Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

Thailand really is a beautiful place. This was my second visit and you really can't beat it for clear water, white-sand beaches, friendly faces and good food. We had an awesome and relaxing four day trip (all for about £150 each!!). It's great to be able to take weekend breaks to places like this, I think we'll be checking out some more Thai islands before long. Sometimes when I'm lying on a beach reading my book, I just can't get over how lucky I feel right now - no I'm not gloating, just recognising my good fortune. Come and visit us and we can take you to a tropical island for the weekend too.

I think that pictures can do this place more justice than words, so here we go.

Left: one of the many lovely long-tailed boats, resting in the crystal clear waters.

Right:Us at sunset.
Below: Maya bay, where the film 'The Beach' was shot

Wow, what a great four days. Just a shame that we had to come back to work really...

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Anonymous said…

Brings back a lot of memories - your blog has improved with pretty pics.

I always enjoy it so much to read what you get up to. Keep it up!!!!

Love and Regards

Adéle

11:20 pm

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