Summary | Annual event to visit to Thailand in January. I always stayed at Patong in Phuket six or seven times from the biginning. After that I have been in Khao Lak, Phi Phi, Lanta and Khao Lak. Staying in Patong for the first time in five years. Two days diving and the Surin Islands day trip. |
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I came back to the Bangkok Airport. Then I left my luggage at a locker
in the aiport. I got on the airplane bound for Hanoim, Vietnam. One night in Hanoi, I took the Ha Long Bay 2D-1N tour. After that, I came back to Hanoi and stayed one night there. Next day, I retrurned to the Bangkok Airport by air. Picking up my left luggage, then I got on the airplane at night and came back home next morning. |
Dining | Hoboya | 1st day | 1 | Racha Noi Banan Bay | 2 | Rcha Noi Banan Rock | 3 | Racha Yai No.3 |
2nd day | 1 | .Koh Doc Mai | 2 | Koh Doc Mai | 3 | Maiton Island |
The second day of diving, I always have went to the Marine Park when I
was in Puket. Though the tour operated by the South Siam Divers dives at King Cruiser, Shark Point and Koh Doc Mai. The Wind and the high waves prevented us to be the Marine Park, so the first dive was held at Koh Doc Mai. Then we tryed to see how it would go after finishing the first dive. Unfortunately, it wasn't getting better. We were not able to be the Marine Park. So we dived at Koh Doc Mai again. It was verly hard to exsit on the boat from wavey surfave. We dived at the Mai Ton Island for the third dive. Though we are not able to dive the island, since it is the private island. I heard that they explained the matter |
Surin Islands |
I booked a surin tour operated by Wow Andaman at Patong in Phuket. I was picked up at eary morning in the hotel. Moving to the Baan Nam Kem Port by minubus. Then we got on a speed boat. We headed to the Surin Islands, a few times snorkeling. After that, Landing in the islands, being on the beach, having lunc and visiting the Moken sea gypsy Village. Came back to the port about 3PM and the hotel 6PM. |
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Officially, the name is the Surin Islands(Mu Koh Surin) composed of some islands, which is the national park. |
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Ha Long Bay |
I came back to the Bangkok Airport from Phuket. Then I put my luggage at the airport locker before I got on the plane. I moved to the hotel from the airport by carpool taxi. Next mornig, a minibus picked me up and headed to the port. The bus had a break in a huge souvenir shop midway that looked like a factory, many people made products of paintings and sculpture. We reached the port about noon, then boared. |
Schedule | 1st day | 12:30 Check in >> 13:00 Lunch >> 15:30 Kayaking >> 18:00 Wine time >>19:00 Diner | |||
2nd day | 6:30 Tai Chi >> 7:00 Breakfast >> 7:445 Landing a island >> 9:30 Check out >> 11:00 Lunch >> 12:00 Disembarkation |
Hanoi | After disembarking the cruise ship, a minibus brought me to the hotel. Evening of the day and next day morning, I looked around neighbor of the hotel. I got on a bus operated by the Vietnam Airlines. When I arrived in the Bangkok Airport, I picked up my luggage from the locker. Then I came back to home. |