thailand

thailand...what can i say? it is basically everything you expect it to be when you think thailand. annette's brother and her friend came to to meet us for 2 weeks, so we were more on vacation instead of traveling. and there is a difference. we did more resorty things and spent way more money than we have been as travelers. it was like we were on spring break, instead of backpacking. it took a while to get used to, but looking back on it, i can say that it was fun. a nice change of pace. the boys were amazing because they helped curb some of our costs, which was very nice.

we did the things tourists do. saw the islands (and of course did the boat tour to where the movie, the beach, was filmed. and yes, it is that beautiful). we went to an infamous show in bangkok and saw things that i am still having nightmares about. we went to a drag show and saw some of the most beautiful women ever (it really does not matter that biologically they are men). we also went scuba diving. and laid on the beach. all the thailand good stuff. i was able to dive 6 times so i am feeling a lot less panicked when i get in the water, which is comforting. i am glad i visited, but when it was time to leave, i was relieved to leave that tourist life and get back to it! and cambodia was a good way to acclimate back to backpacking culture. :)



the wonderful and beautiful lady boys at the drag show. they were amazing!




annette, her brother (kevin), me, and her friend, david out for a night of fun



this was so cute! at one of the restaurants that we ate at, this is how they brought out the rice. sadly, the waiter did not take my order and i did not get to eat lunch there that day. but this cuteness made watching all the others eat their food a lot more tolerable.



one of the many temples that pepper the landscape of thailand.



annette and me at the lying down buddha in bangkok. it was a ginormous statue. we got to put a piece of the gold paper on the body, so good luck will come to us. or something like that.