A summary of the last weeks

Just realized that the last proper update was from Langkawi on the 17th of January. And to be honest not much has been going on since then.

After Langkawi we took the ferry to Satun, crossed the Thai border and got on the bus for yet another endless bus ride (last one on this trip though!). This time Patong beach in Phuket was our final destination. First night we met up with Elin and Fanny for some drinks and delicious  Pad Thai. The rest of the time in Patong was spent relaxing on the beach, drinking fruit shakes and spending some time with Marjolein, a Dutch girl we've been travelling side by side with since KL.

Next stop was Phi Phi islands where we ended up staying for as much as seven nights! If it was for the fact that we fell in love with this beautiful little island or that we simply didn't have the energy to travel anymore we leave unsaid. A normal day on Phi Phi was spent eating a long and delicious breakfast, reading Håkan Nesser on the beach, eating a long and delicious lunch, reading some more on the beach, heading back to our guest house for showers and finally having a long and delicious dinner. Not bad at all. Marjolein joined us at Phi Phi as well and the evenings were either spent partying on the beach or just talking over a beer or two.

But again, every sun has its cloud and at Phi Phi this cloud was definitely all the party tourists, most of them Swedish actually (people didn't even bother to ask for directions in English, the possibility that you spoke to a fellow Swede was very high). The fact the the beach turned in to a massive dance floor at seven obviously made it look pretty bad the next day (read; cigarett butts, empty beer cans, used condoms, urine etc).
Luckily enough there was more than one beach to go to if you wanted to avoid all this nastiness.

We left Phi Phi today and are now back in Phuket for three nights before ending our trip with a quick visit to Jakarta.

See you back in London on Saturday!