Yeeeesh, it's been an interesting past few days. After waking up to monsoon rains (yet again) on the fourth day in Railay, I decided it was time to move on and try to hit some sunshine. The problem with backpacking in Thailand, or any tropical country for that mattter, is that once your stuff gets wet, it doesn't dry without the sun. So after having my bag and most of my clothes soaked for close to a week, without getting the chance to really dry off, things started to mould and rot - not the most pleasant of situations. So after a longtail boat ride, a 2 hour minibus ride and 2 ferries, we arrived on the island of Koh Lanta, hoping the weather might be a bit better. Wrong. It pissed down the entire time
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