Does it get better than this? If it does, shoot us an email and we'll check it out.
We really, really like the Royal Orchid Sheraton in Bangkok, so much we had to return!. I got to blow my hair dry for the first time in many, many months, not to mention the joy one gets from a hot shower and a bed that is not crawling with insects of all kinds. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........January 14, 2007
Sawadee!!!!!!!
We would like to let all of you know how much we miss you and want to remind you that we will be home soon!!!!
We have been meaning to keep up with the blog but somehow all of the beaches, elephant(Chang) rides, cocktails, massages, friends, scuba diving lessons, Wats, spa days, white water rafting trips, Muay Tai boxing matches, massages, massages, shopping, kayaking, snorkeling, tanning, laying in hammocks, swimming, moped riding, tuk tuk but different cruising, and spring roll eating have seriously hindered our blogging energy, and we apologize profusely for our negligence. But, Sabai Sabai, sit back, crack open a nice cold Corona (for us cauz we haven't had a Corona in 6 months, heartbreaking really), and enjoy our attempt to replay our crazy Thailand adventures through pictures, and a little dialogue.
It all started in a boisterous little city called Chiang Mai, located in Northern Thailand. We arrived completely and totally exhausted from our 48 hour journey from Chennai, India. Yes folks, it took us 48 hours of non stop travelling to go from Kerala to Chiang Mai...we're not bitter, no no, not us. #@$*!! Luckily we had two wonderful friends Sarah Kinney kinney kinney and Big Bott Aesha waiting there to greet us upon our arrival...let the adventure begin!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, life the past month flew by us so quickly it is difficult to recapture all of the laughs (we had so many!), songs, moments of utter frustration, cocktails, beaches, tuk tuk drivers, etc...and adventures we enjoyed together as "Team Elephant Said In Thai". From getting stuck on a rock while white water rafting, and needing to be RESCUED ( white water rafting and Sam don't get along so well), to learning to Scuba in one of the most beautiful places in the world, we have encountered all kinds of mishaps, "My Shops", shitty guesthouses and obnoxious travel days to make all of your heads swim. We did not stop...ever. In fact our bodies are still in motion, only now we are in Cambodia about to enter Vietnam, and who knows, maybe cruise by Laos before we finally head home....home? Wow, time flies when you are getting eaten alive by every species of bed bug, mosquito, and jellyfish ( seriously we all got stung 1,000's of times by those little fu*#ers!) on the freakin' planet! Be not afraid..we were prepared for everything...or were we?
At this time I would like to give a superficial "shot-out" to J from Jo-Burg who convinced us that Ko Phagnan was the place to be. Thanks for nothing, let's just call you J for Jerky from now on. What, you might ask is wrong with the beautiful island of Ko Phagnan? Well, after 28 hours of travelling on shiitie buses, ferries, trains, tuk tuk's, and pick-up trucks, the last thing we expected was a drug-frenzied, alcoholic, frat party that seemed to be filming "Girls Gone Wild Ko Phagnan". Gross. I felt dirty even after I showered, and as I desperately tried cleanse my oh-so-pure self for stepping foot on this disgusting garbage beach that insatiable tourism has infected like maggots invading the rotting flesh of a dead moose ( I want my liver.....I want my liver...), I noticed blood on the wall in our room. Great. Just great. Get us the hell outta here!!!!!!!!!!! That said, being that we had only one night there, we decided that if you can't beat em'...join em'! Grab a bucket and let's get wasted! A bucket is a bucket in every sense of the word. What they do in Thailand is fill this huge bucket with alcohol and Pure Red Bull (only found in Asia), give you a couple of straws, and let nature take it's course. Sambo=0/ Cocktails=10 Nighty night...
"Hey, like do you know where the nearest veterinarian clinic is???...Cauz' these puppies are SICK." Take a freakin' hike Frat boy. This place has a party for every type of moon. No kidding. The infamous Full Moon Party, then the 1/2 moon, 1/4 moon, 1/8 moon, no moon, black moon, well you get it. These people are crazy, not like us at all.
