Thailand

We are finally home from our Adventuresome April.  It has been a crazy-busy whirlwind of a month...filled with jet lag, a beautiful Thailand vacation, time spent with family, 60+ hours of traveling, sleepless nights in Las Vegas, and a wedding.  I covered 4 different time zones within a week.  It's safe to say that I'm not fully grounded yet.  I slept 13 hours the first night we were home and I still felt tired.  It will come with time.  We have no travel plans for a while and I think that's a good thing. 

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Thailand was incredible.  We stuck to the islands after a warning about visiting Bangkok during their political upheaval.  I felt brave enough traveling 15 hours to Southeast Asia and I wasn't really into adding another element of concern or fear to our trip.  Our 'holiday' was meant to be de-stressing and relaxing.

We visited Naka Island - right off of Phuket (Poo-ket) and Phi Phi Island (Pee-Pee).  It was truly magical (minus the mosquitos, obviously).  We cruised around most days on a long-tail boat ... exploring the caves, kayaking, and doing lots of snorkeling.  The rest of the time we relaxed by the pool or by the beach.  We talked, we read, we swam.  It was totally a D&V kind of trip.  Not overly adventurous, but just enough that we felt good about our efforts and not at all guilty during our 'lazy' moments.

Warning: Lots of pictures ... so hard to narrow it down.  Scroll at your own risk. 

Naka Island

Had to crawl through the caves to see this beauty

Kayaking in and around the grottos

- The Floating Village -
it was a sad sight and I felt so blessed as I walked by these peoples homes

James Bond Island

Massages by the beach? Yes please!

Sunset from our room

Had to ;)

Long-tails

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Spent the day with these gorgeous and happy girls and their dad out on the long-tail

 Good morning!

It's Thailand New Year...and we're getting soaked in Patong with our new buddies (Not pictured: me annoyed because I got soaked by random drunk men)

Saw a Lady Boy show.
These are men. Even the woman next to D.  A man.

Leaving Naka - banging the gong and making a wish

Phi Phi Island

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Read 3 books this trip.  I'm bragging about it.  Because I'm proud.

Hadn't felt this relaxed in a while

Had the best meal in the little Thai village behind our hotel - amazing people !

Maya Bay

... where "The Beach" was filmed - wish Leo had been there ...

Could swim in that water forever.  Unfortunately, all things must come to an end.

Thanks for the memories Thailand!!

xx