{"id":11939,"date":"2024-03-07T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=11939"},"modified":"2024-08-31T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T02:23:36","slug":"thailand-day-7-little-scooter-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2024\/03\/thailand-day-7-little-scooter-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Day 7 &#8211; Little Scooter Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Wow! Cool! Great photos!\" data-post-id=\"11939\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">3    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"Meh\" data-post-id=\"11939\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"attachment_11940\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11940\" class=\"wp-image-11940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2789_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No diving today, just driving around a bit on my scooter, this is on Karon Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11941\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11941\" class=\"wp-image-11941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2791_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karon <a href=\"https:\/\/thaiholiday.com\/karon-dragon-image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon<\/a> Image<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11942\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11942\" class=\"wp-image-11942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2793_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As if Buddha is saying &#8220;Thou shalt not pass&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11943\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11943\" class=\"wp-image-11943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2795_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny Karon beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11972\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11972\" class=\"wp-image-11972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240307_101055_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I see this photo on many mud guards, but who is it? Is it <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barry_Gibb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barry Gibb<\/a> from the Bee Gees?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11944\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11944\" class=\"wp-image-11944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2797_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Kata <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismthailand.org\/Attraction\/kata-karon-viewpoint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viewpoint<\/a>, first beach is Kata Beach, second one is Karon Beach, Patong Beach behind the hills in the distance<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11945\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11945\" class=\"wp-image-11945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2802_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think this sign directs men to a place where they can peep at women?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11946\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11946\" class=\"wp-image-11946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2804_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still at the viewpoint<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11947\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11947\" class=\"wp-image-11947 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2805_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many people came here to enjoy the view, I would love to send up my drone but I&#8217;ve learned it&#8217;s not strictly allowed or possibly even strictly not allowed, so I keep it hidden in my bag<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11948\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11948\" class=\"wp-image-11948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2809_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I followed a dirt road, not knowing where it would end, turns out it leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phuket101.net\/nui-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nui Beach<\/a>, cool!, or so I thought but then it turned out it costs money to visit this beach, even to park my scooter cost money, sorry but I&#8217;m too Dutch for that, so I took this photo and left again<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11949\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11949\" class=\"wp-image-11949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2810_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I stopped at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.nz\/Attraction_Review-g297931-d2219390-Reviews-Seaview_Elephant_Camp-Kathu_Phuket.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seaview Elephant Camp<\/a>, paid some money for bananas to feed to the elephant. That was kind of nice but some of the elephants here are chained at their feet and I&#8217;m not a fan of that at all. Luckily Seaview Elephant Camp gets a really bad rating op TripAdvisor and the likes to hopefully more and more people will avoid this place like the plague!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11950\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11950\" class=\"wp-image-11950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2835_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Besides feeding elephants you can also feed monkeys here, which I decided to do as well. In hindsight I should not have come here. Once inside the monkey area it turns out they are all chained up and the chains are short too. I don&#8217;t understand this is allowed and I hope this place goes bust<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11951\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11951\" class=\"wp-image-11951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2844_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I mean, yeah, the monkeys are cute but why chain them up like that?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11952\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11952\" class=\"wp-image-11952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2846_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So sad<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11953\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11953\" class=\"wp-image-11953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2854_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right after taking this photo the monkey grabbed my hand and looked at me with a desperate &#8220;PLEASE SAVE ME!&#8221; look on its face, really disturbing<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11954\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11954\" class=\"wp-image-11954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2860_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At least no worries at&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11955\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11955\" class=\"wp-image-11955 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2861_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;Nai Han Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11956\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11956\" class=\"wp-image-11956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2866_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playground<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11957\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11957\" class=\"wp-image-11957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2867_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ko Man as seen from Windmill Viewpoint<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11958\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11958\" class=\"wp-image-11958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2870_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seafood, lots of seafood in this street just east of the Rawai Pier, see <a href=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2015\/04\/road-trip-phuket-south-of-kata-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for photos from a previous visit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11959\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11959\" class=\"wp-image-11959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2875_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lonely fisherman<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11960\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11960\" class=\"wp-image-11960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2876_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rawai Pier<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11961\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11961\" class=\"wp-image-11961 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2885_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me having another awesome smoothie back in Kata and petting the cat that chose my backpack to have a nap on<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11962\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11962\" class=\"wp-image-11962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2888_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m hungry, I&#8217;m in Kata so there&#8217;s only one place to go: my beloved Koi Restaurant, I must have been heer a hundred times over the years, it is <strong>that<\/strong> good<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11963\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11963\" class=\"wp-image-11963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2891_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garlic &amp; Pepper Chicken curry, the best!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11964\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11964\" class=\"wp-image-11964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2892_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kata by night, it has changed a lot since I was <a href=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2009\/05\/uitstapje-thailand-duikinstructeur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> here, the place had bars everywhere with bar ladies wanting to play <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connect_Four\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four in a Row<\/a> with you and get you to pay for all their drinks. That has all but gone, at least from Kata, it&#8217;s now much more family oriented and 80% of the tourists seem to speak some Russian language<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11965\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11965\" class=\"wp-image-11965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2896_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It all looks really cosy here, much better than back in NZ where everything seems to be lit by bright fluorescent lighting<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11966\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11966\" class=\"wp-image-11966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2903_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A big night market, again full of &#8216;Russians&#8217; (I can&#8217;t tell by their language where they&#8217;re actually from but it&#8217;s all Russian to me) and food stalls<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11967\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11967\" class=\"wp-image-11967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2906_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m having some Chicken Kebab, affordable and tasty<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11968\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11968\" class=\"wp-image-11968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2907_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And a curry, unfortunately the food was rather bland here, Kiwis would have loved it. That really is what makes the Koi Restaurant so great: it&#8217;s where the <strong>locals<\/strong> go, so it&#8217;s authentic and spicy and not catered to tourists that can&#8217;t handle spicy<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11969\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11969\" class=\"wp-image-11969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2908_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But it&#8217;s really nice what they have done with Kata, good atmosphere<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11970\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11970\" class=\"wp-image-11970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2916_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And so much cheap fruit, I wish mangos were affordable in NZ, love them<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11971\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11971\" class=\"wp-image-11971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSCF2933_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the way back to Patong I stop at the Karon Beach Roundabout where they are celebrating something Chinese, looks nice all those lanterns<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[723,719,725,726,724],"class_list":["post-11939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thailand","tag-karon-beach","tag-kata-beach","tag-kata-viewpoint","tag-nui-beach","tag-rawai-pier","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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