Dec 2006

...Seasons Greetings to everyone.

Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and are looking forward to a fantastic 2007.

I know the SL guys will be amazing at Q4 - hope you all remember to giggle when it gets tough and laugh when it gets good. And trust me, it will get good. Superstars you are

Thanks to Jill and Marie for the great message - fabulous to hear from you all. I smiled and smiled and smiled when I read it. Hope you do too when you read this. Go on, go on, it is truly infectious. Remember, if you see someone lacking a smile, give them one of yours.

We're still in Rawai, venturing to Krabi in a week or so. Krabi is the best rock climbing place in Thailand so we will, for sure, be spending some time there. Going to try and get Keith to scale a rock face. You know, if Keith can handle my face, he can handle any rock that comes along (haa, haa, haa - mega laughs).

Heading off parasailing today so will try and take some photos and get them loaded to the site. Had one or two challenges with photos and PC's so far so we'll let you know - be prepared, you're going to get about 40 photos in a 'one-er' (is that how you type it? Go on Mrs K, please correct my grammar!!)

Ladiisawat

Pamela x

Meant to say... if you want to send us a message, the travellerspoint site is very secure and you will not start to receive dodgy (spam) emails after registering.

Hear from you soon

As you all consider whether to vote for Ray or Leona (go on, go on, vote for Ray!!) we are in a small village in the south east of Phuket Island called Rawai.

It's utter bliss to break from the tourist route and stay around the locals. This is the Thailand we hoped for . Learning Thai pretty darned quick - deep end and jump are both real pertinent words - hee, hee!

Hope the countdown to Christmas is well underway and all purchases have been made. No need to get our address for pressies - hah, hah, hah, hah.

Off now to the beach, keeping well clear of 'timeshare' reps. Yep, they don't just exist in Spain!

Gonna keep smiling - please do so too

P.S. The temperature really is 35!

Headed off to Phuket in a few hours - just time to grab some fabulous thai veggies (food, that is) and head out to the airport.

Had an amazing night last night, although a few instances of somewhat bizarre - first was the offer of 5,000 Baht to be entertaining for local thai men for the night. The bloke obviously didn't realise that I was a Scottish accountant - with teuchter blood. Bartered for a decent price and then, of course, had to let him down gently. Oh my god!!

Second was the real, true blue thai boys - goodness, I wish I had a figure like that

Off for now - will type more when I locate a PC in Phuket.

Adios and Au Revior

Pamela x

Arrived very safe and sound (well, apart from the odd sniggering snore from me after our 14 hr flight).

Weather suiting extremely well - cactii sublime, I reckon. Bangkok is an experience not to be missed. Buzz, heat and haggle great. Sure do miss the wet, dark, damp days though. Hmmmm, maybe need to think about that thought again

Went to an 'out of this world' veggie restaurant last night and am in my element with the fruit/veg. I really should have considered this destination before my 21st birthday...well, at least I'm doing it before my 25th, so that's ok. LMM (Laugh Mega Much).

We're staying on here for 4 days and then headed down to see Keith's little Bro, David, in Phuket. We'll try to stay there for a couple of weeks. Been researching the net for a bungalow on the beach. Gosh, there really isn't going to be a better way to wake up on Christmas morning. Miss my stocking at Mum and Dad's, though, so will borrow one of Keith's socks and surprise him with a tangerine and penny sweety

Anywhooo, this is a quick one to say hello, "Hello", and to let you know that we got here in one piece - well, two pieces - one Pamela, one Keith.

Enjoy your day.

Namaste