It was then off to some Real beaches. We landed on the beaches of Ko Lanta. Not bad except the jelly fish are really really really mean, cauz they kept really stinging me. We spent most of our time here under the water! This is where we got Scuba certified. Go Us!!!!!! We went diving at the pristine island of Ko Phi Phi, where "The Beach" was filmed, Ko Ha, and Brad and I went out an extra day and went diving at Hin Daeng and Hin Meung, one of the Top 10 dive spots in the world. This was the highlight of our entire trip. Words truly cannot explain what we experienced 30 meters under the ocean. It's a whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, no one to tell us no, or where to go, just let us share this whole new world with you. O.k.,we just had to, lyrics compliments of www.awholenewworldalladin.com he he he we're goofy. Sing along with us 1, 2, 3 altogether now "A whole new world...' no seriously..
The feeling of breathing underwater, that pure weightlessness is indescribable, not to mention the complete and constant visual stimulation. Let's just say we have another new addiction. First skydiving, then white water rafting, and now Scuba. What is going to happen to us when we have to come back to reality? I'm scared, but we can always scuba in Lake Michigan right? I heard that the Chicago River has class 5 rapids, and that the top of the Sears Tower is an excellent spot for base jumping. So what else?
We took a longtail boat to Railay Beach for the New Year and had a superb time ringing it in with close friends. We were so excited to be reunited with our pals Andy and Eric that we met in Corfu, Greece. The New Year was really, really really, sweet. All I have to say is Sarah, swimming, bucket in hand, fully clothed, 2 A.M., salty drinkies, water taxi waiting. Aesha claiming "You are not from Quuuba, you must be from America because if you were from Cuba you would ay Koo-ba, not Quu-ba" sure, sure Aesh, have another. Brad and I laid low that night for we knew what demons lie ahead the next week. Yep, you guessed it, our good pal Stevo was coming to visit. Safe dammit, safe.
The girls left, we cried, and an entirely new type of adventure began. Well not entirely new, debauchery is an old friend of ours.
We would like to let all of you know how much we miss you and want to remind you that we will be home soon!!!!
We have been meaning to keep up with the blog but somehow all of the beaches, elephant(Chang) rides, cocktails, massages, friends, scuba diving lessons, Wats, spa days, white water rafting trips, Muay Tai boxing matches, massages, massages, shopping, kayaking, snorkeling, tanning, laying in hammocks, swimming, moped riding, tuk tuk but different cruising, and spring roll eating have seriously hindered our blogging energy, and we apologize profusely for our negligence. But, Sabai Sabai, sit back, crack open a nice cold Corona (for us cauz we haven't had a Corona in 6 months, heartbreaking really), and enjoy our attempt to replay our crazy Thailand adventures through pictures, and a little dialogue.
It all started in a boisterous little city called Chiang Mai, located in Northern Thailand. We arrived completely and totally exhausted from our 48 hour journey from Chennai, India. Yes folks, it took us 48 hours of non stop travelling to go from Kerala to Chiang Mai...we're not bitter, no no, not us. #@$*!! Luckily we had two wonderful friends Sarah Kinney kinney kinney and Big Bott Aesha waiting there to greet us upon our arrival...let the adventure begin!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, life the past month flew by us so quickly it is difficult to recapture all of the laughs (we had so many!), songs, moments of utter frustration, cocktails, beaches, tuk tuk drivers, etc...and adventures we enjoyed together as "Team Elephant Said In Thai". From getting stuck on a rock while white water rafting, and needing to be RESCUED ( white water rafting and Sam don't get along so well), to learning to Scuba in one of the most beautiful places in the world, we have encountered all kinds of mishaps, "My Shops", shitty guesthouses and obnoxious travel days to make all of your heads swim. We did not stop...ever. In fact our bodies are still in motion, only now we are in Cambodia about to enter Vietnam, and who knows, maybe cruise by Laos before we finally head home....home? Wow, time flies when you are getting eaten alive by every species of bed bug, mosquito, and jellyfish ( seriously we all got stung 1,000's of times by those little fu*#ers!) on the freakin' planet! Be not afraid..we were prepared for everything...or were we?
