Travel Mad

After a fast and furious 2 week holiday to visit my family in New Zealand, I now have almost a week of relaxing and soaking up the sun on the gorgeous island of Ko Lanta, in Southern Thailand.

Following a 10 hour flight to Bangkok, a 90 minute flight to the southern city of Trang and a further 3 hours of bouncing through the streets of Krabi Province in a minivan and catching two ferries we finally arrived at our resort on the island of Ko Lanta.

Two days later, we have not even ventured out of the resort. Why would you?

Our days so far have consisted of waking to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach just 20 metres away and wandering off to breakfast for some fresh pineapple or watermelon, and then hitting the beach or the makeshift bamboo huts on the beach for some respite from the sun while we slurp back yet another pineapple lassi. (Lassis are made of yoghurt, milk and a fruit of your choice and are one of the culinary delights of Ko Lanta!) Following a light lunch we might have a dip in the sea before heading back to the balcony of our hut for a spot of reading or snoozing.

As the sun goes down and the sky becomes a pale blue and pink hue, the cicadas start singing their songs and soon its time for another gorgeous dinner at a table on the beach.

Food

Breakfast is not the culinary highlight of Thailand. However, almost everything else is. The fresh fruit juices, the lassis and the seafood is all superb. My first night I sampled the tiger prawns which were huge and tasted like they had barely stopped breathing before coming to rest on my plate.

Massage

Obviously after all this action I decided to treat myself to a one hour Thai foot massage, which incidentally includes the legs as well. Thai massage concentrates on the circulation points and can be a tinsy bit painful at times but that's a good thing isn't it? Lathered up in oil and tiger balm its hard not to start dozing off.

If you want complete respite from the 24/7 madness of city life I would definitely recommend Thailand.