I April var vi tillbaka på Koh Tao igen…
Så i April var vi tillbaka på Koh Tao igen. Denna gång med min mamma och hennes sambo. Samt med Anna och Ove, deras vänner från Piteå. Som numer är Continue Reading →
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The spring is here!
With new challenges and desire for summer! =)
And Happy New Year / Songkran in Thailand!
We enjoying life and we still working a lot, Tomas in the Chocolate factory Freia and I in the restaurants D/S Louise and Lekter’n.
Tomas, he has also started to play drums again when he has free days, which he thinks is incredibly fun!
And I’ve started to work in Lekter’n again this summer. This year I will be Daily Manager with personnel responsibility. It’s really fun to get a new challenge, otherwise it’s easy to fall into some sort of stupor. Haha. But I will in the same time work as a bartender and head waiter at D/S Louise. So far it’s pretty quiet at AkerBrygge, we have had one busy weekend in Mars, when we had lots of SUN and 20 degrees but April has been cold and wet, then now we all longing for summer, with more sun and and warm weather, hopefully. Aker Brygge’s a fantastic place to be in the summer!
This summer, we haven’t got any plans, except that we are traveling back to northern Sweden for one week to visit our families and friends. And then we have the Galapagos trip to look forward to in September, which we now saving lots of money to and we have to buy new divingsuits and small goodies for the trip as well. It’ll be awesome to go to one of the world’s best diving- and nature paradise!
During the Easter week, two friends of ours were on Koh Tao and they have been so nice to look after Frangipani Villa. They also had the time to take some new photos for us, of the terraces and mini-bar. It was so fun to see how beautiful it has become! Thank you sweeties Jennie and Sophie for that!!
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When we were on Koh Tao in January, we also view and modify the design of our pool-area. And Koh Tao Villas team is amazing to listen to our ideas and wishes, and then transfer them to a realistic design. Check for yourself how lovely our pool and pool-area will be, we hope that we can start building it in a near future!
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The rental is going great, our third-guests checked out on Saturday, we have not heard anything other than that they had it perfect! They probably had to experience a crazy fun Songkran on Koh Tao! =) Then we have the villa reserved almost the entire May, tjohoo!
That was everything for now!
Spring Happiness from us!
Skiing vacation in Trysil!
In February we did an really fun and crazy trip to Trysil. A skiing destination not far from Oslo. Only 3 hours by bus!
We were 7 happy people who enjoyed a weekend with skiing, laughing, great food, bruises, partying, beer, wine, cognac and jacuzzi and spa.
And I can tell you it was my first time ever on a pair of slalom skis and it was Tomas first time on a snowboard in a very long time, since he was eighteen. And it was really, really fun despite the bruises!! =P
Here is some Kodak-moments from our weekend in Trysil!
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Safe skiing, Love Linda and Tomas!
Last night in paradise….
The last night has come and we are so sad to leave this lovely island…
But we’ll be back soon again for sure, we have a beautiful house on a paradise island!
The last weeks we have spent time with Tomas friends and then Tomas mother has come to visit us! These last days have been wonderful, warm sun, lovely beaches and goooooooood food!!
See for your self:
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Love from us and Koh Tao!
Sunny days with friends!
The sun has come to stay!!
We really enjoying this lovely weather that we had for several days. We have snorkel in Hin Wong Bay, we have done sunbathing and swimming in Charlok Harbour, we have had lots of beautiful sunsets and we have done two really nice dives on No Name/Twin Rock and White Rock with Scuba Junction.
On Thursday Tomas friends from back home arrived to Koh Tao and they have done the most of the same thing that we have done! It’s soo fun when we have friends who come and visit us and we can show them the Koh Tao that we love. We try our best to make everyone to love the Island as much as we do!!
Tonight after the diving, we ate pizza and drank some beers on our lovely terrace with Marlene, Henke, Johan, Erik, Arvid, Henrik & Lina. Some still drinking beers… It could be that they maybe going to Sairee Beach afterwards.
Here you have some photos to enjoy!
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Right now I, Linda is sitting on the terrace with an San Miguel Light in my hand, blogging and enjoying the silence and all of the night sounds that you find here on Koh Tao. Northern-Sweden-guys has gone away to Sairee Beach and Marlene is sleeping cause shes getting up early for her Advance Course!
Cheers from me!
Happy New Year from paradise!
