The last days on the farm were really magical. We had a warm goodbye from the children, went swimming in beautiful karst caves for Sonkran the Thai new year and water festival, and were able to meet both Pi Ju and Pi Nong's parents. I have taken away such amazing experiences from the farm. I have learned how to plant and take care of many different fruits, and vegetables that are as strange as the animals that live on this side of the world. I have also been able to share a beautiful vision of living harmoniously in nature, without damaging precious ecoenvionrments. The isolation of the farm was difficult at times, but sometimes the hardest things are the best for you.
After a tear filled goodbye Lucy the Slovenian girl, Claire the French girl, and I headed for the Trang Islands. A chain of islands in the Andaman Sea that are the end of Thailand's towering karst peaks. The ride to the island was as fast as a pin ball machine. It made my head spin with all the new sights, people, and motives of the people. Especially, because we hadn't seen other white people except each other for two months. But the zoom came to a manageable pace as soon as we reached the island of Ko Ngai. The laid back lifestyle crept through your skin as did the sun making you sleepy and relaxed. We spent night there and left for Ko Mook another island that has a hidden cave that leads to a paradise beach on the inside on the island. Pirates used to store treasure here, but the real gems are under the sea. By this I mean the sea life which as the farm in Cha uat was, the ocean was teaming with life. From nemos, squid, sharks, clams of all colors and sizes, to the most brilliant teqnicolor corals. I couldn't help but sing, laugh and choke on my snorkeling gear as I saw the ocean life. On top of all that, we met an extremely goofy Thai man who was the owner of some really beautiful bamboo bungalows, and he offered us to stay in them fr a few night. So I'm not going to rate the hotels and hostel that I stay in like other bloggers, but the bathroom was amazing in the bungalow. There were wild orchids growing inside with sand under you toes, and sea shells everywhere. There even was a hermit crab or two to make sure you really knew you were in nature. He reminded me of Pi Ju because he was contently saying, "back to nature, and back to your roots." Although, this is a common Thai phrase only people who have really impacted my way of traveling have said it to me, and I know they are working hard to keep the balance between humans and nature. We went fishing for squid with Chase, the Thai man, and had an excellent calamari dinner. After, we fell asleep in a bungalow that the moonlight skimmed through the woven bamboo making the inside dance with the passing light. It was a true paradise.
After a none desirable goodbye to Ko Mook, we headed to malaysia. The change in the types of people we started to see and meet was apparent instantly. They all speak English, and ar a fusion of Chinese Malay and Indian, which makes for either a whiter or darker complexion. When we got off the bus everyone was willing to help us. The bartender of a reagge bar found us a hostel, a waiter got us a taxi, and we even meet a man who wanted to pay for our dinner. The first place we got to in malaysia was Georgetown. A unesco world heritage site that consists of Muslim, Christian, Chinese, and Indian temples all speckled in the center of a colonial city.
Thai words
Kab koon ka thank you
Sawakdi ka hello
Sabidi Mai ka how are you
Tam array what are you doing
Chan chu array what is your name
Chan Shannon
Arroy Mak Mak delicious a lot
Hong nam water room
Hop nam shower
Leo already
Luie....??
Di good
Champada jack fruit
Rambutan
Mai pen rai no worries
Mai pru south no worries
Lek small
Numbers --
The last days on the farm were really magical. We had a warm goodbye from the children, went swimming in beautiful karst caves for Sonkran the Thai new year and water festival, and were able to meet both Pi Ju and Pi Nong's parents. I have taken away such amazing experiences from the farm. I have learned how to plant and take care of many different fruits, and vegetables that are as strange as the animals that live on this side of the world. I have also been able to share a beautiful vision of living harmoniously in nature, without damaging precious ecoenvionrments. The isolation of the farm was difficult at times, but sometimes the hardest things are the best for you.
After a tear filled goodbye Lucy the Slovenian girl, Claire the French girl, and I headed for the Trang Islands. A chain of islands in the Andaman Sea that are the end of Thailand's towering karst peaks. The ride to the island was as fast as a pin ball machine. It made my head spin with all the new sights, people, and motives of the people. Especially, because we hadn't seen other white people except each other for two months. But the zoom came to a manageable pace as soon as we reached the island of Ko Ngai. The laid back lifestyle crept through your skin as did the sun making you sleepy and relaxed. We spent night there and left for Ko Mook another island that has a hidden cave that leads to a paradise beach on the inside on the island. Pirates used to store treasure here, but the real gems are under the sea. By this I mean the sea life which as the farm in Cha uat was, the ocean was teaming with life. From nemos, squid, sharks, clams of all colors and sizes, to the most brilliant teqnicolor corals. I couldn't help but sing, laugh and choke on my snorkeling gear as I saw the ocean life. On top of all that, we met an extremely goofy Thai man who was the owner of some really beautiful bamboo bungalows, and he offered us to stay in them fr a few night. So I'm not going to rate the hotels and hostel that I stay in like other bloggers, but the bathroom was amazing in the bungalow. There were wild orchids growing inside with sand under you toes, and sea shells everywhere. There even was a hermit crab or two to make sure you really knew you were in nature. He reminded me of Pi Ju because he was contently saying, "back to nature, and back to your roots." Although, this is a common Thai phrase only people who have really impacted my way of traveling have said it to me, and I know they are working hard to keep the balance between humans and nature. We went fishing for squid with Chase, the Thai man, and had an excellent calamari dinner. After, we fell asleep in a bungalow that the moonlight skimmed through the woven bamboo making the inside dance with the passing light. It was a true paradise.
After a none desirable goodbye to Ko Mook, we headed to malaysia. The change in the types of people we started to see and meet was apparent instantly. They all speak English, and ar a fusion of Chinese Malay and Indian, which makes for either a whiter or darker complexion. When we got off the bus everyone was willing to help us. The bartender of a reagge bar found us a hostel, a waiter got us a taxi, and we even meet a man who wanted to pay for our dinner. The first place we got to in malaysia was Georgetown. A unesco world heritage site that consists of Muslim, Christian, Chinese, and Indian temples all speckled in the center of a colonial city. We meet many nice people who were more than willing to help our journey continue including a sugar daddy who took us clubbing for the evening. Haha. Life was easy and fun for us two blondes, but it was time to head back to the beach.
Thai words
Kab koon ka thank you
Sawakdi ka hello
Sabidi Mai ka how are you
Tam array what are you doing
Chan chu array what is your name
Chan Shannon
Arroy Mak Mak delicious a lot
Hong nam water room
Hop nam shower
Leo already
Luie....??
Di good
Champada jack fruit
Rambutan
Mai pen rai no worries
Mai pru south no worries
Lek small
Numbers
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