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Interview with Julie about her honeymoon in Crabi, Thailand by Yvonne Hynson



Yvonne Hynson (Interviewer): So where’s this exactly?
Julie:  This is on…um..  one of the islands…I can’t actually remember the name of it unfortunately ..ahh.. but inside ..or in the island there’s a beautiful lagoon which is sort of surrounded by these (points to the mountains with her finger)  really high mountains and things.  And um so yeah…the boat just dropped us off and he ..just hung    around for the day and we just walked around the island and swam, sunbathed and various things.
Y: I mean is it dangerous?  Tropics – snakes, spiders?  Anything like that?
J:   We didn’t see any.  Um the only thing that was remotely dangerous was actually the monkeys.
Y:  Umm.
J:  And there’s one swimming right there.  I took a photo of him ‘cos I didn’t think… I’d ever see a monkey swim.  But we don’t have monkeys in New Zealand… But they…they’re quite um …they’re quite aggressive really.  There was some other tourists that were sitting next to us on the beach and… I was quite happy to just …chat, you know, look at the monkey or whatever but they started …teasing it, ‘n’ …trying to …you know, tell it to leave or whatever ‘cos it was …coming round by our bags and things and they sort of …got a bit nasty to the monkey ‘n’ it almost attacked them. So…they are only small but they’re brave little things.
Y:  Umm…ummm.  OK I can see two very beautiful islands here.  What are these?  (changes view of photo to vertical position.)  Are these the islands you saw from the boat?
J:  Yeah.  Um …on the way back from the island with the lagoon, he just went round all the various ones and things.  Actually this is part of the lagoon I think.  It’s still part of the lagoon but um..(points her finger at the mountain).
Y:  It’s very different from New Zealand.
J:  It is.  It is.  It’s yeah… (Turns the page of the photo album.)  We just don’t have that sort of thing.  I mean it’s just all the scenery around there.  It’s just stunning scenery.
Y: Ummm.  Yeah, I can see why you went.  Mmmm.  And how long did you stay there?  (Camera moves from the album photos to focus on Julie.)
J: Ummm….At Crabi we were there for about ten nights I think and then um…  we had one night at Bangkok on the way back – just to do some shopping.  Pick up the odd souvenirs, all that sort of thing.  (Y: mmhmm)  Arrh yeah so I think that… in total it was about…eleven or twelve nights but you lose a few flying around there. (Moves her hands to show you there and back or around that amount.)
Y:  OK and what was the highlight?
J:  The highlight would be… the weather I think.  I love… the heat.  I love hot climates and just being able to go out in the evening (Y:mmm)  and not have to take a jacket…all that sort of thing.  And the food.  The food was… fabulous.  Being right on the coast and being Thai food, there’s lots and lots of seafood which ….I looove and very very fresh.  Just so fresh.  (Y:mmm)  Mmmm, so it was all good really. 
Y:  Can you give us a rough idea of…of price?
J:  Ummm.  I know the flights …were round about… one thousand three hundred each or something.  I think. 
Y:  But this wonderful seafood you were talking about?
J:  Oh the seafood?  Oh sorry.  (Laughs.)  Oh, very cheap.  Um about four dollars, five dollars…(Y: for a dinner?) for a dinner.
Y:  Oh, amazing.
J:  It was.  It was great.
Y:  Mmm.  Thank you very much Julie.
J:  You’re welcome.

	Quiz: Julie's holiday in Thailand part two.
1. Julie a) went for a swim in a lagoon. b) went to an island near Crabi. c) lay in the sun and walked around the island. d) all of the above.	2. Julie saw a) dangerous things on the island. b) snakes. c) an aggressive monkey. d) spiders.	3. The tourists a) came on the boat with Julie and her husband. b) were kind to the monkey. c) attacked the monkey. d) told Julie to leave.
4. Julie stayed a) in Thailand for ten nights. b) in Bangkok for eleven or twelve nights. c) in Crabi for ten nights. d) None of the above.	5. The highlight was the climate. a) True b) False c) Not Given	6. Julie went by boat to Thailand. a) True b) False c) Not Given
7. Julie had seafood for dinner every night. a) True b) False c) Not Given

Part 2 of Julie's honeymoon in Crabi, Thailand.

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		DONT LOOK AT THE TEXT YET!! LISTEN FIRST THEN SCROLL DOWN!! Interview with Julie about her honeymoon in Crabi, Thailand by Yvonne Hynson Yvonne Hynson (Interviewer): So where’s this exactly? Julie: This is on…um.. one of the islands…I can’t actually remember the name of it unfortunately ..ahh.. but inside ..or in the island there’s a beautiful lagoon which is sort of surrounded by these (points to the mountains with her finger) really high mountains and things. And um so yeah…the boat just dropped us off and he ..just hung around for the day and we just walked around the island and swam, sunbathed and various things. Y: I mean is it dangerous? Tropics – snakes, spiders? Anything like that? J: We didn’t see any. Um the only thing that was remotely dangerous was actually the monkeys. Y: Umm. J: And there’s one swimming right there. I took a photo of him ‘cos I didn’t think… I’d ever see a monkey swim. But we don’t have monkeys in New Zealand… But they…they’re quite um …they’re quite aggressive really. There was some other tourists that were sitting next to us on the beach and… I was quite happy to just …chat, you know, look at the monkey or whatever but they started …teasing it, ‘n’ …trying to …you know, tell it to leave or whatever ‘cos it was …coming round by our bags and things and they sort of …got a bit nasty to the monkey ‘n’ it almost attacked them. So…they are only small but they’re brave little things. Y: Umm…ummm. OK I can see two very beautiful islands here. What are these? (changes view of photo to vertical position.) Are these the islands you saw from the boat? J: Yeah. Um …on the way back from the island with the lagoon, he just went round all the various ones and things. Actually this is part of the lagoon I think. It’s still part of the lagoon but um..(points her finger at the mountain). Y: It’s very different from New Zealand. J: It is. It is. It’s yeah… (Turns the page of the photo album.) We just don’t have that sort of thing. I mean it’s just all the scenery around there. It’s just stunning scenery. Y: Ummm. Yeah, I can see why you went. Mmmm. And how long did you stay there? (Camera moves from the album photos to focus on Julie.) J: Ummm….At Crabi we were there for about ten nights I think and then um… we had one night at Bangkok on the way back – just to do some shopping. Pick up the odd souvenirs, all that sort of thing. (Y: mmhmm) Arrh yeah so I think that… in total it was about…eleven or twelve nights but you lose a few flying around there. (Moves her hands to show you there and back or around that amount.) Y: OK and what was the highlight? J: The highlight would be… the weather I think. I love… the heat. I love hot climates and just being able to go out in the evening (Y:mmm) and not have to take a jacket…all that sort of thing. And the food. The food was… fabulous. Being right on the coast and being Thai food, there’s lots and lots of seafood which ….I looove and very very fresh. Just so fresh. (Y:mmm) Mmmm, so it was all good really. Y: Can you give us a rough idea of…of price? J: Ummm. I know the flights …were round about… one thousand three hundred each or something. I think. Y: But this wonderful seafood you were talking about? J: Oh the seafood? Oh sorry. (Laughs.) Oh, very cheap. Um about four dollars, five dollars…(Y: for a dinner?) for a dinner. Y: Oh, amazing. J: It was. It was great. Y: Mmm. Thank you very much Julie. J: You’re welcome.