Wanderlust

Today was supposed to be one of the most exciting and awesome days of our whole trip. We were going to go to our resort on Railay Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Unfortunately, sickness had to play a role. Long tail boat I work up early in the morning and really did not feel well. I don't know if it was just the flu or the pad thai I ate the night before or what but my stomach was not doing well. We walked around the town for a bit to find some breakfast and ended up getting smoothies. The pier where the boats to Railay left was right by there so we stopped and checked out the scene. We went back to the hostel and I slept for a little bit longer. The boat ride to Railay was pretty uneventful other than there was a guy who smelled really bad who (of course) sat by us. Major BO. There are 2 main kinds of boats here, long tail boats and speed boats. Long tail boats are long and have a crazy looking motor with a long shaft so they can traverse shallow w...

We started the day by getting up just before breakfast. The common room and breakfast were much busier than the day before. It was the same food but still delicious. After that, we got our stuff all packed up because we had to check out before we left for the day's adventures. Our only real plan for the day was to walk to a ferry terminal on the river and take the ferry to Wat Arun (the 3rd big tourist place in Bangkok). Wat Arun as seen from the ferry The walk to the ferry was overall pretty nice. We walked through a neighborhood called Banglumpoo and it has a ton of hostels mixed with regular residential housing. It was nicer than the areas we walked through yesterday. The ferry terminal was easy to find but we were kind of at a loss on which specific boat to get on. There was a family with a tour guide so we just followed them. The boat ride was pretty busy but we missed rush hour so it wasn't too bad. Seeing the city from the river was really cool. Main Chedi o...