Geoff Is Back!

[ferni]

Damn I didnt even realise you were going to Thailand.

You should have told us before you left.

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LMAO!!! hahahah

Sounds like a good trip geoff, half convincing me to go, i was just worried about the food, i'm not a fan of seafood or curries

Love the tigers!

[GTRgeoff]

Thought you'd like that Mike. They even do a photo where the most placid Tigers head is in your lap.

There's a lot to see but sounds like you love it as much as me Dave. My mates wouldn't play golf with me but so much else to do I wasn't worried. I was offered a Dive shop but may just go work for the guy while I finish my Dive Master and Master SCUBA instructor stuff. See if Army will foot the bill as it's something I can do without hurting the spine. You must visit these islands though Dave, really hammers every other place I've been.

Ash, if you lock it mate I can't share anymore

Ferni, we had a girl who is allergic to fish and seafood and she did fine. So much to try, even King Island T bone at one swish place.

BTW the girl in the black T shirt and backpack lower left in the beach photo is a dive instructor on Samui. Tiny little Thai girl and about the cutest thing I've ever seen in her tiny white bikini.

[NickR33]

scuba in Thailand is fantastic... jealous... so jealous

hopefully will be spending a week or so there next year as well as cambodia and vietnam...

must go away on holiday soon or I might go insane!

did I mention I was jealous...

[rushs]

i was trying to score a trip thru work to cover a medical conference in thailand this October just gone and tried to convince ferni to come with because i've been going on about the tiger monks for like 2 years... but he got scared of all the diseases you *might* catch...

he can take at corner at 250 but he cant take a little typhoid

Edited December 15, 2005 by rushs

[GTRgeoff]

That would have been nice. Sounds like ferni needs to get a new ticker

Nick my friends did Cambodia and Vietnem while I lazed on Samui. They loved it.

[Bec]

Welcome home Geoff - glad your both back safe.

Looks like you had an awesome time. It all looks so pretty.

Me = so jealous. <_<

Ohhhhhh tigers - I wanna meet the tigers dammit. That would be my highlight.

See you Tuesday - where you can share more stories and make us loathe you even more.

[rushs]

That would have been nice. Sounds like ferni needs to get a new ticker 

Nick my friends did Cambodia and Vietnem while I lazed on Samui. They loved it.

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soo jealous! i wanted to see cambodia and laos while i was in singapore in july, but i didnt have a travel buddy - too pansy to go alone, being a girl and all... i also didnt have the money, but thats a minor detail...

[666DAN]

Good to see you enjoyed yourself...shame we couldn't catch up with you there again Had an awesome time last year

But you'll be in Brissy soon enough!

[GTRgeoff]

Rushs there are a huge number of girls travelling alone. You soon find some people to travel with or do an Intrepid tour. Our friends had 5 south african doctors with them who had just finished and they were party animals. Eating everything and drinking lots. One night in Vietnam they all got drunk with my mates and their tour guide and the pedalcab drivers. On of the Docs got to drive the pedalcab with his mate and driver in the back and crashed and broke the cab in half and had to pay about $50 for repairs. Not all guys but gf's and wives and singles in the groups too.

Bec, I know you love me heaps so don't pretend you'll hate me for having a good time babe

Dan it wasn't the same without you and Hannah there for the first night. Tell her I have an even better place to stay on Lamai beach Samui. Thai House Beach Resort. Only 100m from the Pavilion, not quite as flash to look at as it is in a traditional design but the rooms are nicer and staff awesomely friendly. Also saved $1000 on accomodation there than with Pavilion over 22 nights but this time had a beach front Villa with an outdoor garden shower. Only been open since January.

SCUBA diving I recommend Wowie and Anna at Mui Divers Lamai. Great english skills with this couple running their own business on Samui since 2003. Wowie is from the Phillipines and very natural in his instruction and Anna is Finnish with a meticulous style of instruction and looked after the ladies and new divers very well. I saw instructors with the bigger companies putting new divers in the water with clearly limited instruction and some left the water never to return I thought. This was a group of 7 being taught SCUBA diver - the first level of competency. Just scary as it is too big a group. Mui will only do 4 with an instructor.

I had plenty of Army experience doing recovery diving but no civil qualification so just ran along with the others to have my competency recognised to open water level with some recommendations for higher skills to be recognised. Now to get a few dives here in the bay and other nearby sites so I welcome any recommendations.

[INASNT]

Looks like u had a great time geoff.

I been away around aus for the last 2 weeks also, but for work so not much fun during the day, but free piss and good all night

[GTRgeoff]

Hey Denham I had an awesome time.

Work trips can be great though if you can scam a couple of days free while away.

[INASNT]

True, spent 2 days in Hobart, flew back last night coz we finished early bludging with a few guys that were over from canada.

[Duncan]

:werd: Andrew he should have mentioned.

Sounds like you had fun Geoff you bastard

[GTRgeoff]

You haven't heard the half of it yet.....

[funkymonkey]

just got back from sunny... gold coast via sydney. Went to the SAU NSW Xmas BBQ as well. That Drunkan fella's not as bad as they make him out to be you know

... ugh... 2 weeks away and I've got 2950 emails to go through. fun fun fun.

[Mean_R34]

Sounds like an awesome trip Geoff!

I never really wanted to go to Thailand due to the bad stories over the years. You may have changed my mind on that one. Maybe for the honeymoon.

I've scuba dived PNG and that it absolutely fantastic.

And that chick in the white with the tiger is waaay fit! hehe

[Kaz200]

Welcome Back Geoff & Narelle!!

Yeh I know late reply, but I've been off the face of the earth for a couple of weeks whilst recovering

Looks like you were trying for a Siegfried and Roy moment there Geoff!

Don't show the kitties that pic, they might get jealous after you left them for a whole month, you mean bastard!! hehe

The beaches look beautiful.. better than hawaii thats for sure.

I do believe Jervis Bay in NSW has even *whiter* sand than that tho!

Diving.. well I don't know of anywhere (good) in VIC.. good diving sites are a bit scarce.. but try Seal Rocks if you're on the Nth Coast of NSW (near Forster).. but only if you like sharks, it's famous for it's grey nurse's and even bigger sharks around the 2 shipwrecks.. & the wrecks are not for beginners.

Of course if you want to travel a little bit further.. the best place ever to scuba or even snorkel is Hanauma Bay in Hawaii (oahu).. you couldn't even put your hand out without it disappearing behind all the fish. The floor of the bay used to be a volcano but now it's a coral reef filled with fish, starfish, turtles etc. Best place in the world

Maybe a little far to drive tho..

Anyway, good to see you're back.. at least for a little while before you leave us you QLD traitor

~Kaz