A Special Goodbye from Thailand

As I was walking away from my hotel room I heard a thump beside me.  Something had "fallen" from the coconut tree.  S/he waited for me to put my bag down, take out my camera and take some pics. 

Thai Fishing Village turned tourist town

The place I stayed in Thailand is still an active fishing village.

Where the tourists get to stay at great places like this: 

Which is actually the same place.  What a contrast it must be for the locals !!

Leaving Bhutan on my camera

I just took these photos off my camera today.  Nostalgic already. 

The five kings - photo in airport departure lounge

bye bye to the Himalaya

Sam Roi Yod and area

Today I rented a cute little bike and pedalled my way along the road to a National Park. I had to pay entry into the park in order to to hike over the mountain and sweat a lot. Half way over a gang of young boys adopted me. They “showed me the way” although it was IMPOSSIBLE to get lost. The park is famous for a cave. Kings long ago (??) discovered it and had a shrine built inside. It is well visited by Thai tourists and I think that the spendour of the past – with stalactites and stalagmites, are all but gone. I still found it to be incredible.

The beach where it is situated is out of this world, although I am beginning to see that Thai beaches are . . just like that.  

Beach I left for the hike 

Beach I went to 

View from the height of land on the walk 

My tour guides 

Inside the cave

Shrine

National Park beach  yum 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Leaving Paro and Bhutan and the Himalaya :(

You put your hands or feet in the tank and the fish "tickle" massage you  ??????? 

Dave and I spent New Year's Eve and the morning of January first in Bangkok.  We rented bikes, rode around, having beers with locals.  In the morning before going to the airport we rented bikes again and cruised around the fishponds and temples.  Luckily he was smart enough to bring his phone and take some photos.  

We split up at the airport - I could not go to Taiwan as my passport is only good for 6 months in my mind - June is 6 months away mo? 

I am happily basking in the sun and sea in Thailand.