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Our last day – unfortunately. We had arranged to meet at 9am to head off to Chatuchak market. Unfortunately some (the late night revellers) were a bit tired and emotional, but nevertheless made the 9am call. They did not last long though.
 
The market is huge and it was a very hot day so Greg [...]

Shopping was once again the order of the day for most – though we didn’t see Matt or Sarah until dinner time – they had a quiet one. Once again we all went our separate ways to find that last minute bargain. Mark and Bron got to MBK at 10 just as the doors were [...]

Today most of us spent shopping at MBK. Mark and Bron caught up with an old friend who Mark worked with while at Atex. Kung took us shopping and helped us obtain a cheaper price. We then ate lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Siam Square.
 
After lunch, we walked to Jim Thompson’s house that [...]

Our day started early again, ready for a 7.30am pick up. We headed off bound for our first stop, Hellfire Pass, which took about 2 and a half hours in a luxury mini-bus. It is great being able to travel through the outskirts of Bangkok and beyond and see how the landscape changes. On the [...]

We started the day with a magnificent breakfast at our hotel and then hit the shops. We ventured across to MBK to get Alex some clothes and then we met up with the rest of the crew at Central World. The kids were so used to cheap shopping, they went back to MBK so the [...]

We arrived in Bangkok late morning and was driven to the hotel in a bus to accommodate all of us. When we reached our hotel we were surprised just how modern and different our hotel was. A few rooms were ready and after we settled in our rooms, we hit MBK. The girls went crazy [...]

Sunday was a lazy day, most either slept or lazed by the pool, we also did some last minute shopping.
 
Mark and Bron took Allira, Alex, Smucha, Mel, Emma to the shooting range at Jungceylonwhere we hired a .45 pistol. First, Alex squeezed of 5 rounds at a target followed by Allira, Smucha and Mark. It [...]

Day 6
 

It was an early start to the day, Greg, Mark, Donna, Matt, Sarah, Mel, Alex and Emma all went on a discovery dive tour. We departed the hotel and ventured south of Phuket island to meet our boat for the 2.5 hour journey to the island of Ban Raya. After arriving, we suited up [...]

Mark, Bron, Allira, Alex and Sarah (Smucha) spent the morning touring around the island (complimentary from the tour company, and the Gem’s Gallery!). First we travelled to Karon and Kata Beach, which is another area, like Patong, but a bit smaller and quieter.
 
 It reminded Mark and Bron of Koh Samui, then on further and [...]