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A Fun Filled Day
After recovering from our new year celebrations, we were up early and collected for today’s triple tour – white water rafting, ATV tour and elephant trekking. On our tour bus there was the 4 of us, a group of South … Continue reading
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New Years!!
New Years 2012 – 2013 Sleeping in, we enjoyed a ‘brunch’ feed of hot dog sausage, eggs, toast and fruit courtesy of our hotel then got ready for tonight’s festivities. Catching the hotel shuttle bus into Patong Beach, we left … Continue reading
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Sea Kayaking
Before leaving Australia we purchased a multi-entry tourist visa, which allowed us 2x 60 day lots in Thailand. After being in Thailand for 7 weeks already, our first 60 day lot was quickly running out. We decided to temporarily leave … Continue reading
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Our Life on Koh Tao Part 2
Within a week of arriving on Koh Tao we had become qualified in Emergency Fist Response (EFR) and Rescue Diving, as well as clocking up a few more dives. The next step was to start our Dive Master Training (DMT) … Continue reading
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A Place to Call Home
Today we signed up for our Dive Master course with Buddha View, as we were only Advanced Divers we needed to do our Rescue and EFR course before we could do our Dive Master. The package allowed us unlimited diving, … Continue reading
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Our Life on Koh Tao Part 1
After spending 1 week in Koh Samui we packed our bags and headed to the pier to catch the Lomprayah ferry over to Koh Tao. Koh Tao was going to be our home for the next 2 months, as we … Continue reading
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When it Rains it Pours
We awoke to what sounded like a waterfall gushing down above us. The rains had returned and in Thailand, when it rains it pours! The weather matched our moods. After waking up feeling a little sad about loosing the tiger … Continue reading
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When Animals are the Stars
Today we awoke to another beautiful sunny day, so we decided to hire a scooter again and head to the Samui Aquarium and Tiger Zoo Bottle feeding a baby tiger has been on my to do list for years and … Continue reading
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The Best Pancake
After being cooped up inside for the last couple of days, the down pour of rain finally ceased and the sun fought its way back into the sky. We decided to take advantage of the sunshine, we relaxed for a … Continue reading
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From the Mainland to an Island
After spending an amazing week in Koh Lak, we check out and booked a taxi to take us back to the airport so we can catch our flight to Koh Samui. Mr Tee was our drivers name and he agreed … Continue reading
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