Our SouthEast Asia Trip (Thailand)

**Sorry we have not written in sooo long! Things have been going on, as well as I've been feeling a little lazy! Usually it takes a lot of time to put all my thoughts down and give detailed info, so I've been putting it off... NO MORE! This blog will be a bit different. Not as 'story like' and more info based (if I can!)

Day 1

Most of the day was spent traveling to Thailand. No problems with our flights, all went well! We got into Bangkok then took a bus to the main city (about 45 min away). Our hotel, Diamond House, was very nice. We went out that evening to check out the street markets and such. FOOD was our #1 priority. (The food was amazing! Some was too spicy to enjoy but for the most part, amazing!) We ate Sweet and Spicy Coconut Milk Soup w/Chicken, Shrimp Curry, and PadThai w/egg and chicken.

We tried 'Dr. Fish'. You put your feet in this fish tank and the little fish swarm your feet and nibble on the dead skin. It was an interesting experience (tickled!). We drank from a coconut and explored till decently late in the evening.

Day 2

We ate at this amazing little restaurant for breakfast! We had Spring Rolls, and Chicken Massam curry. We also had our first of SE-Asia coffee... VERY thick but SWEET!!! = AMAZING! We then took a Tuk-Tuk (motorbike that pulled a carriage-like seat) tour around Bangkok. We saw many beautiful temples and major sites. It was great! Later that afternoon we went to the Chaduchak Market. There we experienced Coconut Ice-cream and our new favorite, Thai Tea. That night we took a night train to Suretani. It wasn't very easy to sleep. The seats made into a type of bunk beds.

Day 3

We arrived in Suretani around 7:30am and decided on a whim to head to Krabbi area. We took a truck (in the back) to a Bus Stop. Then took a minivan to another stop. Then a Bus to Krabbi. The bus had Thai Pop Sing-a-long videos playing the whole time. When we got to Krabbi we took another truck (packed full) to Ao-Nang Beach. We stayed in a hotel called Sea World. The room was not great but the view was nice! We went to the beach for a bit then had a Thai Massage. We found some stairs that led up and over this mountain. It was a little scary! But fun :)

Day 4

We took a longtail boat to a few islands around. We got about half-way and ran out of gas because there was a leak in our gas hose. First, our driver tried to siphon the gasoline back into the gas tank. Then he dumped the rest of the gasoline into the ocean. So, we not have gas all around us in the water, all over the boat, and all over our driver. While waiting for this guy to come bring us new gasoline our driver decided to smoke... WHAT!? Luckily we didn't go up in flames... UGH!

We saw some BEAUTIFUL beaches. One beach and the other a type of cave-like beach. The was was so clear! We did get stung by microscopic (we didn't ever see them) jelly-fish. But nothing bad! That afternoon we took a ferry to Phuket. On the ferry we met a French Scuba instructor and sang a bit with him.

We then took another Long-Tail Boat to Ko Nakha Yai where our private beach bungalow resort. Tenta Nakara. It was amazing! There was one other couple staying there but they left early in the morning. We got in late so we enjoyed the beach at night. Ate Basil-Rice with beef and Shrimp-Paste chicken&rice, with cucumber soup. Mmmm. They have no electricity in the bungalow's so we had to use a gas lantern.

Day 5

We woke up early and ate breakfast then had the whole beach and place to ourselves. The other couple left early. Since we got in late, and no one else was there the owner said we could stay as long as we wanted! So, we did! We took a little row boat and explored, searched for shells, and tried to not get too much sun (we were already burned).

That evening we got picked up and were taken to the airport. We flew to Vietnam that night. We got in and took a HORRIBLE taxi to our hotel. The man totally jipped us. We learned quickly from that experience how to NOT get overcharged! Around 11pm we went out to go get food (we got in late) and found a restaurant and ate. Around 12 we were walking around. SO MANY people were out hanging around on the streets, just chillen'. We were exhausted and went to bed!