Tag Archives: Thailand
Bangkok
Miriam and I finally arrived in Bangkok late on Friday night. Nadine had recommended a guest house called Shanti Lodge where she had stayed on prior visits to Bangkok. It was just what we needed for our two days in … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Bangkok, food, Lumpini Park, street food, Thailand, The Grand Palace, Yoga
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An Unexpected Journey
Miriam and I left Nadine, Island Yoga and Koh Yao Noi for Bangkok on Friday afternoon. We were flying Air Asia from Krabi to Bangkok and the journey went pretty smoothly until we got to Bangkok. We landed at 7pm … Continue reading
Island Yoga…or There and Back Again!
After leaving Paradise Koh Yao I travelled by 4×4 further south on the island, bouncing and skidding along an unmade road through rubber tree plantations to Thakhao bay and the home of Island Yoga. http://thailandyogaretreats.com/kohyaonoi.htm# I didn’t really have any … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Friendship, Island Yoga, Koh Yao Noi, Thailand, Yoga
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Fun In a Paper Bag
Traveling with girlfriends, there’s nothing quite like it, especially when sharing a room or bungalow together. So obviously I was the messy one, Amy the tidy one and Shereen somewhere in-between. Our conversations went from the intense and serious (work, rape … Continue reading
Flash-Packing at Indigo Pearl
“Back packing seems to have changed a lot since you last travelled Rachel.” Dad was peering over my shoulder at the screen of my laptop as I checked out http://www.indigo-pearl.com the website for the resort where I was to spend … Continue reading
“So are you going to write a travel blog?”
That was one of the most frequently asked questions when I told people that I was giving up my job, taking 12 months off and heading off traveling….that as well as “are you having a midlife crisis?” I hadn’t given … Continue reading
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