Thailand

Our honeymoon adventure was in Thailand - the perfect place for a mix of relaxing, sightseeing, shopping and eating!

RAILAY BEACH
We started our trip at beautiful Railay Beach in the Krabi provence in southern Thailand.  It is an idyllic setting with magnificent limestone cliffs towering above the water.  We swam, went sea-kayaking, watched the monkeys playing and sat watching in awe at the rock climbers attempting to ascend the impressive cliffs.




The view from our breakfast table at Railay Bay Resort.



Swimming under the impressive cliffs at Railay.

  

Railay Bay swimming pool... divine!



Cocktails at Railay East.

PHUKET
From Railay we headed to Phuket for some adventures.  Whilst we didn't really like Patong all that much (the sleaziness and partying tourists were a bit much to take after our relaxing time at Railay), we did enjoy lots of day trips.  These included elephant rides, Koh Phi Phi and sea-kayaking through the caves in PhangNga Bay.



Riding our gorgeous elephant through the forest.



Crowds at Koh Phi Phi - famous from 'The Beach'.

Pretty Koh Phi Phi Don - the side of the island away from the crowds!



Sea kayaking through the caves - fun!

Andrew hard at work in the sea kayak.



Crazy Phuket - they even advertise for the 'special' massages!


KANCHANABURI
Next stop was fabulous Kanchanaburi, which is west of Bangkok.  We loved it!  The Tiger Temple was a highlight - being able to pat the tigers and then later watch them playing in the water whilst we were in a 'cage'.  We also enjoyed Erawan Falls and the local night market... Andrew refused to eat the intestines at the market, but we gave pretty much everything else a go!

Tiger Temple.

Walking the tiger with the monk.

Enjoying a 'squid on a stick' at the markets.

Andrew posing under Erawan Falls.

Swimming at Erawan Falls.  The rock behind was fun to slide down. 
Somehow Andrew is keeping a straight face as the fish in the water liked to nibble on feet!

BANGKOK
We spent our last few days in Bangkok.  The Grand Palace, Wat Arun and the snake farm were just some of the sights we saw.

Wat Arun

Sandbags were everywhere due to the floods.

Andrew with the Burmese Python at the Red Cross Snake Farm.
Here they do research on anti-venom.