Day 46 (Chiang Mai and Koh Tao)

A short update! 16 days have gone by since my last note, and it's a little bit scary how quickly time flies! Every single day is something of an adventure, and I am already counting myself lucky to have taken plenty of pictures to help me remember some of what I've been up to.

I am now sitting in the cozy little office at Scuba Junction, which has been our home for the last several days. Since leaving the elephant conservation center, I have spent another couple of days in Chiang Mai rock climbing, doing cooking classes, riding segways (XD !), bungy jumping, getting massages, seeing the city, eating amazing food, partying, meeting wonderful people and occasionally managing to just chill out for a bit. From Chiang Mai I took the bus back to Bangkok for a few days before moving on down south to Chumphon and finally Koh Tao.

This place is how I picture paradise! :D A two minute walk from my room to the pristine beach, morning swims, cocktails in the sand, beach parties and beautiful sunsets every night is something I could easily get used to. Koh Tao is all about the diving though, and this new and intriguing underwater world (from sea turtles, puffer fish and moray eels to night diving and discovering sunken shipwrecks) has had me hooked from the start - hooked enough that newfound friends and I decided to go ahead with our advanced training courses straight after we got certified. Several days after arriving on the island and many many trips to the bottom of the ocean later we are now officially advanced open water divers and qualified to take on exciting dive sites all over the world! :D

The island has much more to offer - from Muay Thai training to simply chilling on the beach with a book, and if the next destination wasn't equally exciting, I'd be sad that we are leaving today.

PICTURES (CHIANG MAI): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152171208997262.1073741837.649632261&type=1&l=196c3f77c2

PICTURES (KOH TAO): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152171223122262.1073741838.649632261&type=1&l=5c4051c068


Next destination is Koh Phangan and the notorious Full Moon Party! :D