On the night train to Bangkok…

The last 10 days in Ko Lanta have flown by. It feels like only yesterday I was on the night train to Trang and now here I am heading back to Bangkok. A full dose of sun, sand, and sea was exactly what I needed to bring me out of my travel’funk’. I feel recharged, excited to be travelling again, and excited for the next destination, New Zealand.

I should be in Bangkok tomorrow morning after a 14-hour train ride, and then I’ll spend the next 3 days getting my last massages and pedicures, eating my last curries and green papaya salads, buying my last Buddhas and fisherman pants, and packing my bags. Actually I shouldn’t say my’last’ anything because I’m sure to be back in Asia again, but probably not for 13 months the next time. I’m feeling equally sad about leaving the things about Asia I love and excited to get to the mountains, adventure, and western culture of New Zealand. I’ve got a lot of last minute running around to do but hopefully I’ll have time to catch a movie at the Gold Class theatre (complete with reclining seats and full bar) and enjoy the sights of Bangkok a bit.

So, watch out Kiwis, I’m heading your way!

Celebrating Loi Krathong with friends from the Sanctuary

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