Karon Beach, Thailand 2013
I finally got Julie over to take in the beauty of magical Thailand! She had a wonderful experience. We started off by flying from Seattle, Washington to Bangkok, via Taipei. We stayed in Bangkok for the first 3 nights, helping our internal clocks change and to rest up for the island life of Phuket. One of our first stops while walking the backstreets of Bangkok, was the John Thompson House/Museum. You can read about the history of this location, as I am pressed for time. What a relaxing place to chill next to the koi pond and have a couple cold ones.
We then flew down to Phuket, staying up on the hillside of Karon Beach. I have a favorite place I like to stay at called the Pacific Club. You'd never find it on a map, so the privacy is wonderful and the views of the beach are outstanding. We did lots of snorkling out near Koh Kai, Coral Island and ofcourse Phi Phi Islands. The fish are always nice visit with :-)
Of all the MANY elephants you come across while scouring Thailand, it is always fun to take one for a ride up on the surrounding hillsides. Such gentle giants they are......Its fun to feed them afterwards and spend some time with them. They LOVE sugar cane and bananas and will eat endlessly if you have the time to keep feeding them.
This picture was on a day we spend out at Phi Phi Islands at "The Beach". We took our motorbike up the hillside above Karon Beach, where you can see the MASSIVE big Buddha. Up there, you visit the monastery and observe the monks living on the grounds and doing their chants. It's really a beautiful site to behold.
I even got Julie to take a parachute ride behind a speed boat. She was the lsat ride of the day, as dusk was approaching. She sure had a wonderful sight as the sun was dropping. Fun times :-)
Well, this was a VERY brief update. We have about 90 more days, and we will be flying back to Thailand again for the 2014 trip. Looks like heading to the area of Krabi this time. Todays update was mainly for me to get my feet wet in doing updates and being able to tweak my blog. It's been a LONG time as I have been busy with lots of changes in my personal life. In fact, it looks as thought I might be taking another overseas work assignment to the middle east, hence LOTS more traveling to see the rest of this great planet. I will try and keep this blog up and current with all the new happenings.
Get out there and travel!
Jeff.
