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natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 08:50 PM

Hi all. I'm finally starting my thread on our great trip to Thailand. We spent one day under four weeks there from mid December to January 9th. I have loads of pics, but I'll post them in groups of 4 or 5 to make them easier to view and (hopefully) enjoy.

OK, we arrived in BKK on the morning of Dec 14th. The weather was nice and clear for our landing.

I went to our local market to pick up brekkie.

This was a Friday and that night we met some friends for dinner at The Waterside Restaurant.

Rudolph wasn't there yet

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 08:54 PM

We went to Phuket and stayed at Laguna for four nights.

Part of the view from our top floor room

The view from the gym

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 08:58 PM

We went for dinner at a local, Muslim seafood place which was excellent!

Southern Thai style oysters

A yummy appetiser

More yum!

Every place in Phuket now has Russian signs.

klong toey · 20-01-2013, 09:03 PM

Nice pics natalie8,good to see someone gets the same seat as me on the plane.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:03 PM

A nice fresh coconut from my in-laws' garden

Breakfast made by my MIL

A place to bring your dirty botorbike, 555.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:12 PM

For Christmas lunch we went to Angus O'Toole's in Karon. It had a really nice atmosphere and the food was great, but a bit too much. It was a really good deal for 690 baht. You got a welcome drink of mulled wine, the turkey plate and a choice of two desserts.

Karon Temple

One of many more Russian signs

And a perverted British sign

SEA Traveler · 20-01-2013, 09:12 PM

Looks like you had a great start to your Thai holiday Natalie8. Food looks good. Were you just looking out the gym window or were you actually exercising?

Looking forward to some more of your photos. Holiday photos are almost always enjoyable to view...

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:18 PM

And now for the food!

We both had the same dessert, a rummy boozy cakey thing with custard which I can't recall the name of.

More Russian signs. This was a tour company that had everything in Russian.

If you want a fish pedicure you can get one here

The girl working there was too busy yapping on her phone to care about me taking pictures.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

Were you just looking out the gym window or were you actually exercising?

LOL, I was debating putting that in my comment. I was actually using the equipment. The gym is fully stocked with weights, treadmills, crosstrainers and stationary bikes. That view is from the treadmill I was on. It was gorgeous.

sunsetter · 20-01-2013, 09:42 PM

great thread mate, keep it coming

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:49 PM

Hubby's friend runs an elephant trekking business and they have three baby elephants. They are well taken care of, I asked many questions and checked out the elephant myself. This one is a four year old female.

You buy cups of fruit and veggies and you can feed them.

The mahout looked more like an artistic type, 555.

They also had crocodiles here. They were all sleeping at the time, one with his mouth wide open.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 09:57 PM

After the elephant place we went to Promthep Cape and Naiharn Beach. This is from the top:

There were two couples doing wedding photos there.

Two people were snorkeling here.

Loy Toy · 20-01-2013, 10:00 PM

Nice thread Nat and all the best to you and your hubby for 2013.

I am a little disappointed you have not put up some pictures of the office bar where we had a few drinks.

Or maybe you have no recollection about the evening?

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:01 PM

This group of school kids came to clean up the beach.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by klong toey

Nice pics natalie8,good to see someone gets the same seat as me on the plane.

Thanks, KT. I had a great view.

misskit · 20-01-2013, 10:03 PM

Some really nice food there at the start so your thread. Those oysters looked good and Mom's cooking has to be great after being away for a while. Made me hungry!

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Nice thread Nat and all the best to you and your hubby for 2013. I am a little disappointed you have not put up some pictures of the office bar where we had a few drinks.

Thanks, LT. I had my camera with me but I didn't see anyone else taking any pics, so I figured people didn't want their pics taken.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by misskit

Some really nice food there at the start so your thread. Those oysters looked good and Mom's cooking has to be great after being away for a while. Made me hungry!

The food was amazing! It had been more than a year and a half since I was in Thailand last and I just gorged on everything. I did manage to lose 2 kilos somehow. It must be all that fresh healthy stuff and the nice weather.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:20 PM

On Friday the 28th we drove up to Khao Lak area where my sister in law and her family are. This is at the top of Phuket just before the bridge. It's a nice big restaurant / pee stop. They so kindly have two types of toilets with signs to indicate which ones they are.

I much prefer this one

A tsunami memorial on the bridge

The first beach on the mainland. Nobody was on it.

natalie8 · 20-01-2013, 10:21 PM

That's all for now. I'll continue tomorrow. I hope you enjoy my thread in the meantime.

beerlaodrinker · 21-01-2013, 04:51 AM

Great post natalie, looks like you indulged in plenty of quality tucker, ( Food ) for the uneducated, look forward to more , thanks for sharing

Loombucket · 21-01-2013, 06:29 AM

Great pix Natalie. Keep them coming.

Dillinger · 21-01-2013, 08:09 AM

Nice pics Nat

Quote:

We both had the same dessert, a rummy boozy cakey thing with custard which I can't recall the name of.

