Kuraburi to Koh Pra Thong: Markets, Monks, Rain and Tie-Dye Rain has been the theme of the preceding 24 hours so any gap - however small - in the weather has been appreciated by us all. An early start (7.30am) ensued and we headed from the Greenview Resort into Kuraburi to attend the morning market for breakfast. The Andaman Discoveries team introduced us to a range of local delicacies including rice soup, some delicious coconut cream buns, iced red tea, rambut...

Today has so far been a bit of a quieter day for Liz and myself. Mel headed off this morning to check out Ban Talae Noe then off to Phuket and back to the real world of GAP. Liz and I have checked into the Greenview Hotel - check out the pictures - where we will spend tonight with the rest of the group. The group are currently on their way up from Phuket to Kuraburi and we expect them to be here in about 30 minutes or so. We're all out for a group dinner thi...

At 8.30am Liz, Mel and I headed over the road to the market for breakfast. Liz grabbed the last of the waffles which she'd been hanging out for since her last visit, whilst Mel and I opted for fried noodles - arroy mak mah! (or very delicious! in English). Then we jumped into Nat's car and headed for the pier where a longtail boat was waiting to take Liz, Mel, Nat, Tui, Bodhi and I to Ban Lion - where our homestay is to be later in the week. They were keen th...

Leaving Kata behind I headed to the airport to meet with Liz from Planeterra and Mel - GAP's country manager for Thailand. We then began the 2 hour plus drive up north to Kuraburi and Koh Pra Thong. Kuraburi is a small town that straddles the main highway running parallel to Thailand's West Coast. Before we reached Kuraburi we headed to the local pier where the three of us jumped into a long-tail boat and headed to Koh Pra Thong. We were aiming for the sout...

So welcome to my blog on my trip to Koh Pra Thong in Southern Thailand. I’ll try to update you on a regular basis so you can see what’s going on whilst I am away… I’ll start this as a day-by-day account but that may well change over time. Bear with me! Firstly to give everyone a point of reference, Koh Pra Thong is the second largest island on Thailand’s west coast – after Phuket. About a 3 hour drive north of Phuket is the town of Kuraburi – t...