2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/sophieandbeccisadventure/rss.xml Welcome to our travel diary! We will be jetting off round the world starting by seeing in the New Year in Singapore, followed by New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and ending up on a beach in Thailand (oh yeah and then we will try to remember to come home!) We will miss all our friends and family and hope you enjoy following our adventure on this site. Lots of love Sophie and Becci xxxxxxx http://www.getjealous.com/sophieandbeccisadventure http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700805&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We cannot believe that we are finally back home and our adventure is over.  We have done so much and reading this and looking at all our photos will bring back memories for years to come. We have had an amazing time and loved all the places we have been to. We are happy to be back home though, we have missed you all loads. Thank you for following us on this, for your messages and emails while we ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700805&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700804&go=sophieandbeccisadventure In our final week, having checked out the nearby restaurants and the only supermarket (see photo of the meet we could buy!!), Becci decided to become vegetarian, it was the safest option. In the process Sophie thought she might become a size 10! We have never talked quite so much about food as we have this week.  One day though we decided to risk the steak.  Sophie feared Becci was becoming anae... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700804&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700803&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We have made the most of having a pool and spending time in the sunshine. Becci has been building a nice tan but unfortunately the same cannot be said for Sophie. One day despite the fact it was cloudy, the fact she had factor 30 on and her having sat under and umbrella in the shade she managed to get burnt! Becci meanwhile had not even used cream and had sat in the sun and was fine. Becci thinks ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2700803&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699423&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We arrived in Phuket and wished we had worn body armour to collect our luggage because after ten people elbowing us and treading on our toes we found out they swapped the baggage belt for our flight! We got checked into our new home and were pleasantly surprised. We really don't know why we ever considered hostels, much happier here! We looked all around the apartment to check what we had and were... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699423&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699422&go=sophieandbeccisadventure A final day to relax in Koh Samui before we had to leave. We had to share the pool today with a couple (Eddie and Jennifer) from Perth, cheek! But they were nice so we handed the pool over to them. We had to find time squeeze in our free treatment in the afternoon. Becci had a seaweed scrub and Sophie had an Aloe Vera wrap which meant she was wrapped head to toe in cling film. Becci wished she had... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699422&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699026&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Well what can we say, we are really struggling to cope out here! Breakfast, pool, read, lie & sunbathe (for Becci), lie in shade (for Sophie), order fresh juice, eat snacks, have spa treatments then two for one cocktails! It is just so busy every day we don't know where to start! We were pleased to see that there was an offer on spa treatments so after we had a tour of the place and could see it d... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699026&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699031&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We decided to venture into town and so took the free shuttle from the hotel. We wanted to buy a few souvenirs to take home. There was typically no bartering in the shop we liked stuff, all "fixed price"! The shopping in non-air conditioned shops was hard work though so we stopped for manicures and pedicures. They kept trying to get us to book massages as well but we resisted. Good job we did when ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699031&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699020&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We flew to Koh Samui and landed in a lovely little airport. All very efficient, our bags arrived and then straight after so did our taxi to take us to our hotel. We went to reception to check in and were a bit worried when they didn't appear to have our booking down. While they were trying to sort this out we both noticed the name badge for the lady serving us, "Supaporn"! We gave each other a loo... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2699020&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2698244&go=sophieandbeccisadventure After breakfast we got a taxi to Koh San road to look through the markets and experience more craziness. Then we went to the river to do a tour recommended by our hotel but got accosted on the way and agreed to be taken round by tuk tuk to see a big Buddha, some temples and the back streets of Bangkok. We bartered him down to the equivalent of 30p for nearly two hours. Becci thought this was ve... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2698244&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2698242&go=sophieandbeccisadventure We made it to Bangkok without any hiccups but then had not prepared ourselves for the 2 hour scrum in the immigration area to try and get through passport control. Now we know that Abrits like to queue but it seemed like everyone else hadn't even heard of a queue and the "staff" we're too busy chatting to each other to care! We finally made it to our hotel but it looked so nice and posh that Becci... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2698242&go=sophieandbeccisadventure Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT