Thursday 29 December 2011

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chang is


...an island, a beer and a Klingon played by Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI. But let's start with the island.

This was my final destination in South East Asia, so I was determined to make the most of it. By doing as little as possible. It was nice. Here are my photos of absolutely nothing.



Koh Chang,
Thailand



Chang Beer: clearly nectar of the gods




Quiet Bang Bao Bay, right at the bottom of Elephant Island.

I chose the furthest location possible from the party people and unpleasant old, fat white men with their suspiciously young Thai girlfriends



There was plenty of jungle here, but I didn't go too far.





The best bridge in Koh Chang



The best car in Koh Chang



Some fucking shit T-shirts



My perfectly isolated hut. No one will disturb me up there...



Apart from MILLIONS OF ANTS


Koh Chang beasties



Some leggy get. My room hasn't hosted this much animal action since Pulau Tioman



I employed this gecko to take care of my other pest problems



Unfriendly neighbourhood monkey



Cat v. snake face-off



The cat's near-cat-like reflexes almost saved him, but that fat paunch let him down


To finish, here's a cockfight I saw while having breakfast one morning in Bangkok. I got too bored to wait and see who won, but my money's on the jumpy brown one:




Thailand route map, part II




K Kanchanaburi
L Sukhothai
M Koh Chang