Sunday, January 14, 2007

A slice of paradise - Koh Phangan - Jan 15, 2007



Wow... white sand, aqua water and a laid back ambience. Haven't been doing too much but laying on the beach, reading my book, jumping in the water and then laying on the beach again. I know.. it's been a tough life.

The first place I stayed -- Coconut Beach -- was really remote, but had a private beach. Run by a sweet Thai family who gave me a deal (250 baht for a nice bungalow). Other people were really nice, friendly ... met a Belgian, a Russian and several Aussies. I'm now at a fancier resort (a birthday gift to myself), and I have a bungalow right on the beach.

We've all heard about the "ugly American tourist" stereotype ... well, i'm embarrassed to say that so far, i've run into several "ugly Canadians." One couple from the Okanagan complained constantly and then refused to pay their bill at the Coconut Beach. Then, three young French Canadian girls from Montreal woke up the whole resort at 3 a.m. by singing loudly and very off key. Ughh...

Anyways, here's some pics of me and the beautiful beaches on Koh Phangan. Will be heading over to Krabi and the other side (koh Pi pi) in a couple of days..

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It looks so nice, Niom!

Happy Birthday!

Unknown said...

Happy birthday!