We got out of Bangkok. We made it to the islands. We listen to "Africa" by Toto a lot. We took an overnight bus from Bangkok to Chumpon a jumping off point for the Southern islands off the east coast of Thailand. We got off the bus around 4am after a 9 hour ride, waited for about 2 hours in the lobby of a hostel for the ferry company to open at 6am, then took an almost three hour boat ride to the island Ko Tao. The ferry ride was miserable, we were hungover, hungry, and freezing. It rained the entire [View Full Entry]

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This is it, the first step of our journey. About a week ago I was wandering through the village in NYC and now I am sitting in an internet cafe in Ko Tao Thailand. I am excited about starting this travel blog as a way for me to record and reflect on the trip as it is happening and I hope you enjoy reading! As many times that I told friends, family, and strangers about my trip I couldn't believe it was actrually happening until we boarded the plane last Tuesday, which, ended up being more dificult than we anticipated. Neither [View Full Entry]

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