A few months ago, Russ decided to look forward to when we would be sick of Winter, and would need a warm getaway for Spring Break at school. The island of Koh Chang in Thailand was recommended to us, so off we went.
We had a night in Bangkok when we arrived:
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| It's wonderful to be in summer clothes again!! |
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| We went for a wander around a local market.... |
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| Wonderful array of fruit. |
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| 10 different types of cooked bugs! |
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| ....and Russ found some rice - of course. |
On Koh Chang we rented a lovely, quiet, affordable holiday house, and it really lived up to our expectations! We stayed 5 nights at this house, and relaxed around the house and pool most days, with a walk along the beach each day too.
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| On the ferry to the island |
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| The view from our table - yes, the pool is just for us! |
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| The towels on all the beds were cute!! |
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Russ showing that he is a true Queenslander -
was always on the lookout for coconuts to open! |
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| Our beach rarely had more than 2 or 3 people on it! |
In the middle of the week, we spent a day exploring outside our own little bay. We went to an elephant farm, looked for monkeys (and eventually found some, on the drive back....), hiked to a waterfall and walked along the beach.
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| Had lunch by a lovely little river... |
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We had the fish treatment...... lots of little fish
'nibbled' on our feet and legs - ticklish, weird,
and quite hilarious!! |
All in all, our time away was lovely and relaxing (Russell even relaxed!), and just what we needed. We left Russ in Bangkok, and he then headed to Vietnam for work, while Alice and I headed back to Korea - we were welcomed home by a hint of Spring..... cherry blossoms have started, flowers are out in pots, and the temperature is improving!
