We left Kuala Lumpur last night at 8 pm. I was glad, two days was enough there. We went to the Petronas towers in downtown KL that morning. These towers used to be the tallest in the world, up until 2004. They only let you go up to the skybridge that connects the two buildings but it is still pretty high up. After the towers, we did a little shopping. Then we tried to find this "market" that ended up being non-existant and we were lost in the ghetto of KL. Luckily, we found our way back.
We arrived in Phuket, Thailand last night around 10 pm. Thailand is completely different from KL. Everyone is so friendly! But everyone is always trying to sell you something which is pretty annoying. As soon as you get through customs, you have people haggling you to get in their taxi or limo van or stay at their hotel. Thanks to the Lonely Planet book on Asia, we were expecting this and we were prepared.
We took a van to Phuket town where our hostel was. This hostel was a HUGE upgrade from those in Malaysia and Singapore. It was clean, air conditioned, and with our own shower!! It was great. I finally got a good nights sleep.
In the morning, we took a boat to where i am now...Ko Phi Phi island. It was a 2 hour boat ride from the coast at Phuket. This place is paradise, no joke. The island is actually two islands: Ko Phi Phi Don and Kho Phi Phi Lay. We are on Kho Phi Phi Don. It is in the middle of nowhere and no cars are allowed. The people on this island are friendly just like those in Phuket. This island was completely blasted by the Tsunami in 2006 but they have since rebuild. They have pictures of what the island looked like after the waves hit and it was pretty bad. Alot of people lost their lives and everything they had. Pretty sad since this is such a beautiful place.
Our hotel here is amazing. They are these cute little bungalows with AC and our own private bathroom. We have a pool and a swim up bar and everything. After we checked in, We just hung out and walked around and shopped on the island all day. We got Thai massages which were AMAZING. After carrying a 40 lb backpack around and walking about 300 miles a day, I NEEDED a massage. They are so cheap we are going to get another one tommorow.
Tommorow, we are going to Maya bay on Ko Phi Phi Lay. This is where the movie "the Beach" was filmed. If youve ever seen that movie you know how GORGEOUS this beach is. We are going snorkeling there. I cant believe im going to this beach... i remember seeing it in the movie and never imagining I would ever be there. Hopefully there are no sharks! The water is crystal clear Im sure I will be able to see if there are any.
This place is so amazing we decided to stay another day. We were supposed to leave for Krabi tommorow morning but we booked another night at our hotel here and we will go to Krabi the next day. We are gonna try to change our flight to stay here longer. Words cannot describe how awesome this place is...im definitely coming back.
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I hope you are getting lots of pictures!
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