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More photos from Lipe island.

We booked a ferry from Krabi to Koh Lipe, it turned out to be a high speed boat. Which started out nice but pretty rough in the open water. There were about 10-15 passengers so plenty of room and somewhat comfortable bench seats. Not much splash so we stayed almost dry. Our transfer was atContinue reading “Five Boats Later and Five Hours Late”

Here are a few more photos of our last evening on Phi Phi. It turned bad after this, by the next morning I was knocked out by travelers diarrhea, thank goodness for good medication.

Pronounced pee pee this is a chain of six limestone islands raising about five hundred feet out of the ocean, each with a rain forest on top. Sandy beaches are tucked away at places. There are no cars only walking streets and just a handful of motorbikes. The medical clinic does have golf carts. PhiContinue reading “Phi Phi Islands”

Heading away from Phuket, pronounced poo-ket but can’t resist saying fuck it! Here are a few photos that capture a bit of our take on Phuket.

Check out these foods of Phuket and Patong.

Great tropical fruits here in southern Thailand. Today’s pick is longan a member of the soapberry family. In the US we know lychee which is in the same family. Longan looks like an eyeball with opaque flesh around a hard seed. About the size of a large marble with a tough skin that “breaks” whenContinue reading “Fruit of The Day”

On almost every property we see spirit houses. Some very elaborate and some much simpler. These spirit houses are shrines to the protective spirit of a place. The houses provide a shelter for spirits that could make things difficult if not appeased. Offerings of flowers, food and drink, usually red Fanta opened with a strawContinue reading “Spirit Houses”