At this time I would like to give a superficial "shot-out" to J from Jo-Burg who convinced us that Ko Phagnan was the place to be. Thanks for nothing, let's just call you J for Jerky from now on. What, you might ask is wrong with the beautiful island of Ko Phagnan? Well, after 28 hours of travelling on shiitie buses, ferries, trains, tuk tuk's, and pick-up trucks, the last thing we expected was a drug-frenzied, alcoholic, frat party that seemed to be filming "Girls Gone Wild Ko Phagnan". Gross. I felt dirty even after I showered, and as I desperately tried cleanse my oh-so-pure self for stepping foot on this disgusting garbage beach that insatiable tourism has infected like maggots invading the rotting flesh of a dead moose ( I want my liver.....I want my liver...), I noticed blood on the wall in our room. Great. Just great. Get us the hell outta here!!!!!!!!!!! That said, being that we had only one night there, we decided that if you can't beat em'...join em'! Grab a bucket and let's get wasted! A bucket is a bucket in every sense of the word. What they do in Thailand is fill this huge bucket with alcohol and Pure Red Bull (only found in Asia), give you a couple of straws, and let nature take it's course. Sambo=0/ Cocktails=10 Nighty night...
"Hey, like do you know where the nearest veterinarian clinic is???...Cauz' these puppies are SICK." Take a freakin' hike Frat boy. This place has a party for every type of moon. No kidding. The infamous Full Moon Party, then the 1/2 moon, 1/4 moon, 1/8 moon, no moon, black moon, well you get it. These people are crazy, not like us at all.
It was then off to some Real beaches. We landed on the beaches of Ko Lanta. Not bad except the jelly fish are really really really mean, cauz they kept really stinging me. We spent most of our time here under the water! This is where we got Scuba certified. Go Us!!!!!! We went diving at the pristine island of Ko Phi Phi, where "The Beach" was filmed, Ko Ha, and Brad and I went out an extra day and went diving at Hin Daeng and Hin Meung, one of the Top 10 dive spots in the world. This was the highlight of our entire trip. Words truly cannot explain what we experienced 30 meters under the ocean. It's a whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, no one to tell us no, or where to go, just let us share this whole new world with you. O.k.,we just had to, lyrics compliments of www.awholenewworldalladin.com he he he we're goofy. Sing along with us 1, 2, 3 altogether now "A whole new world...' no seriously..
The feeling of breathing underwater, that pure weightlessness is indescribable, not to mention the complete and constant visual stimulation. Let's just say we have another new addiction. First skydiving, then white water rafting, and now Scuba. What is going to happen to us when we have to come back to reality? I'm scared, but we can always scuba in Lake Michigan right? I heard that the Chicago River has class 5 rapids, and that the top of the Sears Tower is an excellent spot for base jumping. So what else?
We took a longtail boat to Railay Beach for the New Year and had a superb time ringing it in with close friends. We were so excited to be reunited with our pals Andy and Eric that we met in Corfu, Greece. The New Year was really, really really, sweet. All I have to say is Sarah, swimming, bucket in hand, fully clothed, 2 A.M., salty drinkies, water taxi waiting. Aesha claiming "You are not from Quuuba, you must be from America because if you were from Cuba you would ay Koo-ba, not Quu-ba" sure, sure Aesh, have another. Brad and I laid low that night for we knew what demons lie ahead the next week. Yep, you guessed it, our good pal Stevo was coming to visit. Safe dammit, safe.
The girls left, we cried, and an entirely new type of adventure began. Well not entirely new, debauchery is an old friend of ours.
posted by Sam Scholl/Brad Macpherson at 2:45 AM
3 Comments:
Hey Guys! I just wanted to say hi and Happy New Year! I love your new pictures, I can see that you are using some of your cameras cool features:) I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip. Are you finally ready to hold onto some American money?
Take care and I can't wait to see you both,
Lindsay
Surprise for you two packages arrived today!!hip hip hurray.
Such fun(except the part about the bugs and jelly fish owwww)I no like bitting bugs and jelly fissie!!Maybe of you had smeared Vasoline thickly all over your body they could not have bitten you and you would have extra soft skin.(ummm I think I may have an invention).
Looking forward to your arrival as is everyone.
Love you!
Mom
Samantha you look soooo beautiful!
Love Mom
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