Tag: Island

  • Partying in the Perhentians

    Partying in the Perhentians

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    I slept so well that night in the little hut on stilts that I woke up late, but still decided to get a bus over to Kuala Besut to grab a boat to the Perhentians. Awi offered to take me to the bus station in KT and on the way took me via his house…

  • First taste of Malaysia

    First taste of Malaysia

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    I left Koh Phangan not because I wanted to (I could have stayed forever….), but because I had to… My thai visa had expired. I caught a very early morning boat/bus combo to take me all the way to Georgetown on the island of Penang in Malaysia. Only after paying a fine for overstaying my…

  • ‘Living’ on Koh Phangan

    ‘Living’ on Koh Phangan

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    I left Chumphon early with the intention of catching a train to Surat Thani and a boat to the Islands North of there, Koh Phangan. However, I missed the train and so caught a minibus instead! I arrived in Surat Thani and waited for an hour to catch the last boat to the Island. Watching…

  • Cat Ba island and Lan Ha bay

    Cat Ba island and Lan Ha bay

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    On our second attempt, we caught the bus safely to Hai Phong, where we changed to a boat out into Ha Long Bay. When we arrived at Cat Ba island we boarded another bus to take us across the island to the town. The views were incredible, especially since we took the road through the…