It's official, after 7 awesome weeks we have finally left Thailand and this entry comes to you from an internet cafe in Singapore while we wait for a night bus to Cherating, Malaysia. We spent our last days in Thailand island hopping on the Andaman Coast... here are our Wins:
- Going to see New Moon - This was actually in Bangkok just before we left for Phuket, but listening on the Thai audience squeal with delight was a definite win... and yes, we were squealing along with them
- Khlong Nin Beach on Koh Lanta - We spent a week on this AMAZING beach. Beautiful white sands, gorgeous turquoise water (that glittered like Edward Cullen's skin... yup, I went there) and never more than 12 other people on the 10 km stretch.
- Jai Dee Home - Our fave hangout on the beach that had awesome food (muesli fruit and yoghut - NO banana!, yorkshire tea, spring rolls!), free internet and the nicest couple who ran the place (James and Gung our new besties, even if they don't know it)
- 200 Baht Thai Massages - A slight addiction
- 2 Cornettos a day - A serious addiction... win for our taste buds, fail for our waistbands
- Having two middle aged German guys tell us the most hilarious story of how they ended at the multi-million dollar Thai vacation home of a gay Swedish aristocrat - This story was told to us at 7am as they got back to the guesthouse (still hammered) and we were waiting to be picked up for the ferry... Sample: "It Vas Crrrraaazzzyy!!" "He had a picture viss zee Dalai Lama!"
- My latent observation skills finally kicking into gear by spying Dan out the window as we got Thai massages (Hannah's masseuse was a ladyboy, hence her distraction)
- Climbing up to the viewpoint on Koh Phi Phi - It didn't feel like a win at the time, but that brings our mountain count up to 5
- Making an awesome birthday cape for Ben on his birthday
- Going to the beach where they shot "The Beach" and having handstand contests
- A Law and Order marathon on TV in Phuket - We've missed our crime dramas!!
... and now the Fails:
- Phuket - The place itself is a fail. We hate it there. Enough said.
- Getting a giant obstruction in my ear from the salt water and (after 3 days of deafness) having to go to the health clinic to get it removed - It's better now, thanks.
- Trying to rent a motorbike - Even though children ride around on them all the time here, it's NOT that easy... just ask the giant burn on my left leg
- Getting food poisoning from a "nice restaurant" - Not only did we not enjoy the food at the time, it made us ill for hours (days for Hannah)
- Hannah getting locked in the bathroom in Phuket - (I'm laughing as I type this) The lady who ran the guesthouse literally had to cut open a whole in the door with a screwdriver and remove the handle... while Hannah stood in the bathroom naked.
- Hannah getting an eye infection and looking like she had "needs" - A bottle of eye drops later, it's looking much better now
- I got a migrane and spent half an hour bawling my face off in the bathroom at Phuket Airport - Then took too many pills and ended up strung out and falling asleep on and around everything
- Walking in circles in the rain in Singapore only to realize that we had walked past the bus terminal we had been looking for about 5 times... it stopped raining the minute we found it, obvi
All in all, we have had an awesome time in Thailand and are excited to see what awaits us in our last two weeks in South East Asia!
Kap Kum Kah Thailand! It's been a blasty blast!
