At the end of September, I went on a most magical vacation to Thailand. It was a rather bipolar trip. First, we spent a couple nights in Bangkok, which was wonderfully strange, somewhat chaotic, and extremely seedy. Then, we flew to Phuket and were ferried to Phi Phi Island, which was obnoxiously beautiful. I believe that I took more photos during my one week in Thailand than I have in my entire stay in Korea thus far. Let me quickly recap some of my favorite moments of the trip....
- The Food
I feel as if I could eat Thai food everyday for the rest of my life. It was the opposite of not delicious. Pad Thai and yellow curry were my favorite dishes. Also consumed were red and green curries, papaya salad, and lots of spring rolls (not really specific to Thailand, but still delicious). And let us not forget the beautiful breakfast buffet that our resort on Phi Phi Island catered every morning. There was no sleeping in during our island stay because my dear friend/roommate Lindsay and I take buffets very seriously. Food everywhere. When we got back to Korea, nothing else seemed delicious. Yes, I like Korean food. I might even love it. But I want to marry, impregnate, and grow old with Thai food.
-Khaosan Rd, Bangkok
While in Bangkok, we stayed right in the middle of Khaosan Rd, which is teeming with shopping, food, bars, and very strange people. During our nights in Bangkok, we stayed on this road and shopped, ate, drank, people watched, got fish massages (TWICE), and I even rescued a lady boy from some jacka** foreign man who wouldn't let go of her purse. Khaosan road reminded me very much of Duval street in Key West but on crack or shrooms. I'd love to go there again.
-Longboat ride through the canal of Bangkok
This was perhaps my favorite part of the trip and an amazing way to see Bangkok. Also, Anthony Bourdain did it on his show, so I KNOW that is was the thing to do. The best part was when our guardian angel pulled up on his floating market, which was loaded with fruits, vegetables, and BEER. Bless him forever.
-Pool Bar.
Yesssssssssss.
-The general beauty of Phi Phi Island
These photos will never do it justice but they will have to suffice for now. The picture in the middle is a lagoon where we swam and the one on the bottom is a bay where my beloved Leo filmed "The Beach". I could feel him in the water. I have many more to share if the reader wishes to ever see more.
-Our resort's attention to detail
Thailand was fantastic. Go there if you can.
Beautiful. Sounds like a blast. Glad you did not get kidnapped, for some reason. "For some reason", i.e., random thought occurrence that Thailand is dangerous and teeming (had to co-opt your usage since you correctly wrote "teeming" and not "teaming") with criminals and NOT that I would entertain the thought of your capture with such capriciousness. Anyway, I'm glad your trip STILL is kicking ass.
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