Riding Solo, day 1

Friends left. Explored more of Ko Lanta by motorbike today. Met people at new hostel. Almost got bit during a dog pack battle in the street while walking home from a party. Good first day on my own.

5 crazy Americans in Ko Lanta

Riding scooters

= not one

But two casualties

Soon to be posted. 

PS:

I did not crash.

Koh Phi Phi

We all took turns getting acclimated to the food, last day in Tonsai & first day in Koh Phi Phi was my turn getting sick.

Scuba diving was dope.

Cooking class

Dangerous hike to the lagoon

This was the trail: very muddy, rocky, and mostly vertical.

This is where i turned around with my flip flops slippery with mud & falling apart.

Wiped my muddy hands on my shorts to capture this image. 

After an enjoyable rinse at a Gorgeous beach

Tons of monkeys near the beach.

Overall, an amazing day.

A few more pictures of Tonsai

Rock climbing in Tonsai

From Bangkok to Tonsai

A flight to Krabi left us with no willing long-tail boats since the wind and water was too rough. Tuk tuk to the next town over & we found a willing long-tail. The waves were massive resulting in all of us wet & laughing danger in its face. The boat was only willing to bring us to Railay since it was too rough so we walked to the other side of Railay & since it was high tide we had to hike & climb through a crazy trail in the dark with all of our bags. I say climbing because it required all feet & hands. We found later that a girl had fallen and broke her arm that same night same trail. Sweaty & muddy we made it to Tonsai, an off the beaten path rock climbers haven. 

$1 pad thail 5x a day

Palaces & temples

Hung over & wearing cloths from previous night ofcourse

Long-tail rides

Crazy Tuk Tuk rides

Eating scorpians

Bangkok=

Meeting people

First meal in Thailand

 Massaman Curry

Tonsai, Thailand

Last supper

Eating my last american supper 

While waiting for the airtrain to JFK. Can you guess whats in the bag?

Drinking a Kamikaze at the gate as i promised my good friend Tina.

Bon voyage

Having just completed my masters degree in Economics and after saving lots of cash, for the first time in my life i am free from all responsibilities. No job, no school, no future commitments, and funds. All of this giving me freedom to go wherever and do whatever i want. With the wind in my sails i do what any rational agent would do; embark on an adventure with a backpack and a one way ticket to Thailand! Here I chasing all my dreams and interests starting with one big leap. I start this blog as i walk out the door with my new home on my back.