Ok, the title pretty much sums up this blog post but hey ho, I shall rant to you lovely readers (i.e my mother and Katherine) about the wonders that this beautiful island has to offer.
After another overnight train journey (not quite as nice as my first - which was basically like the Hogwart's Express Thai style) but still pretty nice - bunk beds with our own privacy curtain to hide from the creepy train conductor with the longest thumb nail I have ever seen in my life, we have arrived safe and sound in PARADISE. Literally amazing. White, sandy beaches, crystal clear, blue waters, palm trees... what more could one ask for except perhaps a banging bikini body to go with it. Yes, everyone here is totally beautiful and skinny and after the coupious amounts of Paht Thai I have been eating, I am more of beached whale than beach babe.
Nevertheless, as our Greenwood family motto goes, 'brown flab is better than white!' so I have been working on browning those thunder-thighs and strutting my stuff, oxygen tank an' all off the side of a slightly suspect looking old fishing boat to participate in the awesomeness that is SCUBA DIVING. Honestly, the most amazing thing ever. On the list of faverouite things we have done so far, diving is definatley up there with, yes, the cookery course. Still drooling over the Panang Curry and Papya Salad... I shall never achieve wanten bikini bod..
Anyway, we are staying in Ko Tao for a few more nights then hopping off again to Ko Pang Nang for the legendary half-moon party. Ok, so its actually Full Moon that is legendary, but I've heard that half moon is pretty good too. I am sure it will be inappropriate Brits abroad wealding their vodka buckets and falling out of the party into the dodgy looking Tattoo palour which always seems to be open, and always on the side of a bar. There is even one tattoo palour which has strobe lights in Ko Tao. So far I have not been tempted. The amount of div's wandering around with cling film protecting stupid tattoos such as Thai script that probably reads 'I am a massive douche' rather than 'peace and love' has put me firmly in the 'no' catagory.
I can't belive we have been here for over a month and still there is so much I want to do! Sad to be coming home so soon, but then again, I am only back for 10 days before I jet off to Australia. It's a hard life, but someone's gotta do it!
Anyway, peace and love dear readers. Let's see what other adventures we can get up to in the 2 weeks that we have left here! xxxx
OH I NEARLY FORGOT! We went to the most amazing Caberet show of lady boys. Truely the most bizzare yet hilarious expeirence ever. About 15 spectacularly made-up lady-boys strutting their stuff to Abba, Beyonce, Shakira... amazing. Obviously, needed a Singah beer or two before one could muster up the courage to go but it's got to be done but 'Marisha's version of 'I am what I am' was truely a sight to behold!
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