Stops

July 30th, 2019 Today I got up at 5am to go out on my morning dives.  Brendan didn’t have to be at the dive shop until later for his rescue training.  Koh Tao has the reputation of being the cheapest place in the world to get your initial open water dive certificate.  I feel like…

July 29th, 2019 After a really hot night in the bungalow without AC we got up and went to find a different accommodation.  We got a smoothie and some breakfast and found a resort just a couple hundred feet down the beach that had AC and a pool which is what I was looking for. …

July 28th, 2019 I got up early and walked around the nice Haad Rin Beach and Brendan took the opportunity to sleep in.  I got some food and brought it back to the room and we decided if we wanted to stay another night on Koh Phangan, or head to the next island Koh Tao. …

July 27th, 2019 Today we got a scooter and went beach hopping.  First beach we hit was Leela Beach.  It was very beautiful and quiet. The next beach we hit was the most popular on the island and where the Full Moon Parties happen.  Haad Rin Beach.  This beach was actually only a few steps…

July 26th, 2019 Am I starting to look like a local yet? Today we left Railay Beach and did a full day journey to Koh Phangan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand.  This involved a small, long-tail boat out of Railay, then a minivan ride across the southern part of Thailand’s mainland, then a…

July 25th, 2019 Our nice room even had a swing out front! It also came with a buffet breakfast that was really great.  They had an omelet bar and things like Thai pancakes.  Brendan was really excited because they had cereal and milk which he has been wanting.  I wanted to stay another night there…

July 24th, 2019 Today we took a really nice boat ride from Phuket to Railay Beach, Thailand.  By Boat is definitely my favorite mode of transportation.  We got a nice fruit smoothie (you can get smoothies everywhere here for less than $2) and sat outside on the boat deck for the 2-hour journey. We were…

July 23rd, 2019 Today we got up and found a scooter.  It was less than $7 to rent one for the day.  The currency in Thailand is the Thai Baht and the exchange rate is about 30 to 1-USD.  Even with such a high exchange rate from what I have seen so far (at least…

July 21st – 22nd, 2019 Today we took a 1.5 hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket, Thailand.  It’s great how cheap the flights are within Asia once you are here.  For the flight, my checked luggage and a hot vegetarian meal on the plane was only $33.  Even though it was a short flight…