Yet again it has been a while since I posted but this time it's not because I have been lazy as usual but because we have had a very slow internet connection. For the past 5 weeks we have been back in India, up in the mountains in Vashisht. We have just now managed to get a faster internet connection hence, back to blogging.
We left Koh Samui on Thursday the 3rd May after a great week with Emma and Craig. Colin and I headed to Bangkok for a few days essential shopping, then onward back to India. Emma and Craig headed to Koh Phangan Island for the full moon party, then onward to Austrailia where they were hiring a camper van and travelling around. Kho Phangan is a beautiful Island but, at full moon one of the beaches becomes a massive party venue that lasts for 48 hours. Hence, the full moon party . Many backpackers don't even bother to book a room and just spend the whole time on the beach. Emma and Craig tried to get us to go with them but, even though they had booked into a lovely hotel, it still wasn't enough to entice us to 48 hours of madness.
We flew to Bangkok and headed to the New Siam No 2 Guest House, near Khoasan Road, where we have stayed in the past. Khoasan Road is a really vibrant place that is great to wander around or to sit in a cafe and watch all the sights go by, and you do see some sights! It is 1km strip where you find countless budget guesthouses and mid-range hotels, internet cafes, swanky bars, restaurants and clubs, massage parlours, countless market stalls, tattoo shops, street food stalls and much more. The guys at the Glasgow Barras would be amazed to see the amount of stalls that sell copy goods - clothes, bags, watches, CD's, DVD,s - the list is endless. We bought a load of copy DVD's and because Emma had brought me a new IPOD from the UK, I took it to a guy who filled it with music for me, for a very small fee. Khoasan is also a great place to buy really cheap travelling clothes. Having left Glasgow 9 months ago with only a few pieces of clothing, all of which were already on their last legs, I thought I deserved a few bits and pieces to supplement my meagre wardrobe. Colin, as usual, wasn't interested in buying any new clothing, as, after all, he still has his blue vest top that he has had for what feels like forever, but it still has years left in it, according to him!
We stayed in Bangkok for 3 nights. We had a really good time wandering around and eating great Thai food from the street stalls. The Bug Seller was there as usual but Colin wasn't tempted this time. She wheels this massive cart around and it is just rammed with bugs - silk worms, crickets, beetles etc. She quickly deep fries them and then you have a bag of bugs to eat. Usually Colin likes a bag of silkworms but I pass. He insists they are a great beer snack and that I'm a fussy eater because I won't eat them! He really will eat anything. Many years ago when he was travelling alone, and he had been travelling for some time, he ended up in Bangkok with not a lot of money left. So, he was trying to make it last as long as possible before having to go back to Scotland. One night he was feeling a bit peckish so he wandered over to a food stall that was selling 'THINGS' on skewers. Without knowing what anything was he just asked for a skewer of the cheapest thing the guy had. He chomped into whatever was on the skewer and was chewing for ages but nothing changed shape in his mouth, so he just swallowed whatever it was. When Colin asked the guy what he had just eaten he was told 'chickens anus's. When he told me about this I said 'you must have been horrified when you found out what you had just swallowed'. He answered 'no, they were OK just a bit rubbery'. If not eating bugs and chicken anus makes me a fussy eater then I'm happy with that. I never took any photos in Bankok because we didn't want to lug the camera around so I have downloaded some photos of Khoasan Road to try and show how vibrant it is.
We flew to Dheli on the Sunday, where we stayed overnight then caught our flight the next day up to the mountains.
We left Koh Samui on Thursday the 3rd May after a great week with Emma and Craig. Colin and I headed to Bangkok for a few days essential shopping, then onward back to India. Emma and Craig headed to Koh Phangan Island for the full moon party, then onward to Austrailia where they were hiring a camper van and travelling around. Kho Phangan is a beautiful Island but, at full moon one of the beaches becomes a massive party venue that lasts for 48 hours. Hence, the full moon party . Many backpackers don't even bother to book a room and just spend the whole time on the beach. Emma and Craig tried to get us to go with them but, even though they had booked into a lovely hotel, it still wasn't enough to entice us to 48 hours of madness.
We flew to Bangkok and headed to the New Siam No 2 Guest House, near Khoasan Road, where we have stayed in the past. Khoasan Road is a really vibrant place that is great to wander around or to sit in a cafe and watch all the sights go by, and you do see some sights! It is 1km strip where you find countless budget guesthouses and mid-range hotels, internet cafes, swanky bars, restaurants and clubs, massage parlours, countless market stalls, tattoo shops, street food stalls and much more. The guys at the Glasgow Barras would be amazed to see the amount of stalls that sell copy goods - clothes, bags, watches, CD's, DVD,s - the list is endless. We bought a load of copy DVD's and because Emma had brought me a new IPOD from the UK, I took it to a guy who filled it with music for me, for a very small fee. Khoasan is also a great place to buy really cheap travelling clothes. Having left Glasgow 9 months ago with only a few pieces of clothing, all of which were already on their last legs, I thought I deserved a few bits and pieces to supplement my meagre wardrobe. Colin, as usual, wasn't interested in buying any new clothing, as, after all, he still has his blue vest top that he has had for what feels like forever, but it still has years left in it, according to him!
We stayed in Bangkok for 3 nights. We had a really good time wandering around and eating great Thai food from the street stalls. The Bug Seller was there as usual but Colin wasn't tempted this time. She wheels this massive cart around and it is just rammed with bugs - silk worms, crickets, beetles etc. She quickly deep fries them and then you have a bag of bugs to eat. Usually Colin likes a bag of silkworms but I pass. He insists they are a great beer snack and that I'm a fussy eater because I won't eat them! He really will eat anything. Many years ago when he was travelling alone, and he had been travelling for some time, he ended up in Bangkok with not a lot of money left. So, he was trying to make it last as long as possible before having to go back to Scotland. One night he was feeling a bit peckish so he wandered over to a food stall that was selling 'THINGS' on skewers. Without knowing what anything was he just asked for a skewer of the cheapest thing the guy had. He chomped into whatever was on the skewer and was chewing for ages but nothing changed shape in his mouth, so he just swallowed whatever it was. When Colin asked the guy what he had just eaten he was told 'chickens anus's. When he told me about this I said 'you must have been horrified when you found out what you had just swallowed'. He answered 'no, they were OK just a bit rubbery'. If not eating bugs and chicken anus makes me a fussy eater then I'm happy with that. I never took any photos in Bankok because we didn't want to lug the camera around so I have downloaded some photos of Khoasan Road to try and show how vibrant it is.
We flew to Dheli on the Sunday, where we stayed overnight then caught our flight the next day up to the mountains.
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