Thailand here we come

In March Mel & I headed off to Thailand to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary, or more precisely Patong Beach, Phuket. Our first trip to Asia and all I can say is we had an absolute ball. Where do we start, we went on elephant rides, island tours, ate at a different restaurant every night and met some great people.

The first photo is with two of the cast from the Phantasea show, which is Thailand's No1 tourist attraction. It is a dinner and show. The dining hall feeds over 4000 people which is more people than what lives in Weipa. The show is a about the Thai heritage and goes for around 90mins. highly recommended if you go to Phuket.

This is a picture of Mel on an elephant, yes I went on one to, that's how I took the photo. We went up and down this goat track or should I say elephant track, that most people wouldn't be game to walk. A great experience as long as your not following the elephant that likes to let it rip every few minutes, and the kids reckon I'm bad.

Next pic, is from the day trip we did to the islands in the gulf of Thailand off phuket. Again another great day. We visited Loh Samah Bay (photo). Maya Bay, better known as the the beach used in the movie The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio. Pileh cove, Viking cave ( where they get the nests to make Birds nest Soup). Monkey beach, yep full of monkeys, Phi Phi Don, which was devastated in the Tsunami (2000 people killed of which 1600 were tourist) and Khai Nui Island, where we went snorkeling.

Well a trip to Patong, would not be complete without spending some or should I say plenty of time on Bangla Rd. The tourist hotspot and the heart of Patong. Here you wil find some great and not so great bars, restaurants, nightclubs and other "shows". You also get to meet some of the ladies and the lady boys. can you guess which is which? Yes they are both Lady boys. Single men beware.