Kim buying tom-sum thai from a vendor on Khaosan Road in Bangkok. Tom-sum thai is a dish made from various fresh fruits and veg using a mortar and pestle. The spicier the better!
If a scene like this doesn't make you realize how lucky you are i don't know what will. This was taken on a street in an upscale part of Bangkok where just around the corner there are mega malls housing expensive shops and restaurants. I highly doubt this guy cares about the sale at Dolce & Gabbana.
Kim marvelling at the destruction caused to a hotel swimming pool by the tsunami in Khao Lak. In this particular area about 4 metres of water would have passed through. It's crazy to think about but reminders of it are everywhere in Southern Thailand.
Here we are chillaxing at one of our favorite spots in Khao Lak. White Sand beach was our home for many days until some grumpy Germans complained about us having a cooler filled with beer. We're still not sure why we were asked not to come back!
The view from our beach chairs on White Sand beach.
Kim cooling down in our own private rock pool. This place was heaven on earth and we returned day after day after day!
The Floating Bamboo restaurant, 25 kms north of Khao Lak. We found this little gem one day while we were exploring on our scooter. We almost turned around 5 mins before but decided to keep going just a little further. We're so glad we did because it turned out to be our favorite restaurant and we went back again and again!
Even though all the food here was incredible the curried crab dish was our favorite! I think during this particular meal we had the crab, a seabass dish, squid, mixed veggies, rice and a few beer to wash it down with and our bill came to the grand total of $20!
One day we were at our favorite rock pool when it started to rain so we took shelter under a nearby hut. Soon after a Thai family came along seeking shelter as well. Long story short, we ended up spending the entire afternoon and evening with this beautiful family. They didn't speak English and we don't speak Thai but through gestures and a few common words we shared many moments and laughed a lot. The father who is the one pictured above owns a karaoke bar and we've come to affectionately call him Mr. Tiger Mountain Karaoke!
This is another great group of people we were fortunate to meet and share an evening with. Sitting next to Kim is Songkran and his wife Oi. We met them at a market in Khao Lak where they were selling beautiful hand crafted jewelry that they make. The next thing you know we're back at their place drinking beer, sharing food, chatting and laughing until the wee hours. You gotta love those random moments!
The eating area on our liveaboard dive trip in the Similan Islands. An amazing experience with 16 dives over 4 days! Well, truth be told we actually did 17 dives because Kim lost a torch during one of our night dives and the next morning we had to do a search and recovery dive to look for it. I'm happy to report that we found it! 
The bottom deck where we'd get suited up and ready to go.
A curious turtle swims up to the back of the boat hoping for a banana!
Mom arrives in Phuket and we throw her on the scooter. Just like a local family we were. Actually if we were a local family we would've had a couple of kids on there too!
Kim & his ladies on one of the many beautiful beaches in Phuket.
A boat trip we took while Mom was with us on Koh Phi Phi. The boat is a traditional Thai fishing boat called a longtail. Because we were in Thailand over a month ago and are just now getting around to posting something about it we decided to do a montage (every blog needs a montage)! We also figured that a picture speaks a thousand words. We picked a few photos from each of the spots we went to. Our trip actually began in Phuket (which is at the bottom) on February 4th and ended in Bangkok (which is at the top) on April 17th. We're still figuring this blog thing out which is why the photos are in the wrong order! In any case, we hope you enjoy!
