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The city of sin in the daylight - Patong Beach | Oct 11 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Phuket

"I wanted a look at the nightlife to see if it is as awful as rumoured and poked my nose into the go-go bars and nightclubs "

There is a small seaplane approaching your island...yes, its a guest I am expecting - no, he wont be leaving..."Classic lines from the film where I... Continue reading »
That tropical sun beats down - a day on Kata Yai Beach | Oct 10 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Phuket

"Its been a very tiring couple of days and a beach and a book are perfect together"

This evening I have that ache with me.You know the one? The ache that you have where you have spent all day on the beach - skin that has spent too... Continue reading »
The island of Phuket - Pearl of the Andaman sea... | Oct 09 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Phuket

"The landscape was peppered with them making it look like a Chinese watercolour "

I woke up somewhere along the Isthmus of Kra..That long snake of land that connects Thailand/Burma to lower down Malaysia and Singapore. A sliver o... Continue reading »
Leaving the north - Thai railways south to Bangkok | Oct 08 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Bangkok

"By 1.15pm I noticed to my horror we had arrived at the town of Uttaradit which is a tiny city at the edge of the north"

The Burmese coveted the ancient kingdom of Chiang Mai for its fertility - and you can see why. Great mountains and valleys wreathed up to the summi... Continue reading »
Putting my feet up - catching my breath in lovely Chiang Mai | Oct 07 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Chiang Mai

"I did have an excursion today and treated myself to a superb Thai meal before heading off to the DK bookstore to replenish my holiday reading"

One thing everyone says about Chiang Mai is that is is wonderful place to recover and relax.The pace of life here is so slow it is easy to kick bac... Continue reading »
Hill tribe trek #2 - the way down and bamboo rafting | Oct 06 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Chiang Mai Province

"It was ten miles of trail over very difficult terrain. Most of it solid jungle with 100% humidity"

Scotty was very ill last night. He kept vomiting up his stomach and running to the toilet. He could not sleep and was running a temperature. When h... Continue reading »
Hill tribe trek day #1 - climbing up and elephant riding.. | Oct 05 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Chiang Mai Province

"We were staying with a Karen family with father, baby and mother who was working on her loom and their extended family of dogs, cockerells, hens and tethered pigs"

Today all concepts of comfort, coolness and a good nights sleep went out the window - today I have been trekking in hilltribe country..This morning... Continue reading »
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun - and the delights of Thai massage.. | Oct 04 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Chiang Mai

" Thai girl cover my feet in sweet smelling oil. Every time I moaned or groaned she giggled (?) "

"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. The Japanese don't dare to. The Chinese wouldn't care too"Noel Coward got it right - there was a... Continue reading »
Chiang Mai - the Shangri-La of the exotic Thai north | Oct 03 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Chiang Mai

"Some city walls are still standing such as the Thae Pae gate and the old town is full of clean small roads designed almost for wandering. I"

A little touch of magic happened tonight in this likeable northern city..Brook, Peter and myself were relaxing on chairs in the concert area of the... Continue reading »
Ayutthaya - the spectacular ruins of a long vanished empire | Oct 02 98'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Ayutthaya

"entire city (about three miles square) is one great archaeological site."

So why come to Ayutthaya?What is the attraction of spending a day and two nights here?Well, it has to be one of the best archaeological sites in As... Continue reading »