March 29, 2009. The Andaman Sea. A calm, clear and hot day. Perfect conditions for a spot of fishing.
Never having been sea fishing with the proper gear, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I took up the invitation of three Swedish friends staying at Phuket Garden Home to join them for the day on the good ship Tail Walker owned by Englishman Kurt Lewis. They’d hired Kurt and his boat and crew on several previous occasions and they assured me that the fish would be virtually jumping into the boat.
We set off from Chalong pier around 10.30 a.m., heading at a steady 8 knots towards the two islands Racha Noi and Racha Yai south west of Phuket. Only a few minutes after setting off, Kurt and the crew were sorting out the five rods for general use, two of them linked to outriggers and baited for squid, the others aimed more towards tuna and other larger fish. A sixth rod was set up for Terry, one of the Swedes, who is disabled and has a special rig that enables him to use the rod when something bites…
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David Phuket
The previous post was about pampering through various forms of massage, a passive experience that you just lie back and enjoy! If you want to improve your physical well-being you may wish to take a more active role. For me, the perfect way to do this is through Pilates.
Pilates
Pilates currently enjoys world-wide popularity. As an exercise programme designed to achieve and maintain core strength and stability it is universally beneficial. Indeed, one of the best things about the Pilates method is that it works well for a wide range of people: athletes, dancers, seniors, women rebounding from pregnancy, and people at various stages of physical rehabilitation. What’s more, Pilates isn’t just for women!…
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Thai Massage – yoga for lazy people!
If, like me, you were born before the invention of “me time”, you may have a lot of catching up to do in the pampering department. Thailand is just the place to make up for those lost decades at prices that would have seemed very reasonable even thirty years ago!
Far from being one of those hot, “new” treatments, Thai massage (Nuat phaen boran) originated in India about 2500 years ago. It is more rigorous than other classic forms of massage with the therapist using her hands, elbows, knees, legs, and feet to move you into a series of yoga-like stretches. Muscle compression, joint mobilization, and acupressure are also used during treatment. Thai massage is both relaxing and energizing and has often been described as “yoga without the work”!…
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