theboonedoggle

We gambled against the monsoon for four days on Tonsai Beach. When it wasn't raining, it was pouring; and when it wasn't pouring, it was just beautiful. We saw much more sun than the season called for, and enjoyed all the benefits of low season -namely solitude. Tonsai Beach is not on an island, but one of a quartet of amazing beaches along the Krabi coast, in an area where the thick jungle and steep limestone terrain make access from the mainlaind a non-starter. The only way there is by longtail boat, a ten-minute ride from Ao Nang. The beaches are surrounded by towering limestone karsts, making this something of a mecca for rock climbing enthusiasts. And there is nothing to do here but swim, snorkel, climb, and explore the thick jungle surroundings. So that is what we did for four days. We have posted pictures to my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026421&id=1009299883&l=43a5edb3c4 We stayed in a little bungalow, about two hundred meters off...

I'm back, baby! If you thought the last few postings were getting a bit anemic (and Tatyana back-filled half the last post), you were dead-on... India sucked the wind out of me, and then kicked the crap out of me... and then it stole from me... and I was a bit tuckered out over the last month. If you ever do go to India, go on a full tank. After four months of traveling, I think we were simply in no mood for it... But now I've got a song to sing, and you're going to get more than you'd like. So, having made the best of our side-trip to India, we booked it to Bangkok for a much needed change. Loved it there. Much of our first impressions of Thailand were tempered by our experience in India, so the things we loved so much about it are very much simple contrasts to the subcontinent... Bangkok is quiet. No doubt anyone who has been there will screw up their face and say 'whaaaa?', but let me explain. Bangkok is busy , yes, but loud it is not. Amidst all the ...