Thailand Travel 101, and other Fantastic Things

For those concerned, we are still alive and thriving.  Apologies for the hiatus, we've been living the island life, which means a) internet connection is subpar, and b) it's hard to get yourself to blog when there are $10 massages along a white sand beach.

Nonetheless, we've been quite busy since we last spoke, and tigers and elephants are things of the past.  The past few days have been filled with heaps of travel and excitement, and for the all time low price of only $4.99, I can fill you in on everything.  (See Donate button to the right).

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Saturday ended with a night Safari, where we saw zebras, kangaroos, giraffes, yaks and more, all in their natural habitats.  Please ignore the fact that none of these animals are native to Thailand.  I woke up Sunday with the scooter life on my mind, so Trevor and I hopped back on our bikes and scooted up into the mountains while Carson and Eli got pampered at the local massage parlor. 

A side note: To be short, in Thailand, this are cheap.  In fact, cheap is an understatement, things are dirt cheap, we have been continually astounded at the low prices here.  From 2 dollar Pad Thai dinners to $5 hour long foot massages, the currency conversion has been good to us, to say the least.  Still, there is one thing that has topped it all.  And that, my friends, are moped scooters.  Take a guess at how much it costs to rent a scooter for 24 hours with full insurance... 10 dollars.  Ten measly dollars and we had bikes for a full day.  Bam.

Trevor and I took a quick stop at a Snake Show in the hills of Chiang Mai, and then it was back to the city to meet up with Carson and Eli.



Gettin our Britney Spears on.  Of 40 people, we were the only caucasions, and I have never felt more like a celebrity.

That night we visited the night market and a temple, and then were off to Phuket.  The temple was truly mesmerizing, as you can see.

Us, Truly Mezmerized

The next couple days were busy with travel.  Within less than 48 hours we took to flights, a ferry, and who knows how many shuttles and taxis.  (I am continually amazed at how easy it is to book flights less than 2 days in advance).  In short, we flew Chiang Mai to Phuket, spent a night in Phuket, (bnicest beaches I have ever seen in my entire life), flew from Phuket to Ko Samui, and then ferried from Samui to Ko Phangan, where we currently reside.  Somewhere along the ride we stopped for some food, and Trevor decided to order the "extra spicy" option.  The waitress warned him against it, but some like it hot, and Trevor pressed forward.  On the bright side, I'll give it to him that he finished his meal.  On the dark side, he did end up looking like this.

I actually have a lot more to tell all of you, but the internet connection at this hotel is really slow, and dealing with this computer is literally making my trip worse.  It took me about 7 minutes just to write that sentence right there.  We hop on an 11 hour bus/ferry/taxi ride tonight at 5 to head back to Bangkok, so I'll fill you in on the rest in a days time.  Living large, and I wish a happy OTT to everyone back in IV. 

The Thailand Fantastic