[Ruth]

Sound like Chuckie or something. Anyway back from Thailand and Hong Kong and what an amazing holiday. I took my PADI open water diving certification in Koh Tao Thailand and did 6 open water dives there to some amazing reefs. Saw a lot of really cool fish - clown triggers, queen triggers, PBT's, Blue Ring Angels (huge fish), puffers and lots and lots more. Also a lot of corals - acro's, monti's, etc. etc. etc. I am definately planning on going back next year. Also went to Koh Samui where I did some snorkelling and then off to Bangkok and Hong Kong. I enjoyed Hong Kong but unfortunately got sick there so was not able to see as much as I would have liked and it really is a bit overwhelming of a place. I would like to go back again some day. Thailand is just an amazing place - the people are just so nice, friendly and helpful.
I would highly recommend all of the places that I visited but where I really want to go back to is Koh Tao. It is small and laid back and not everyone is trying to sell you something and they live a more traditional life style there. It is also supposed to be some of the best diving in SE Asia - in fact up until a few years ago you could not even go to Koh Tao unless you were diving.
I took lots of pictures - no underwater ones unfortunately (next time) and will try and post some in the next week or so.
I am still fighting jet lag something aweful but hope to be back to normal (no snide comments required) in a couple of days.