G'day. Byron Bay review. We arrived on the 23rd for Christmas on the beach. Hmmm. Australian weather had other ideas. Not much sun to be honest and sunny days did seem to be accompanied by very strong winds making sitting on the beach very unpleasant being blasted with sand. The surfers seemed to like it. We had booked some accomodation in a hostel very close to the beach and had to take a dorm as it's very busy at this time of year. All did not go well...

Ho ho ho! We're in Singapore. It's hammering it down most of the time. Not too sure what we should do here and it's really expensive. As you've probably gathered we haven't enjoyed this city that much. Still, there's an interesting mix of cultures here, you can get food from every corner of the world (well, asia anyway). Also lots and lots of shopping malls to remind us it's almost christmas. Off to Brisbane this evening. We'll ...

Hello All, Sorry it's been a while, think last time we were just going off to Ko Lipe and hadn't yet written anything about the diving adventure. Suppose you're all busy buying christmas presents and enjoying a few pre-festivities festivities at the moment? Not much christmas spirit here, not even after watching The Polar Express in the breeeze of a fan. After Ranong we headed to Khao Lak as that is the closest place on the mainland to the Similia...

Hi On our way to Ko Lipe for a week on the beach. Spent all morning doing the photos. Have to run to catch the boat! Take care love Betty and Paul.

Tje tje, I Ranong, ja. Det har ar en envagsstad kan man saga. Och den vagen har vi nu knatat upp o ner for alldeles for manga ganger. Det ar i o for sig ett ganska trevligt stalle, mycket lugnt o inte manga turister men nu kanns det som att vi varit har tillrackligt lange. I morrn tar vi bussen till Khao Lak langre ner pa vastra kusten o darifran ska vi aka pa en dyktur. 3 dagar, 9 dyk (?). Vi ska till Similian oarna som tydligen ar bland dom 10 basta stallena ...