Showing posts with label Thailand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thailand. Show all posts

Monday, 18 August 2014

Where my feet have been

 In recent years, I've definitely started taking photos of my feet more regularly whilst travelling. Tonight, I went through all the photos I have on my computer and realised that I had actually started this trend in 2008 when I was in China. It's been interesting looking over where my feet have stood over the last 7 years, and how disappointed I am that I didn't take more prior to 2011. I wish, for example, that I had photos of the cool boots I bought in Harbin, of my feet hanging over the edge of the Chinese/North Korea border, or on the great wall. But I still have the memories of those so that will suffice, and I will continue to document all my future journeys. Looking up is definitely important, but I really like pictures of where my feet have taken me!  


Sanya, China

Changsha, China

Seoul, Korea

NakSeongDae, Seoul

SeoulDae, Seoul

Seoul, Korea

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan
Daebang, Seoul

Krabi, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand

Railey Beach, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand

Incheon, Korea
Everland, Korea

GyungBukGung, Seoul

ChangDeokGung, Seoul

DongJeongJin, Korea


Gangnam, Seoul

Jeju, Korea

BorYeong, Korea

Seoul, Korea

Airport Subway, Seoul

Suzhou, China

Moscow, Russia

Irkutsk, Russia

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Cologne, Germany

Epping, Essex
Tenerife, Canary Islands

Brittany, France

Tower Hill, London

Essex, England

Edinburgh, Scotland

Florence, Italy

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Sailsbury, England

Sailsbury, England

Bloomsbury, London

The Hague, Netherlands

The Hague, Netherlands

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Essex, England

Jaipur, India

Agra, India

On the way to Nepal, India
Bloomsbury, England

Monday, 2 April 2012

Driving around Phuket Island





 One of the best things Nic and I did in Phuket was hire a jeep for the day and take ourselves off exploring. It was an old car, but I was really eager to drive again as I don't drive in Korea and I miss it. Thailand drives on the same side of the road as us in the UK so there wasn't much to get used to. We had a bit of trouble to begin with reading the map but that just meant we were able to explore and see more of the island than we probably would have otherwise. Our day took us across the island from Karon beach to Phuket old town. A lovely little town full of colonial buildings and an interesting tourist walking tour (and the Hostel used in the Beach film). We then took ourselves on a hair-raising drive up a mountain to watch the sunset from the big Buddha statue. It was incredibly steep and at one point forced us to use first gear to make it up. I was glad Nic was driving at this point as she handled it very well! Here are a couple of films of our adventures and a longer one coming soon from England! This was a great day for us, and I would recommend anyone who isn't comfortable or confident enough to whizz around on a scooter to hire a car instead. Great fun!


The closest either of us got to a scooter

Driving along in my automobile




First stop: Phuket Old Town


Milkshake and a cake.








It took a lot longer than 10 minutes, what a terrible estimation!

The big buddha: Phuket




Colonial buildings. It reminded me a lot of Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia.

Celebrations for lunar new year.







Feel the force Luke.


Can you see the Buddha at the top of the mountain?

After our scary journey up

Beautiful view of the bay where we were staying




then we watched the sun dissappear



Two little friends on the road


Driving in the dark


A glimpse of a sunset on our way down.

Just before we gave her back.