Island Hoppers

Cambodia has finally come to a conclusion, complete with a grand finale birthday party for Phil at Elsewhere Bar. After taking a 2am taxi home and getting a good 3 hours of sleep, Allison and I woke up at the butt crack of dawn to endure the 12 hour tuk tuk, bus, minibus, ferry, and taxi journey that awaited us. Why were we enduring such varied modes of southeast Asian transportation??... because we were headed to the island of Koh Chang in Thailand! That's right friends, we had finally sent our last goodbyes to Cambodia and were off to Thailand to dabble in the life of a beach bum.



We arrived to Koh Chang late and went straight to our beach bungalow for much needed zzzzzz's. It was dark and a bit foggy on our arrival so we didn't even bother to check out the scenery. This made the experience all the more better. I can't describe the feeling we had of waking up in the morning and stepping out of our bungalow onto the deserted white sand beaches of Koh Chang. It was truely badass (for lack of a better expression).



We spent the day relaxing on the beach, taking an elephant trek through the inner rainforest, and swimming in the crystal clear water of the island's coast. That night we ventured down the shore to check out the Koh Chang nightlife scene. I believe "Euro" is the best way to describe it. The one bar we went to shared the same cocktail buckets and Beer Leo pitchers that one can expect in Thailand, but was pumping out the "Euro" house tunes complete with a fire twirling show.



I ended up getting very sick the next day, likely due to some sketchy Cambodian stir fry that I partook in on the bus ride down, so the rest of the Koh Chang trip wasn't as magical as anticipated. Luckliy it was just the 24 hour bug. After a long, nauseous Sunday morning trip, we said goodbye to life as island dwellers and hello to our home for the next 2 weeks - Pattaya, Thailand... but that my friends is another posting altogether....