Another twelvemonth over. H5N1 novel i simply begun. What induce got you lot done? John Lennon would induce got been 75 inward 2015. My Mum would induce got been 71, but she passed away inward 2014. The final twelvemonth together with a one-half induce got been rattling odd, knowing that Mum together with Dad volition non see Phuket again. They came hither many times, initiatory of all inward 2002 together with the final see inward 2013. In 2014 I visited England twice, together with inward 2015 I was at that spot i time again to run across my Dad together with create some move clearing out their house. Dad has dementia together with correct at the goal of my see nosotros got him moved to a rattling expert attention dwelling solid where my aunt together with cousin both work. So that was a charge off my mind. Until my see inward September, the spider web log had been rolling along nicely alongside lots of novel posts, but since September, the alone affair I blogged nearly was the vegetarian festival which took house inward October. Towards the goal of 2015 I had footling fourth dimension to spider web log due to running a busy dive shop, together with induce got non genuinely felt inward the mood, addition I had a span of weeks feeling sick inward November, hence over the final span of months we've non done much or felt similar doing much except relaxing on days off! In high flavor I am inward the dive store half-dozen days per calendar week - come upwards to run across me at Sunrise Divers!
Let us get at the beginning. All the manner dorsum inward Jan 2015. H5N1 rattling dainty calendar month alongside visitors from the U.K. hence did quite a few trips out together with nearly including visiting the Big Buddha, the Lord's Day street marketplace position inward Phuket Town, the After Beach Bar together with a trip I did alongside my aunt together with uncle around the due south of Phuket including Rawai Beach, the Karon viewpoint, Phromthep Cape together with Ya Nui beach.
(above) Ya Nui beach together with sentiment from the viewpoint close Nai Harn Beach, Jan 11th 2015
Later inward Jan nosotros did i of our days when nosotros simply "go for a drive" alongside alone some vague ideas, together with nosotros establish our manner to Tone Pariwat Waterfall, together with and then enjoyed the Sunday marketplace position inward onetime Takua Pa Town - nearly 100km northward of Phuket, an slow plenty twenty-four hr stream trip.
(above) At Old Takua Pa, Jan 25th 2015
During the early on utilization of 2015, I wanted to spider web log a few novel restaurants, together with hence nosotros did plenty of eating out :) We establish some expert places to swallow unopen to Phuket Town - banking concern fit out Krua Suan Cha which isnear the football game stadium, Zaab Kafe together with Eleven Two & Company which are both in/near the onetime town.
(above) Spicy fried Laab, at Zaab Kafe
And I also revisited Rimlay at Rawai Beach inward March, I had been for the initiatory of all fourth dimension inward Jan alongside my aunt together with uncle together with liked it. Right past times the sea, dandy spot for a mutual coldness beer :)
(above) At Rimlay, Rawai Beach
In Feb nosotros did a rattling dainty twenty-four hr stream out inward Phang Nga alongside my cousin together with his married adult woman together with their immature son, addition my wife's cousin's son. We induce got done trips inward Phang Nga Bay many times, this fourth dimension nosotros got perfect weather condition for an afternoon trip including Panyee Village (the line-fishing hamlet on stilts) together with James Bond Island. I intend this is my favourite twenty-four hr stream out from Phuket. Read to a greater extent than - Phang Nga Bay Tour.
(above) At James Bond Island, Feb seventh 2015
(above) Floating football game pitch at Koh Panyee, Feb seventh 2015
Not every trip gets blogged. Sometimes I similar to simply caput out alongside no administration inward heed together with accept a few photos similar i twenty-four hr stream inward March at the Phuket Boat Lagoon, when I establish you lot tin climb upwards the lighthouse together with larn a dandy birds optic sentiment - run across below ...
In April, nosotros all went scuba diving equally a family for the initiatory of all time! We had a lovely twenty-four hr stream at Racha Yai isle alongside ii shallow dives. Hoping my kids don't grow upwards together with desire to endure dive instructors similar Dad! Please, become earn some proper coin :)
(above) Kids inward the water, married adult woman create to go! Apr 30th 2015
During May together with June, at that spot was to a greater extent than nutrient - I blogged Lucky thirteen Sandwich close Rawai Beach together with re-blogged the good known Phad Thai Shop on the dorsum route of Karon Beach.
(above) Best Phad Thai inward Phuket?
Also had a rattling dainty afternoon alongside my boy inward May, he came alongside his Dad on a temple tour inward the Thalang expanse of Phuket .. We did 3 temples inward 1 afternoon :)
(above) My man child at Wat Phra Nang Sang, May 23rd 2015
In June, some other first-class Monk household unit of measurement twenty-four hr stream out .. nosotros went off exploring a big expanse of Phang Nga tell simply over the span from Phuket, a utilization of Phang Nga we'd never seen earlier together with it was beautiful - run across Exploring Klong Kian, Phang Nga. We establish some dandy views similar those below ...
(above) Exploring inward Phang Nga province, June 21st 2015
And inward June nosotros were inward Phang Nga i time again visiting Bang Pat line-fishing village. Was a flake of a grayish day, hence I'd similar to become i time again alongside some sunshine, but the grayish skies did non dim the smiles.
