Saturday, January 8, 2011

Thailand: Bangkok & Ko Chang

Fresh into the new year it was time to move right along. Sergio and I made such great friends in Kathmandu which made leaving super hard.  I have to say it's rare that I have made such amazing friends when on the road. I have nothing but great memories of Nepal.

I arrived in Bangkok ready for a different part of Asia. Holy cow Thailand is on a completely different playing field. When a city has huge high rises, it a fail safe sign of development.

After a couple of days in Bangkok I decided to get out of the city and head east. I got to the island of Ko Chang 3 days ago. I took a quick walk around and ended up I'm a dive school. Next thing you know I'm signed up for my PADI open water dive course. So fast forward, I have one more day left and I'll be certified to dive anywhere around the world for life. The diving here is awesome, I can't wait to get to the other islands.

Weather wise were looking at beautiful beaches mixed with sun and about 34 degrees. So how's that January weather Montreal? Here it's looking like flip flops and tank tops. Or as the Australians say thongs and singlets. Don't hate me :)

Your Thai Traveller,
-Jonathan

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