Monday, April 28, 2008

Koh Lanta: An island on the west side


Hello friends!



So, currently I am on Koh Lanta which is an island on the west side of southern Thailand. It is beautiful here and much more slower than the last island that we were on. Most of the local people that populate this island are descendents from some Muslim tribe (which I cannot remember or spell the name). There is a strong Muslim culture here on the island and the people are very very friendly. So, just to backtrack a bit....I got really really really shitty sick right before travelling to this island. I caught a fever from an English girl (Nikki) at the Fulll Moon Party. The fever literally got me by surprise. I was riding around on a scooter, on the previous island (Koh Phangnan), with my German friend Michael and all of a sudden it hits me. I start to feel nausea, dizzy and sick. Needless to say , it just got worst as the day passed. The next day was the killer though. We had to travel to here..Koh Lanta. But the ticket package that we bought from an agency ended up being fakes. We got tranferred from one shitty driver to another to nothing.... Its a really long story that I dont care to put into detail...but long story short....we got scammed. And we got stuck at night in a town called Krabi. Also, I was sick and feverished as a dog. That is the shortened story on how we got to the island Koh Lanta. Anyway, lots of great things have happened as well! I am much better now and feeling healthy again! I have met so many great and wonderful people and friends on my journey! Well, I just posted up some pics in my earlier posts. Check those out when you get the chance! I am leaving for Bangkok soon....so until then...
much love,
melinda.
xo

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Those are great pics from Thailand! I'm sorry to hear you guys got screwed with tickets... at least you've arrived at a beautiful location. Have fun.