Summer has been ripped away from us like a band-aid once
again. Our month spent in Thailand went
way too quick and we were having too much fun to be bothered to update the blog,
so this is a post-Thailand update.
There a few things that I really miss about my previous
employment; 1) Being paid an income. 2)
flying as a staff member. For the first time in nearly 10 years I had to fly as a
normal commercial passenger & realized how horrible it is. I really miss being able to go on standby for
any flight with any airline and hated being stuck to a schedule for just 1
airline. I also realize that I don’t
miss flying! When we first embarked on
this road journey I was wondering how I would go driving around Europe in a
camper and not stepping foot an aircraft for nearly 2 years. I thought I would really miss it. Long haul travel was (in fact for both of us)
quite the norm for our jobs but from the moment we checked–in at Munich airport
I just wanted it all to be over with and hated not having control of our own
journey and destiny.
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| gorgeous setting at AoNang Hilltop |
The sole purpose for this trip was to attend Nicky &
Tony’s wedding in Krabi and being that is was a wedding in the family meant it
was an opportunity to see them all after 2 years away from home. The wedding was amazing…..so beautiful &
they are such an awesome couple! I’ve
always been pretty biased and thought that our wedding was the best but I’d have
to say Nicky and Tony’s wedding takes the cake.
The location was just stunning, set above Krabi bay with beautiful views
and a spectacular sunset that gave it such an stunning atmosphere. They had everything from fire-dancers,
lanterns, fireworks, DJ, open bar and not a dry eye in the house when it was
time for speeches and Tony did a special presentation for Nicky.
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| & our ride - tuk tuk |
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| kath & joe - paul's folks |
We hired our own Tuk-Tuk as transport for the 4 of us
(Paul’s folks + us) and the locals thought that was pretty funny. It’s not often they see a Farang driving a locals
Tuk-Tuk’s as it’s actually really hard
to handle and keep stable. Thumbs up
everywhere we went and on a few occasions traffic was held up in both
directions as they wanted to talk Paul and ask where he was from and how he was
going with it.
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| floating snack bar - Railey beach |
In true Rose & Paul style most of our time was spent in
our togs on a beach & in the water. Have
to admit we were not that impressed with Krabi beaches & don’t think we would
go back. To access the good beaches you
had to take a boat out into the bay & go to one of the islands or to the
remote beaches that can’t be accessed by road which was a bit of a pain. They were a nice setting but the water wasn't really that clear, not a huge amount of fish, dead coral so it just didn't seem worth the effort to us.
We couldn't help it but we kept comparing it to Greece & the Med. Nothing compares to wild camping on a deserted beach in Greece, with crystal clear water & fish abundant. This is one of the little experiences we wish we could share with friends & family just once.
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| Hong Island |
When then took a speedboat to Phuket to meet Daniel & Ingrid (Rose's bro & sis-in-law) & spend a wonderful week with them. It was so great to see them and spend time
with them, we always have a blast and really didn't want to say goodbye when
the time came. We love you guys and miss you a bucket load already.
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2 best people anyone could wish for in their life.
Paulie & Ing |
Phuket was wonderful and there is so much more to Phuket
than we ever imagined. We virtually
explored the whole island, every beach, every cove and found the most beautiful
out of the way places to stay and eat in, it was wonderful. The water was so much clearer & calmer
than Krabi.
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| my! what good genes we have Dan! |
Previously when I thought about Phuket I only ever knew it
for the Patong & Karon areas. The commercialized,
touristy hot spots with an OK beach, lots of big posh resorts, go-go bars,
ping-pong shows, lady boys & drunk yobbo’s.
Not that there is anything wrong with that! In fact I've always loved Phuket and stayed
in some lovely spots but I’d just never really adventured to far from this
area, maybe 1 beach north or 1 beach south and didn't realize how big the
Island was and how much it had to offer.
There are so many amazing bays & beaches in Phuket that I had never
heard off and we have fallen in love with the place! We've been trying to work out how we can live
there! Yeah right - Dream on sista!
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| beach bungalow with a view |
We stayed in some very basic beach bungalows on a beautiful
little private bay at the southernmost part of Phuket, called AoSane
beach. Came complete with wooden plank for bed, mozzies, cold shower & rock'n happy hour. What more could one ask for??? Paul also caught his biggest fish ever
within 20mins of being in the water.
Paul wants to live in Phuket just so he can go spear-fishing for the rest
of his life. We have heard that during
the rainy season the water is not so flat and clear, so I suppose we did go at
the best possible time. We are looking
forward to checking out the rest of Thailand one day around Koh Lak, Koh Thao &
Koh Samaui – I hear the waters are even better around these places.
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| paulies big catch - it was yum |
It was pretty hard saying goodbye to everyone when the time
came, but we hope it’s not too long before we see you all again.
We are now back on the farm in Austria. It’s funny but as soon as we arrived back on
the farm we instantly felt at home. The
Holzmann-Spiegl family have made us feel so
welcome during our stay here that I think it will be another sad goodbye when
we leave for good in a few weeks.
Austria has also turned it on again for us. Lots of fresh stuff when we arrived and it kept snowing for 4 days. The sunshine is out
now though, temps are above zero and everything is melting pretty quickly, so we
better get out there and enjoy it while we can.
Wher’d summa go??? We
love you long time Thailand
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| thai long boats |
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| sunset over AoNang beach - Krabi |
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