Sunday, September 2, 2012

Thailand trip with a MKII Kingston

Hi everybody,

Wanted to share our family trip to Thailand, where I chose to take only one watch (!).
Obviously, the MKII Kingston was the wrong tool for the job...
no 2nd time zone, no date, no altimeter or barometer and the only
function the KS has - time telling - is a little unnecessary in Thailand,
where time is measured in hours, not seconds

But who cares?
The KS looks great and gets the attention and respect of locals and tourists,
and as far as taking all I can throw at it - monsoons, swimming, snorkeling, diving,
hiking... the KS is a real tool and care free.
Another thing - in almost 4 weeks it gained 35 sec, less than +2 a day!

I have some pics (well, maybe more than "some" ), and it took some effort
as my family had a good laugh every time I took a wrist shot
Speaking of family - I don't like posting pics of my family over the net so I'm the only one
that will be in this pics (with one or two blurred-faces exceptions), sorry for that.

On with the pics:




White temple in Northern Thai






Another temple






Top heavy on the road to Chiang Mai




Rice fields (no need for a 2000m diver)




The Karen tribe




A view of the Mekong river




Cruising the Mekong on a long-tail-boat




Nice "Movement" on this boat




Gilt Budha x gilt Kingston near the border triangle (with Burma and Laos)




Moving on to some action -
Zipline (omega gliding) in a rain forest, a high-adrenalin experience,
a few hundreds meters in the air and the longest line is 400m long.



My 5 years old son couldn't get the smile off his face



Me, my two girls and my wife too




Care for a toilet break?




River rafting




Mountain hiking through the magnificent mountain and country view, just breath taking














Funny looking grass




Hot water spring





A WWI old bridge





Enough forests - now from the North to the islands in the south
(shot taken through our plane's window)




This is Phi Phi island (pronounced PI-PI)






This is the local truck





Going on a speed boat for a day to explore the near islands and lagoons






on another day - visiting James Bond island
("The man with the golden gun", 1974)






Canoes around Pheng-Nga bay






A clime to Phi-Phi's highest hill for a sunset view over the island








Near the pool







Thank you for looking
Cheers, Galpo