Hello!
Well we are here and I am currently writing this from the Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok. A massive luxury complex whose air conditioning and lighting apparently uses as much electricity as a whole district/ country ...! So starting our eco holiday well!! But it's big bonus for a family with a 3 year old is that it has an indoor air conditioned soft play area - next to the computers ... and a children's karaoke area - we are being entertained by minipops singing 'Winter wonderland'.
The flight out was fine. Quite something to say of a 18 hour journey with a 3 year old. We booked a night flight hoping Toby wouldn't be able to fail to sleep - but of course he did! However he was amazing considering. He watched a lot of TV which helped keep us sane. I ended up dozing on the floor at one point trying to get him to sleep across the seats. A weird stopover in Dubai which reminded me of vegas. Emirates supplied a push chair to use in the airport - Toby finally slept and Matty and I camped on the floor eating noodles bought on credit card - with no idea of the exchange rate!! Luckily we later found out only $8.
We arrived in Bangkok and promptly got ripped off by a taxi tout - failing to listen to my mum's final waringin. But bonus - he did know the way to our friend's the salmon's house which is rather remote.
We arrived at their amazing thai mansion into the luxury of aircon and food cooked by their lovely housekeepers!!
The last 3 days have really been aclimatising in comfort. Highlight - me jumping in a tuktuk with no idea where to go so picking the first place i recognised on the map - a snake farm. A bit bizarre but it turned out to be amazing and we watched a demo of venom being squeezed out of a vipers fangs, and Toby had a python draped around him - very responsible mother trying to show Toby the dangers in life!
Yesterday we cooled off in a pool and Toby spent 2 hours playing with Ahaan and Freddy - I even had to shower and clean his two imaginary best friends (the real ones back in London) ... it was so so sweet - made me a little tearful. But on the positive A and F spared me and matty having to be cats for a while.
Also spent a few hours haggling at the Night Bazaar .. amazing how you get into the bargaining and realise you are arguing about whether to pay $1.90 or $2.20 for the fake watch but won't concede anyway.
Must go now as we are hungry and off to find noodles! (mattys highlight ... noodles and pork about 50p and really delicious !!)
Excuse this blog being a bit random to start with - we will get into the swing of it soon and once we have better internet access from friday Matty will add photos ! Plan so far is Krabi tomorrow, Ko Lanta Next Friday and then maybe Chang Mai followed by Cambodia and across to India for Vishals wedding (a client of Matty who is having a 5 day wedding in Gujarat!) but all is subject to change !!
tonnes of love and sunshine to you all and please post replies comments on here cos it will be lovely to hear from you all.
xx
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very cool! sounds super exciting. We're now neighbours (kind of)
rest of fam here at the moment and send their love!
Olli
sounds lovely.
Sorry i missed you before you left.Kate ,thanks for your card.So sweet it made me cry!
big kisses to all(ok matty stay calm)
love alexis
hello!
Sounds like a nice way to ease into not working! The snake farm sounds cool - hope you have pics of toby with the snakes! Can you post pics on here too?!
Give toby a huge kiss from me.
keep blogging! I miss you xxx
i am loving your blog - esp the bit about picking a visit to the snake farm - good choice though!!! can't wait to hear more, and v v sweet about having to wash A & F...
huge kisses from us (sicky ones from mil -she's ill again!!!). WE MISS YOU
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ps canwe see some pics xx
Well if it is any consolation Freddie has spent all week talking about the three of them being power rangers together - starting to drive me a little nuts to be honest. If you wanted to know Freddie wears bright blue power rangers, Toby wears dark blue power rangers and Ahaan wears red power rangers...you get the picture...glad you are having a good time and can't wait to see the piccies....
Lx
Amazzing u three am so jealous.
yeh was gonna give u tips before u left but missed u;but can see u already in the swing of things,and really go with the flow,speak to other travellers and u will hear where u wanna go next.
Matty could of lsted all those great places to go,but u will only hear them along your travels.
Really wouldnt worry about bookin Accom,you will always find somewhere,even if really stuck u pay a local to sleep on their floor,not a prob.
ENJOY HAVE FUN ,AND RESPECT FOR DOING IT WITH TOBY,he gonna lov it
Daryl p
Hi Matt, Kate, TJ.
Just got connected to you and glad to see you all having a great time.
If you get to Chang Mai make sure you visit the main Temple. I think it is called Wat Phrathat Doi Sethup - you have to cllimb hundreds of stairs (or for people like us you can get a cable car!).
Also, try and get to the Elephant Hospital (not the commercial elephant park).
Is that Vishal Patel you are referring to? If so and if you get there please say hello from me.
Continue to enjoy.
LOL
LEE
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