Bangkok and Beyond

*I originally started this post a few weeks ago and forgot to post it. I am currently in Indonesia, but let's get caught up on thailand first:

My 30 day journey throughout Thailand is nearly at its end. Right now my days are spent at the beach with my primary concern being which type of fresh fruit smoothie to eat. My home for the remainder of my trip is Ton Sai beach, a 10 minute long tail boat ride from Krabi. I'm at the end of Ton Sai as it's known, as soon they will be developing a major resort on the beach front as a result of overdevelopment and tourism. 

Our journey last week from Koh Phangan to Bangkok last week consisted of train, plane, automobiles and boats. My friends and I took an overnight ferry from Koh Phangan to Suratthani. When I originally heard very, I assumed we would be in a normal ferry and sprawled across seats for the 7 hour duration. Instead I found out it was more like this:

Needless to say it was a bit cosy. 

When we arrived at the airport there was literally no one else there. Do you know how surreal it is to just rock up to an airport and there is not a single worker in sight and not a noise other than you and your friends walking in with your backpacks?

After arriving in Bangkok we had to hop on a bus, two trains, and finally arrived at our hostel hot and sweaty. We rode boats and went to the market, and the next day we climbed up an abandoned building. Beware! The locals will charge you, and there are rusty nails everywhere.

My return to Ton Sai a little bit easier. I did have to hop on two trains, a bus, then a taxi when I missed my bus stop, but after my flight and then shuttle bus I was back in Krabi for the night and then took a long tail to Ton Sai in the morning.

My simple little home with no hot water, electricity only between 6pm-12am. The lack of a fan in the morning assisted me with waking up every morning in time to do yoga and then grab breakfast at the famous Mama's Chicken.

The rest of my day would be spent climbing across the hill to Railay Beach for a swim and then bonfires at the beach at night.

It was a simple life, a good life, and I even had a job at a bar my last night. I probably could/would have stayed forever, but then I couldn't have moved onto my next adventure.

Where's Alexis?

Greetings from the other side of the world!! I can't believe it's been nearly a month since I last wrote and that I've been away from home this long. Wifi around the world is spotty, so today I've invested 80 baht into using the internet at a café for two hours.

I'm currently in Koh Phangan, recovering from the all night into the day, dance fest that is the Full Moon Party. Although the Full Moon Party is an experience, I'm quite glad to be leaving Koh Phangan this evening as everything is overpriced, and the never ending partying is proving to be quite exhausting.

The nearly 4 weeks since I left home, have been a blur. I flew into Frankfurt on the 8th of February, then was off to Munich two days later, and then to Stuttgart a few days after that, and then I was off to Bangkok on the 16th. From Bankok I went to Phuket, Phi Phi, Krabi, Ton Sai, Koh Phangan, and now tonight a few friends and I will once again pack up our backpacks and head back to Bangkok.

In the past 3 weeks in Thailand, the majority of the people I've met were journeying to the Full Moon Party. It's been fun that we've all been on the same trek direction wise, so I've continuously been meeting up and running into people that I've met before on other islands.

Travel time works different than real world time. The majority of us never know what the date or day of the week is. Days are endless. You become instantly close with someone and it feels like you've known them for years, when in reality you've only been travelling together for a few days. It's also a bit sad that you get accustomed to certain people and places, and then you split up to go your separate ways.

Well that's all for now folks. Just a little update that I am alive and well, and as soon as I have access to a memory card reader I can give you a sneak peak of my rough island life.

Until then!


XOXO