Emily here… Sorry about the horrifically long break in our blog, we kept trying to write them, and they would delete, etc etc… Anyhoo we’re sorry and heres the long deserved update. I’m going to skip describing all the last few places in india because it would just take TOO long, but after Palolem we moved onto Hampi (and were rejected when we tried to rent mopeds) and then went to Mumbai, which we also loved. Just because the memories haven’t been written here doesn’t mean they weren’t amazing.
But we are in Thailand now!! Wahooo. First place we went in this country was Bangkok where there were loads of Red shirt protestors, but they were being calm and non-violent so it didn’t affect us. We wandered around Khao San road, bought some supplies and then headed down south to Ko Phagnan, which is the party island of the southern area. Sadly it was raining during the day for most of our time there L so we ended up partying the nights away (we both enjoyed our first experiences with buckets) and then recovering in the various cafes that showed friends, family guy and the Simpsons throughout the day. Given, it was hardly the true thai cultural experience, but we just got back from India okay? Give us a break.
After Kophagnan it was Ko Tao which is another island which was about an hour away by ferry. We decided to do our open water diving course there and fell in LOVE with the island, it was absolutely awesome. Our diving instructor was literally a 28 year old version of the two of us and we had one other joker in our group so we decided to stay on and do our advanced course. This meant going down to 30m (which was fairly boring, it was just murky and cold) and doing a night dive! The night dive was very cool but we both had really crap torches so couldn’t really see too much. We saw an absolutely huge moray eel (4m long?) along with an Eagle ray on our other dives and a load of barracudas so they were definitely worthwhile too. Daisy May joined us in Ko Tao and is travelling with us for the next few weeks, so after a night of partying where we starred in a ladyboy show (yes, we literally got up on stage in sequined dresses) and a day of sunbathing and getting kicked out of seven elevens with our newest buddy, we moved on to Hua Hin.
Hua Hin was a change from the beachy/overly gap yeared islands so we were glad to arrive there (albeit at 2 o clock in the morning). (ellie here!) found the most amazing little guest house in huahin called jings and oh we just love JING! She was a legend! We were there for the famous son kran new year celebrations and got stuck in as I’m sure you would of guessed! Jing had a little BBQ which included intestine and this muscle type shell thing which was just horrendous! Dmay took on the task like a champ and quite enjoyed the raw, gooey, juicey and wet texture whereas Emily and I pretty much gagged! We moved on to kanchaburi where we stayed in a riverside bamboo bungalow and hired bikes, saw many a wat and in general became gurus of the guide book! Now in Arythuua where we have been templed out to the max! You would be so proud at what cultured people we have become.
Off to Cambodia tomorrow! Exciting stuff!