(above) Smiles at Bang Pat, 19th July 2015
At this point, I'd similar to rank .. I wishing I was on vacation hither together with had many to a greater extent than days out! But of cast I am living a sort of "normal" life hither alongside a family, kids, bills to pay together with a total fourth dimension job. Sometimes when I am non working nosotros induce got days out together with sometimes nosotros simply create what the kids want. 2015 their favourite affair was wakeboarding, hence I induce got updated the Phuket Wake Park page on the spider web log (it withal needs to a greater extent than updates).
(above) My miss at Phuket Wake Park
In August nosotros had likely the best weekend of the year. Amazing weather, pump of depression season, together with nosotros went white H2O rafting inward Phang Nga, followed past times a nighttime inward Khao Lak past times the beach. I've done rafting inward the past times inward Africa, Republic of Chile together with the UK, but it was a initiatory of all for the household unit of measurement .. a lot of fun - run across White Water Rafting.
(above) Rafting inward Phang Nga, August 15th 2015
(above) My man child together with his buddies chillin' at the beach inward Khao Lak, August 16th 2015. We stayed at The Leaf By The Sands hotel, rattling dainty - run across One Night inward Khao Lak.
Later inward August, nosotros had the Por Tor Festival inward Phuket Town, also called the Hungry Ghost Festival. I'd non seen whatever of this festival for a few years. It's a existent patch of culture.
(above) Giant ruddy turtle cake offering at the Por Tor Festival
After this festival, well, I was off to England for a span of weeks, returning for a calendar week inward the dive store together with and then nosotros had a household unit of measurement vacation inward Chumphon, Hua Hin together with Kanchanaburi. One of these days, I may start a "Jamie's Thailand" blog! We've been to Hua Hin multiple times, nosotros induce got a solid inward Chumphon, but this was a initiatory of all fourth dimension inward Kanchanaburi together with we'll endure dorsum at that spot inward 2016! Back from holiday, the vegetarian festival had already started together with I went to the Kathu shrine on Oct 20th rattling early on inward the morning, saw some slightly crazy materials together with watched the street procession caput to Phuket Town - run across Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2015.
(above) inward Kathu Chinese shrine, earlier 6am, 20th October
And on the final nighttime of the festival I was inward Phuket Town. The final nighttime is nuts. I alone attended for the initiatory of all fourth dimension inward 2014, together with volition endure at that spot i time again inward 2016! See - Last Night of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
(above) Old Phuket Town, 21st Oct 2015
So actually, since this I induce got non posted anything new. But at that spot is novel materials coming! We simply establish a novel viewpoint a span of days ago, together with I experience my slight malaise has lifted alongside the novel year. During the twelvemonth at that spot are many things that don't larn blogged. We induce got trips out together with I accept a few photos or nosotros swallow at regular places that are already blogged. Often I post service novel photos on social media - delight create follow me on Twitter or Instagram.
An example below of something that was non blogged, a span of weeks agone .... inward a galaxy far, far away. We went to run across the novel Star Wars. May the forcefulness endure alongside you!
See you lot inward Phuket! Happy New Year! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
Let us get at the beginning. All the manner dorsum inward Jan 2015. H5N1 rattling dainty calendar month alongside visitors from the U.K. hence did quite a few trips out together with nearly including visiting the Big Buddha, the Lord's Day street marketplace position inward Phuket Town, the After Beach Bar together with a trip I did alongside my aunt together with uncle around the due south of Phuket including Rawai Beach, the Karon viewpoint, Phromthep Cape together with Ya Nui beach.
(above) Ya Nui beach together with sentiment from the viewpoint close Nai Harn Beach, Jan 11th 2015
Later inward Jan nosotros did i of our days when nosotros simply "go for a drive" alongside alone some vague ideas, together with nosotros establish our manner to Tone Pariwat Waterfall, together with and then enjoyed the Sunday marketplace position inward onetime Takua Pa Town - nearly 100km northward of Phuket, an slow plenty twenty-four hr stream trip.
(above) At Old Takua Pa, Jan 25th 2015
During the early on utilization of 2015, I wanted to spider web log a few novel restaurants, together with hence nosotros did plenty of eating out :) We establish some expert places to swallow unopen to Phuket Town - banking concern fit out Krua Suan Cha which isnear the football game stadium, Zaab Kafe together with Eleven Two & Company which are both in/near the onetime town.
(above) Spicy fried Laab, at Zaab Kafe
And I also revisited Rimlay at Rawai Beach inward March, I had been for the initiatory of all fourth dimension inward Jan alongside my aunt together with uncle together with liked it. Right past times the sea, dandy spot for a mutual coldness beer :)
(above) At Rimlay, Rawai Beach
In Feb nosotros did a rattling dainty twenty-four hr stream out inward Phang Nga alongside my cousin together with his married adult woman together with their immature son, addition my wife's cousin's son. We induce got done trips inward Phang Nga Bay many times, this fourth dimension nosotros got perfect weather condition for an afternoon trip including Panyee Village (the line-fishing hamlet on stilts) together with James Bond Island. I intend this is my favourite twenty-four hr stream out from Phuket. Read to a greater extent than - Phang Nga Bay Tour.
