We arrived in Sri Lanka late at night so we grabbed an Uber to a hotel near the airport. The Uber only cost 230 rupees, and the cabs were trying to charge us 1000! We’re sure glad our phones worked here! Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get an Uber the next day because the stupid app kept placing our pick up location at the airport … Continue reading Mirissa, Sri Lanka
After seeing the north side of the state of Goa in Baga, we went to a beach about an hour south which is considered the “chill” side. That description fit it perfectly. Once again we showed up without a place to stay. Rob was nice enough to walk up and down the beach bargaining at beach bungalows while I waited with our luggage at a … Continue reading Palolem, India
The state of Goa was every backpackers favorite place in India that we met during our travels. We were told the north is where the partying was and the south was more chill. Seeing as we haven’t done any partying in a week to the north we went! We were told not to book anything in advance by other backpackers so you could negotiate for … Continue reading Baga, India
We had no intention of going back to the Full Moon party again, but considering I had the medical condition the first time, we stayed in a crappy hostel, and were trying to pass the time to make it to the Songkran Festival on April 13th we decided why not?! This time we booked the Lazy House Shenanigans hostel about a 10 minute walk to … Continue reading The Full Moon Party (part 2)
Krabi is a big diverse province in Thailand. We decided to stay in the busy part of area called Ao Nang Beach. We were very impressed with our hotel called White Sands. It was very centrally located, had a nice big clean room, and a rooftop pool all for only $18 a night! The first night we decided to go on a pub crawl, since … Continue reading Krabi, Thailand
Our love for Thailand all began 3 years ago this very month when we visited for the longest vacation we had ever taken – 1 1/2 weeks. I remember we stayed a very nice hotel called the Kee Resort Hotel, we looked at staying their again but prices have doubled since we were last here and we are on budget so this time we stayed … Continue reading Patong, Phuket, Thailand
After traveling through Cambodia and the big city in Vietnam it was nice to get back to the beach! Or really I should say the pool, because our hostel had a super nice and large pool. Our hostel was called Mui Ne Backpacker Village. It had a nice chill vibe. My favorite thing about this hostel is that it had a ping pong table! The … Continue reading Mui Ne, Vietnam
Our second stay in Koh Samui was vastly different from the first. Just a mere 20 minute taxi ride brought us to a nice and quiet bungalow on the Lamai beach. Our resort was called Samui Harmony Resort. Resort wasn’t really the word I would use to describe it however. It was a small hodge-podge of bungalows all smooshed together with random twisty and turning … Continue reading Koh Samui, Thailand – Part 2
Our third island stop was the largest of the 3 islands called Koh Samui. The reality that we are staying for the long haul sunk in when we had to have our laundry done for the first time. Notice how I said “had to” as if having someone else do you laundry is a chore when in fact it was wonderful! I could get used … Continue reading Koh Samui, Thailand – Part 1
Our second stop while Island hopping in Thailand was the smaller island of Koh Tao. The 2 hour ferry from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao was not one we would like to relive. Due to choppy seas many people on the boat became sick, including us 😦 The Island of Koh Tao had a much more relaxed feel. It is known for it’s beautiful and … Continue reading Koh Tao, Thailand
