Saturday, June 12, 2010

Thailand stole my heart

SO I wrote a huge entry a few days ago and it didn't even work :(. I got upset and haven't tried to post anything since. So right now, I'm in Koh Phangan, a beautiful island full of amazing beaches! I am looking at the ocean right now and I wish you could all see how gorgeous this country is. Khao Sok was soo different, it was a pure jungle! We went tubing in a river, saw some snakes, partied in the mountains, spent a night in floating bungalows on a huggee mind blowing clear blue water lake, went elephant trekking and fed some monkeys. So much fun! The people who owned the place we stayed at are by far the nicest most generous people on the whole planet. I am going back there as much as I can for the rest of my life. After that, we traveled to Koh Anthong, our first island/beach! It was very pretty! Full of tourists during the day but they all left around 4ish and then we had the whole island to ourselves (and the staff.) We did a few hikes that were pretty much rock-climbing (deadly), swam, tanned, drank and chased monkeys. The rest of the time we were either eating, sleeping or in our hammocks. Nothing more relaxing than a hammock on the beach! We then took a boat to our next island, Koh Phangan (where I am now) which is a much bigger island but with post-card worthy beaches. Haad Rin is the beach next to ours (where the Full Moon Party will take place tonight!) and it's a fun town to shop and party! We had a day trip to Koh Samui (another island) yesterday, saw some Muay Thai fights yesterday (traditional Thai kick-boxing) which was intense, and have been pretty lazy. I got a bamboo tattoo though! I got a Thai pattern around the Om on my neck. It's beautiful but it was painful! There's so much more to say but I will write more later! I love this country more than words can express! The food is amazingly delicious, we're eating like kings! Everything is also sooo very cheap. A beer costs $1.20 lol! And a bucket is our drink of choice (its a bucket, filled with a whole mickey and then a coke and a red bull, or you can chose your mixes) and its usually 100 Baht, so 3$! I've been shopping like crazy, and my bag is getting heavier and fully by the day! Anyways, it's hot hot hot (every day!!) and I'm covered in sweat 95% of the time here. That means it's time to go swim in the ocean! I'll add more soon! Miss you all!

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