On Wednesday we left Koh Samet and headed back to Bangkok and then on to Kanchanaburi. Apple & Noi’s Retreat House (which we highly recommend), was spotlessly clean and beautifully landscaped and decorated. To celebrate Deborah’s birthday, we had a whole day tour planned out to visit Erawan Waterfalls, go elephant-riding, and raft down the River Kwai.
Our second day in Koh Samet, Thailand, and we decided to take TripAdvisor’s advice and just take a stroll along the east coast hopping from beach to beach. We heard that there was a sunset point on the west coast that you could crossover to from the east coast, so we slowly headed that way.
On Sunday, Deborah and I set out on a mission to try to use as many forms of transportation as possible to get us from Grace, Charles, Kristin, and Kaitlyn’s apartment in Kaohsiung to the HI-Sukhimvit hostel in Bangkok. So, within one day, we took a scooter, rode the MRT, HSR, HSR shuttle bus, taxi, plane, airport shuttle bus to hostel, and walked on foot. When we finally arrived, we treated ourselves to some yummy mangoes with sticky rice and then called it a night.
I can’t believe it, but starting tomorrow, I will officially be traveling for 1 full month, experiencing 3 different cultures, visiting 9 different cities, and sleeping in a total of 11 different places. We get a three-week winter break (han jia) that separates the first and second semester in Taiwanese schools. Also, because of the Fulbright Mid-Year Conference, we’re leaving a bit early and beginning our adventure.
So, where exactly am I going? Well, tomorrow (January 19) I head into Taipei to stay for one night. Then, early in the morning, we’ll take the HSR (High Speed Rail) to Kaohsiung and head onto Kenting for the Fulbright Mid-Year Conference. After three days, we’ll stay in Kaohsiung for a few days and then fly to Bangkok. Deborah and I are going on some adventures in Thailand including visiting the island Koh Samet and the scenic Kanchanaburi. After that, I’m parting ways with Deborah and heading back to Taipei to meet my mom and show her around Taipei. We’ll then head to Japan for a week, hitting Tokyo and Kyoto, and then return back to Taipei. Afterwards, I’m finally taking my mom back to Yilan (where I actually live in Taiwan), until she leaves February 19.
So, in summary, I probably will not have much internet access for the next month (until I return back to Yilan). Just a heads up if you worry that I’m not responding to emails and all that.
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