Thailand
I've already been on the road for one gorgeous week in Thailand. I arrived in Bangkok and just spent the weekend hanging out with Francois around the town. He had to work and I didn't want to sit around so I shopped for airfare around the county and bought the cheapest one to Krabi which is in the very south on the coast of the Andaman sea.
Krabi is a very chill town with quite a few guesthouses for all of the travelers going between Bangkok and the outlying islands. I spent one night there hanging out with the locals and playing pool. They reminded me very much of Carribean culture.
The next day I took the ferry to Phi Phi island. Neither my words or pictures can describe how stunningly beautiful the islands were. The water was the prettiest blue-green color and the warmest sea I've ever swam in. Giant rocks jutted out of the ocean and towered 300 feet above the beaches below.
One day I went with a couple from Barcelona on a tour of the island Phi Phi Ley which is where the movie 'The Beach' was filmed. If you were to paint a picture of the perfect beach, it would look exactly like Phi Phi Ley. Amazing.
I also experienced the best snorkeling you can imagine. The boat captain threw a few pieces of bread into the water and instantly there were fish everywhere. Under water you can't avoid being completely surround by schools of different fish. They swam so close that their fins were hitting my mask.
Like I said, neither words nor pictures can describe the beauty of Phi Phi. Now, I'm going back to Hong Kong for two days then off to experience a different type of beauty in the Tibetan Himalayas.
