Ever wondered what to expect from a Thai massage? I’m not talking the type of Thai massage you are going to get in Pattaya or a sleazy back street in Bangkok. There are actually massage parlours in Thailand where happy endings aren’t the norm and the clientele isn’t just middle-aged men on the prowl for young Thai girls. There are literally massage parlours on every street in Thailand so given we [...]
Tonsai is probably on a lot of climbers lists of places to go. There are not many places in the world where you can climb beautiful routes right on a picture perfect sandy beach. Tonsai has climbing for all levels but if you really want to get the most from it you want to be climbing above 6c. On the main strip of beach the easiest route is a tough 6a, and its quite polished because everyone seems [...]
The original plan today was to meet Max and Daria early this morning on the beach so Nick could climb with them. However, within about 5 minutes of him getting up this morning, he quickly changed his mind and said he would just watch. I couldn’t believe Nick was turning down the chance to climb (this never happens!). But then again, both his hands are cut to pieces and he woke up hobbling around b [...]
Yesterday was the last morning with the parents and our plan was to drive to the airport with them and then catch the bus to Krabi whist they flew to Bangkok. We managed to find the bus stop but had to wait an hour for the next bus, luckily the bus that stopped was air-conditioned, apparently some are not! The journey only took three hours, not the four we thought and costing only £4 per person th [...]