Hi All!
Here's a brief update on what we've been up to in beautiful Thailand. The reason we chose the beautiful Koh Phag Nan can be summarized in the following image:
That's right, Thailand's Full Moon Party. Probably the best way to sum up the last two stops in our trip is by saying that when we were in Singapore, we all agreed that it would be an unbelievable place to live. When it comes to Haadrin, we're pretty sure nobody actually lives here.
When we got off the ferry, we loaded our group of 9 into a Tuk Tuk (after many many arguments over the ridiculous pricing model - 100 Baht per person! No group/car rate! Give me a break!) and headed to the Dancing Elephant, our home in Thailand. We were greeted by a little frenchman named David who was cute, but definitely flustered - despite many e-mails with Cat, he still wasn't quite sure who we were or where we were going to be sleeping. After much confusion we were taken to our bungalows, where we were greeted by giant balconies and hammocks overlooking Sunset Beach. Absolutely amazing! Natalie arrived the next morning, no thanks to hotel owner David, who wanted her to "wait until he sleeps for a few more hours before he takes her to her room" (it was 9 am!).
During the day we've been soaking up the sun (on a few different beaches) and enjoying the FANTASTIC food of Thailand - curries, Pad Thai, chocolate crepes....UNBELIEVABLE. As Haadrin is pretty much a tourist town around a world famous beach, there are hundreds of restauraunts and bars to choose from and we've definitely sampled a good number!
We've also been enjoying the nightlife... Night one we celebrated the pre-Full Moon Party in style and the night of, we purchased some neon paint, did some body art and had an all around great time. Somehow, Cat, Justine and Natalie all managed to make it to sunrise (7 am). There's our UWO education hard at work!
Most of all we enjoyed the company of Cat's exchange friends -Mauricio (Mexico), Freddie, Anna & Levin (Germany), and Rebecka (Sweden) and were sad to see them off this morning.
What's in store for us? We've decided to stay on Koh Phag Nan for one more night. Today, C and I are taking a Thai Cooking class and the other girls have rented motor bikes and are cruising around the island. Heisz's - it may seem strange that I chose cooking, but when the motor bikes were suggested all I could think of is Geo (and his accident on a motor bike on a tropical island a few years back...)!
We're leaving Thailand on July 12th for two days of travelling (ferry then BUS then plane) to get to Luang Prabang, our next destination. We'll look forward to filling you in on what I'm sure will be an interesting journey from there!
Lots of love,
G, C, L, J and Natalie
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