Hello everyone! Here is an update again …
We have had lots of doing as usual! But the most fun that happened is that we had a great new years party!!! Here is a small flashback:
Linda’s friend Marlene from Oslo moved in with us on Friday, Linn and Reshirdan already lived with us since the day before. On new year’s eve by the day we went to Koh Nangyuan for snorkelling. We spent some hours sunbathing and had a great time. Late home and add excitement to us and drinking a Mojito to aperitif then was at.5.30.19.00 we went to the Moov for Tapas-dinner, which was absolutely fantastic! They closed at.22 so we went up to the House to continue celebrations there and celebrate tolvslaget from our terrace. Which was totally crazy fun! We in this Parliament drank a toast of Champagne, looked down on Fireworks, jumped and tjoade!! Then we had a small view of dragging down to Sairee Beach but we took us never so far but we stayed and continued the Party on the terrace … and the party was totally wild. We celebrated, on, was a little tired in the small hours, some blind enough to a bit, until we found that we would be up to 6 to celebrate the Scandinavian new year in which it was! = D Marlene fixed up a few Bailey’s Coffee to us so we were a little on waking. When it was over so it was that we would see Sunrise and after it gained a crazy idea that we would go to the Moov and look into the situation there, because they would have the afterparty which began at noon.06. Haha, so was that we went down, round under your feet. Reshirdan had fallen asleep so we left him at home. Where we danced iron and Marlene bought some superstarka VodkaLemon to us all that was really Smarmy, we became one hour until kl became 09 perhaps as it was dax for breakfast for all of us, who took ill long to get. Linn, Marlene and Tomas fell asleep almost we desktop!! Haha. We went and la us kl. 10. Yes, as new year’s day it was. Party-on for 16 hours at a stretch. Oh we got enough up to everyone that this was probably the only and last time! But it was fun!
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Wednesday before we were sent out by On and Tor on Koh Tao Villa staff-party down with them, and it was a really fun experience to be ”locals”. They offered good food and lots of fun activities such as ”the entire ocean storms” and stomping balloons tied to each other’s legs. It was really really fun!
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Friday, we had Thai Cooking course with On on Koh Tao Villas. That was super fun! We followed with On in the morning and had everything we needed to make Lap Gai Pad Khing, Pak pak Thai soup and Mango with Sticky Rice to derssert. Then we went up to our House and started cutting vegetables and boil rice, crushed chili, prepare chicken. And each one completely wonderful good lunch for us everybody!!
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Now, Linn and Reshirdan went further so now only Marlene left here with us. It has rained late yesterday afternoon. Yesterday I took and Marlene a wonderful Oil massage and foot scrub on Kinnaree Massage down in Mae Haad Village is just 3 min from us by moped. Where is the talented there. When we then would run mopparna home to the House in the rain so low that a giant tree on the way. Marlene tried to move it but it was skittungt so we had to run out into the trench and around the tree, where we almost got stuck … haha. But we are so good at running moppe so could the galant! = P
Today it rained to and from the whole day so we have been on a little shopping and soon we’ll go and eat mouthwatering holiday skewer on Sairee Cottage that has been closed for renovation but that opens today!! Jippi!! And perhaps we can adequately cover a small massage tonight in!
We are heard and seen! Puss och kram < 3
Finally on Koh Tao
Hello everyone!
Now we are finally here again and it is really wonderful!
This has happened since we left Oslo and Vienna:
We landed late on Monday night at Koh Samui, checked in at Florist Resort and woke crazy early at 5.oo AM on Tuesday morning. Went for a walk before the resort’s breakfast buffet. After breakfast it was a quick plunge into the pool and then we took the afternoon boat to our paradise of Koh Tao.
We stepped ashore after probably the worst boat trip we have had. 4 meters waves, vomit and the smell, urk. Not many people were in good shape after that trip. We plugged in our ipods at the highest volume, closed my eyes and breathed as quietly as we could and hope that the two hours boatride could go pretty damn fast. We had taken seasick pills, thankfully, so we felt ok. We were happy about we should not continue to Chumpon and Bangkok after that!
When we stepped ashort we went to Koh Tao Villas office and met with Aon, Lennart and Ann-Marie for a quick lunch and then we went up to our dream house togheter!
It was an incredible feeling to walk up the stairs!
See the beautiful garden we have got, painted stairs and doors, put up stones on the wall and look at the things they have done to improve our house! It was absolutely amazing!! See for yourself:
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Is’nt it incredible fantastic!?
And then I’m sorry that we could not updat the blog until now. Today is the first day we have internet in the house. It was obviously someone who has cut some trees further down the hill and accidentally cut our line too… haha typical Thailand. But we promise to continue to put out a blog post a day and give you some more photos!
Now we sit on the terrace with to cold ice teas and crickets playing in the jungle outside. See you tomorrow!
Hugs from us!
On our way…
Now we are finally on the move again!
Sitting on the Vienna Airport and waiting to board the plane in an hour. We’ve been up since half past nine this morning after 4,5 hours of sleep… so we are pretty tired now! But we’ve got a trip to Vienna city center and was on a very nice Chrismas dinner in a small Austrian restaurant and been to St. Stephen’s Cathedral. An incredibly impressive sight both inside and outside. Photos will com when we are on Koh Tao!
See you in Thailand on the terrace!
Big hugs from us!