Would that be Christmas Pudding ?

natalie8 · 21-01-2013, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

Great post natalie, looks like you indulged in plenty of quality tucker, ( Food ) for the uneducated, look forward to more , thanks for sharing

Thanks, BLD. Yes, the food everywhere was really good. We did really well. TBH after about four days, I was craving western food so I had that a few times. I have more pics of food if you guys want to see them.

natalie8 · 21-01-2013, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Loombucket

Great pix Natalie. Keep them coming.

Thanks LB. I have loads more.

20-01-2013, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	Thai Holiday Over Christmas and New Years Hi all. I'm finally starting my thread on our great trip to Thailand. We spent one day under four weeks there from mid December to January 9th. I have loads of pics, but I'll post them in groups of 4 or 5 to make them easier to view and (hopefully) enjoy. OK, we arrived in BKK on the morning of Dec 14th. The weather was nice and clear for our landing. I went to our local market to pick up brekkie. This was a Friday and that night we met some friends for dinner at The Waterside Restaurant. Rudolph wasn't there yet

20-01-2013, 09:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	Christmas Lunch in Karon And now for the food! We both had the same dessert, a rummy boozy cakey thing with custard which I can't recall the name of. More Russian signs. This was a tour company that had everything in Russian. If you want a fish pedicure you can get one here The girl working there was too busy yapping on her phone to care about me taking pictures.

20-01-2013, 09:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	Promthep Cape and Naiharn Beach After the elephant place we went to Promthep Cape and Naiharn Beach. This is from the top: There were two couples doing wedding photos there. Two people were snorkeling here.

20-01-2013, 10:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	Khao Lak and Baan Nam Khem On Friday the 28th we drove up to Khao Lak area where my sister in law and her family are. This is at the top of Phuket just before the bridge. It's a nice big restaurant / pee stop. They so kindly have two types of toilets with signs to indicate which ones they are. I much prefer this one A tsunami memorial on the bridge The first beach on the mainland. Nobody was on it.

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20-01-2013, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	We went to Phuket and stayed at Laguna for four nights. Part of the view from our top floor room The view from the gym

20-01-2013, 08:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	We went for dinner at a local, Muslim seafood place which was excellent! Southern Thai style oysters A yummy appetiser More yum! Every place in Phuket now has Russian signs.

20-01-2013, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
klong toey Thailand Expat Last Online: 14-05-2013 06:48 AM Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,057	Nice pics natalie8,good to see someone gets the same seat as me on the plane.

20-01-2013, 09:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	A nice fresh coconut from my in-laws' garden Breakfast made by my MIL A place to bring your dirty botorbike, 555.

20-01-2013, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	For Christmas lunch we went to Angus O'Toole's in Karon. It had a really nice atmosphere and the food was great, but a bit too much. It was a really good deal for 690 baht. You got a welcome drink of mulled wine, the turkey plate and a choice of two desserts. Karon Temple One of many more Russian signs And a perverted British sign

20-01-2013, 09:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
SEA Traveler Thailand Expat Last Online: 16-05-2013 02:07 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Villa Sariano, Phala Beach, Ban Chang, Rayong, Thailand Posts: 3,765	Looks like you had a great start to your Thai holiday Natalie8. Food looks good. Were you just looking out the gym window or were you actually exercising? Looking forward to some more of your photos. Holiday photos are almost always enjoyable to view...

20-01-2013, 09:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
sunsetter ................... Last Online: 17-05-2013 10:51 PM Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: underneath the sun Posts: 6,956	great thread mate, keep it coming

20-01-2013, 09:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	Hubby's friend runs an elephant trekking business and they have three baby elephants. They are well taken care of, I asked many questions and checked out the elephant myself. This one is a four year old female. You buy cups of fruit and veggies and you can feed them. The mahout looked more like an artistic type, 555. They also had crocodiles here. They were all sleeping at the time, one with his mouth wide open.

20-01-2013, 10:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
Loy Toy On a walkabout Last Online: Yesterday 09:45 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,036	Nice thread Nat and all the best to you and your hubby for 2013. I am a little disappointed you have not put up some pictures of the office bar where we had a few drinks. Or maybe you have no recollection about the evening?

20-01-2013, 10:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	This group of school kids came to clean up the beach.

20-01-2013, 10:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
misskit Thailand Expat Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chiang Mai Posts: 3,650	Some really nice food there at the start so your thread. Those oysters looked good and Mom's cooking has to be great after being away for a while. Made me hungry!

20-01-2013, 10:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,910	That's all for now. I'll continue tomorrow. I hope you enjoy my thread in the meantime.

21-01-2013, 04:51 AM	#21 (permalink)
beerlaodrinker Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 06:10 AM Join Date: May 2011 Location: vientiane Posts: 1,171	Great post natalie, looks like you indulged in plenty of quality tucker, ( Food ) for the uneducated, look forward to more , thanks for sharing

21-01-2013, 06:29 AM	#22 (permalink)
Loombucket Cacoethes scribendi Last Online: Today 03:05 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northen England Posts: 3,113	Great pix Natalie. Keep them coming.

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