(above) At James Bond Island, Feb seventh 2015
(above) Floating football game pitch at Koh Panyee, Feb seventh 2015
Not every trip gets blogged. Sometimes I similar to simply caput out alongside no administration inward heed together with accept a few photos similar i twenty-four hr stream inward March at the Phuket Boat Lagoon, when I establish you lot tin climb upwards the lighthouse together with larn a dandy birds optic sentiment - run across below ...
In April, nosotros all went scuba diving equally a family for the initiatory of all time! We had a lovely twenty-four hr stream at Racha Yai isle alongside ii shallow dives. Hoping my kids don't grow upwards together with desire to endure dive instructors similar Dad! Please, become earn some proper coin :)
(above) Kids inward the water, married adult woman create to go! Apr 30th 2015
During May together with June, at that spot was to a greater extent than nutrient - I blogged Lucky thirteen Sandwich close Rawai Beach together with re-blogged the good known Phad Thai Shop on the dorsum route of Karon Beach.
(above) Best Phad Thai inward Phuket?
Also had a rattling dainty afternoon alongside my boy inward May, he came alongside his Dad on a temple tour inward the Thalang expanse of Phuket .. We did 3 temples inward 1 afternoon :)
(above) My man child at Wat Phra Nang Sang, May 23rd 2015
In June, some other first-class Monk household unit of measurement twenty-four hr stream out .. nosotros went off exploring a big expanse of Phang Nga tell simply over the span from Phuket, a utilization of Phang Nga we'd never seen earlier together with it was beautiful - run across Exploring Klong Kian, Phang Nga. We establish some dandy views similar those below ...
(above) Exploring inward Phang Nga province, June 21st 2015
And inward June nosotros were inward Phang Nga i time again visiting Bang Pat line-fishing village. Was a flake of a grayish day, hence I'd similar to become i time again alongside some sunshine, but the grayish skies did non dim the smiles.
(above) Smiles at Bang Pat, 19th July 2015
At this point, I'd similar to rank .. I wishing I was on vacation hither together with had many to a greater extent than days out! But of cast I am living a sort of "normal" life hither alongside a family, kids, bills to pay together with a total fourth dimension job. Sometimes when I am non working nosotros induce got days out together with sometimes nosotros simply create what the kids want. 2015 their favourite affair was wakeboarding, hence I induce got updated the Phuket Wake Park page on the spider web log (it withal needs to a greater extent than updates).
(above) My miss at Phuket Wake Park
In August nosotros had likely the best weekend of the year. Amazing weather, pump of depression season, together with nosotros went white H2O rafting inward Phang Nga, followed past times a nighttime inward Khao Lak past times the beach. I've done rafting inward the past times inward Africa, Republic of Chile together with the UK, but it was a initiatory of all for the household unit of measurement .. a lot of fun - run across White Water Rafting.
(above) Rafting inward Phang Nga, August 15th 2015
(above) My man child together with his buddies chillin' at the beach inward Khao Lak, August 16th 2015. We stayed at The Leaf By The Sands hotel, rattling dainty - run across One Night inward Khao Lak.
Later inward August, nosotros had the Por Tor Festival inward Phuket Town, also called the Hungry Ghost Festival. I'd non seen whatever of this festival for a few years. It's a existent patch of culture.
(above) Giant ruddy turtle cake offering at the Por Tor Festival
After this festival, well, I was off to England for a span of weeks, returning for a calendar week inward the dive store together with and then nosotros had a household unit of measurement vacation inward Chumphon, Hua Hin together with Kanchanaburi. One of these days, I may start a "Jamie's Thailand" blog! We've been to Hua Hin multiple times, nosotros induce got a solid inward Chumphon, but this was a initiatory of all fourth dimension inward Kanchanaburi together with we'll endure dorsum at that spot inward 2016! Back from holiday, the vegetarian festival had already started together with I went to the Kathu shrine on Oct 20th rattling early on inward the morning, saw some slightly crazy materials together with watched the street procession caput to Phuket Town - run across Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2015.
(above) inward Kathu Chinese shrine, earlier 6am, 20th October
And on the final nighttime of the festival I was inward Phuket Town. The final nighttime is nuts. I alone attended for the initiatory of all fourth dimension inward 2014, together with volition endure at that spot i time again inward 2016! See - Last Night of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
(above) Old Phuket Town, 21st Oct 2015
So actually, since this I induce got non posted anything new. But at that spot is novel materials coming! We simply establish a novel viewpoint a span of days ago, together with I experience my slight malaise has lifted alongside the novel year. During the twelvemonth at that spot are many things that don't larn blogged. We induce got trips out together with I accept a few photos or nosotros swallow at regular places that are already blogged. Often I post service novel photos on social media - delight create follow me on Twitter or Instagram.
An example below of something that was non blogged, a span of weeks agone .... inward a galaxy far, far away. We went to run across the novel Star Wars. May the forcefulness endure alongside you!
See you lot inward Phuket! Happy New Year! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com