what it says on the tin- a mountain with a lot of Buddhas on top. You have to give it to the Thais for the variety in the presentation of Buddhas at least. This one was 344 steps high and by this point I was really...