The roads travelled: Phuket > Koh Samui > Koh Pha Ngan > Koh Tao > Bangkok
The HIGHLIGHTS:
Phuket: not my favourite place visited, although we did have a sick night out on Chinese New Year with some middle aged men who kept using their flip flops as phones (which Fi then adopted as a form of communication). We also did an accidental 10 mile hike to Freedom beach after our hostel worker gave us appalling directions – but it was worth it, as it is a millions times nicer than the over crowded and dirty Patong beach!
Koh Samui: we had the sweetest driver called Mr Nice who took us to some cool places including; Hin Ta and Hin Yai, aka the Grandfather and Grandmother rock (due to their genitalia shape) - the story goes that once upon a time an elderly couple were trying to find a bride for their only son, who had come of age. They set sail to travel to a nearby province, where their was an eligible woman, however ... a storm caused their boat to be destroyed, and the couple, unable to swim, died at sea where it is believed the rocks were formed to allow the intended brides parents to see their true intentions ... Please see the "cock rock" photo below for evidence of the tragic tale.
For a couple of nights we resided at a place called Nid’s Bungalows, which is kinda like a mini animal kingdom. Fi and I fell in love with all the puppies and kitty's hanging around – especially when they tried to get into our room at night!
Koh Pha Ngan: unfortunately I was sick during our stay on this island, but I did manage to make it out for the Half Moon Festival (commitment right there) – although this was overpriced, it did allow us to spend all night dancing in an 90’s only r’n’b cave in the middle of a jungle. Whoop!! Fi and I also enjoyed being repeatedly mistaken as the same person throughout the night #twinning.
Koh Tao: we did an amazing boat trip on KT, and although we didn't see any sharks or giant turtles as promised, we did get a cup of tea, snorkel around to see rainbow fish, and get some insane snaps of the island Koh Nang Yuan! In the evening we spent our time at the funniest Ladyboy cabaret show – leaving slightly depressed knowing that the Arianna Grande impersonator was hotter than us.
To end this journey we took a night bus back to Bangkok, where we arrived two hours early at 4am, had to walk the streets of Khao San Road before deciding to spend our time in a 24 hour McDonalds before our hotel check in. Totally loving the backpacker life ;)
Next stop: CAMBODIA!!
View of Koh Nang Yuan
Our adopted housemate in Koh Samui
Playing the tourists
Zip wiring over the jungle
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