So we get off the ferry and we’re ditched pretty much right away by the Germans. Guess they had enough. Actually, Sabrina, Jay, and I start walking to find accommodations. It’s 4:40am. No streetlights. Inka and Robert stay behind to wait for the sun to come up.

We get a little lost, then part ways with Sabrina when we finally find the road we’re looking for.

What’s frustrating about a night ferry is that you arrive super early; like I said, 4:40 am. Nothing in Thailand seems to open until at least 8 am. So… we wait.

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So now I’m on a boat. Take a good hard look cuz I’m standing on a boat!

It’s just hitting me now that it had never occured to me that I’d be on a boat in Thailand. Actually, in a bed on a boat in Thailand.

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We’re at the train station waiting to leave Prachuap Khiri Khan, which kind of sucks, because I finally learned the name of the town. Yes, it’s taken this long for me to learn it. My parents always said I was special. We’re going to Chumphon for the night, then taking a ferry to Koh Tao.

Prachuap Khiri Khan is a small seaside town that has few tourists and seems to be pretty relaxed. The people seem very nice, especially the owner of the hotel we stayed at, De Boutique (stay there if you find yourself in this town!), even though it seems like some of the locals laugh at us for being Farangs (foreigner, but may have a slight disparaging term for it). For example, the day after we went to the beach, we climbed the equivalent of 34 flights of stairs (thanks Fitbit!) to a temple sanctuary or something like that. We went to a restaurant after and I feel the locals there were laughing because of how red and sweaty we were. Since I don’t understand Thai, I refuse to be insulted.

Also, Jay is awesome! (more…)

I’m on a train.

I really wish I could remember the rest of that quote from Inception.

We just left Bangkok, heading south to Prachuap Khiri Khan. It’s supposed to be an up and coming destination, meaning that some tourists found it, but not all of them. (more…)

Day 1 or 2

I couldn’t tell you if this counts as day 1 or 2; I’m not even really sure what day it is. We’ve had layovers, delays, and crossed time zones. Finally, we’re in Thailand and we’ve had some rest. My guess is we’re about 12 hours ahead time-wise from home.

Oh. Jay wants me to say she’s awesome, so Jay, you’re awesome!

It’s six am here in Bangkok on a Wednesday. We boarded a flight in the wee hours of Monday morning. I don’t think I’ve ever had jet lag before, but I can’t help wonder if this is it; the feeling that you’ve lost time. Where did Tuesday go? Or Monday for that matter.

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Day 1

We’re either the stupidest people alive, the bravest people alive, or some combination of the two. We’re currently sitting on a plane, a 777 at one am, heading for Tai Pai, then off to Thailand. This isn’t a vacation; we are hoping to start new lives somewhere. (more…)