After Railay we hopped on a long tail boat that took us to a bus that took us to a ferry that took quite a few hours to Ko Pha-nang. We ended up sitting on a huge Boat in the VIP section which had comfy chairs a T.V and was only 1$ more sweet! . 1 1/2 bad movies and rough seas later we arrived at Ko Phan nang. The motivation to coming here was to kite surf and attend the full moon party madness. We took a tuk tuk into town and spent quite some time walking around trying to [View Full Entry]

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And we're off, on a van to a pier to a boat for a 45 minute boat ride to Railay. Sea Sick meds? check! We ended up sitting at the front of the boat staring at the amazing view all around. We stopped a few places on the way and arrived at Au Nang. From there we took a local's long tail boat to Railay West beach. We got there and it was paradise. Huge rocks protruding from the water, hardly any tourists, no cars or mopeds, no one selling you anything..ah paradise. We basically got off the boat and wandered [View Full Entry]

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From Bangkok we took an early morning flight to Phuket. We heard there was potentially good kitesurfing there and were immediately interested. We decided to stay in Patong where all the craziness is, to get the full Phuket experience. We ended up however being a bit frustrated with the rather tourist vibe and tried to keep the fun going by taking a two day rafting adventure. When we got to the rafting destination we began by taking a tuk tuk to the beginning of the river, which was actually a dam that the locals open to create rapids to raft in. [View Full Entry]

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Thailand!!! So, After getting a new job I decided to celebrate by meeting Brad in Thailand for a few weeks before I started. I was very lucky to have actually gotten on my flight, because I was departing for Wed. at 1am which meant I needed to be at the airport Tuesday night Midnight. Thankfully everyone clued me in on this vital piece of information the day of, so after my goodbyes at EA and Dinner celebration with the Audio crew I was off! First leg of the trip was 15 hours, to Taipei, then to Bangkok. Once I arrived [View Full Entry]

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The last stop on the Big Island was Zip-lining in North Kohala. The Eco Adventure Tour took us and 8 other people out on a 6 wheeler into the middle of the forest to zip on 8 zip-lines. Zip lines 1-6 progressively get higher and faster, the guides do a good job of slowly working you up to the last two zips, which are the most epic. At Zip line 6 the group stopped to snack on granola bars made from the locals, macadam nuts and pineapples in a cute little hut next to a huge waterfall. We zipped through the [View Full Entry]

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From the Green Sand Beach we decided to keep going to the other side of the island to the Volcano National Park. We stayed in a cute little cottage in the rain forest, it was probably one of the most amazing places I've ever stayed. We had fresh fruit, milk, oj, eggs and more delivered to our door each morning, there was a hot tub hidden in a little hut with candles everywhere and the cottage itself was beautiful inside. The owners were very interested in helping us get the most out of our trip, and provided us with maps to [View Full Entry]

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South Point was next on the trip. We rented a car and drove to South Point to hike to the Green Sand Beach. Unfortunately for us, we were stopped by construction on the road to the beach and were told to come back before 8am the next day so we decided to check out Punalu 'u Beach for the time being. According to the lonely planet guide sea turtles were known for coming on to shore and sun bathing in the black sand, so I saw it as a an opportunity to cuddle with a turtle.. or at least try. When [View Full Entry]

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The next day we decided to rent Mopeds and attempt to make it to the hard to spot Black Sand beaches of Kiholo Bay. Being that I had never driven a moped before I was a bit skeptical about being able to successfully opperate it on the Highway, but I figured my training of riding 4 wheelers might help a little. We started out with baby steps, riding around in the parking lots, around Kona and then finally braved the highway (with no helmet I might add). Hawaii doesn't require them so the rental place doesn't provide them either. Before reaching [View Full Entry]

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The next day I had a 6 am wake up and headed on foot from the hostel to Jacks Diving Locker in Kailua Kona for my first day of scuba diving. Scuba in California was freezing so I decided to give it another shot in Hawaii. Even before we left the marina I saw a guy pulling out a huge swordfish from his boat to load into the back of his truck, it was crazy. On the way to the dive sites (High Rock and Freeze Face) we saw a bunch of dolphins playing in the water too. There were various [View Full Entry]

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I started off the Trip to The Big Island solo for a few days. When I arrived I checked my stuff in at the Koa Wood Hale Inn Hostel in Kailua Kona and decided to go for a walk. I ended up at the Old Kona Airport which is covered in lava rock, coral and awesome little crabs moving around everywhere. There were a few places to snorkel along the way as well. After that, I decided to explore the little town of Kailua Kona, I found some pretty flowers, mugomba seeds, experienced shaved ice, kava at [View Full Entry]

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