A nice day on Ko Lanta

Jan. 28, 2009

I'm sure my parents are cringing after checking out my last entry. The Thai Islands are a bit too much fun.

The thing about the islands is that they are full of people just on holiday. Unlike those of us who have been on the road for months, a lot of tourists are there for only a couple weeks. They have a spending and partying power that is dangerous and contagious.

I did have one nice day out with some fellow travelers on the laid back island of Ko Lanta in the Andaman Sea. My Canadian friend Ben and I rented scooters, while three daring Brits hired a tuk tuk for the day to bum around the island.

We rode through a rubber tree plantation and visited the old town. We also stopped at a sea gypsy village and at a local market where we sampled some of the exotic fruit.

This was one of our more productive and innocent days.

Enjoy les photos!