Happy Ending

With a few assignments lingering in the background, I figured it was the perfect time to take my first, of hopefully many, four day weekend trips to Thailand. This particular trip took me to Phuket and Ko Phi Phi on the west coast of Thailand. It was a tough start. I went by myself for the first 2 days and didn’t book a place to stay in advance. The beach that I was meeting my friends a few days later was basically fully booked except for one room and it took me half a day to find it. The next three days involved sitting on beaches, drinking beer, swimming in the ocean, snorkeling, hanging with friends, watching lady-boy volleyball matches, watching Muay Thai fights, running away from prostitutes, playing connect four with prostitutes, and getting a Thai massage.

Ko Phi Phi is the exact vision of paradise I had in my head. Azure blue water, fine white sand, massive limestone cliffs jetting out of the ocean. I didn’t want to leave. But alas, I did and now I’m home until my next trip.