Thailand picture round-up

After spending Christmas and New Year in Thailand, we have now moved onto Malaysia.

During our time in the country we visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi and Phuket.

Here are some pictures from our month there. 

Bamboo raft down the river in Chiang Mai just after Christmas

Wat Arun Temple in Bangkok which we visited just before Christmas. Bangkok is astonishingly hot!

Hot! We climbed very steep steps up the side of the temple which is right next to the river in Bangkok

Christmas: We spent December 25 by the pool in the one nice hotel we have booked during our four month trip. Kelly-Ann reads her Kindle here

Christmas: I drink a Coca Cola. We stayed at the excellent Empress Hotel in Chiang Mai

More bamboo rafting in Chiang Mai. The man on the boat lets me have a go (presumably because he wanted a rest)

Elephant camp: I feed an elephant some sugar cane in Chiang Mai

Bath time: An elephant is washed in the river at the elephant camp near Chiang Mai

Really Big Buddha: A huge Buddha which we visited in Bangkok just before new year. It is indoors and lying down

Koh Samui: We stayed in a bungalow which was right by this excellent beach in early January

We went on a day out to the excellent Angthong National Marine Park while in Koh Samui

Kelly-Ann on the beach at the Angthong National Marine Park

Mummified monk: One of the more unusual tourist attractions in Koh Samui. This monk, who died in the 1970s, was mummified after starting a new order on the island. It was done so that he can be an example to future generations

Kelly-Ann at a huge waterfall in Koh Samui. Unfortunately we can't tell you anything else about this attraction - because the tour guide's English included only the words "photo, photo" and "we stay here one hour"

Kelly-Ann at the waterfall

Phuket: We spent six days in the large island of Phuket right at the end of our stay in Thailand. We had three days in Patong, and three days in Phuket Town. Here I drink a Coca Cola during a day trip to Karon beach

Kelly-Ann drinks a Fanta at a cafe by Karon beach

Sun loungers lined out at Karon beach in Phuket

Karon beach in Phuket