Fuzzy Bus

I have loved the country of Thailand for as long as I can remember.  My parents would take us every few weeks to the Thai restaurant in our neighborhood, and the delicate hands of the traditional dancers depicted in the paintings on the walls, and the small statues of the dancers throughout the restaurant intrigued my young, but ballet filled mind.  I could not take my eyes off of those hands.  It was many years later that I was able to take my first trip, and I landed on the Island of Phuket.  My traveling partner had booked us into a fine hotel he booked online.  Look here to find your perfect accommodations.

My friend had traveled throughout the country extensively and insisted we take a safari jeep tour.  I was really wanted to find a performance of the Thai dancers I remembered from my youth, and he promised that after seven days in the outdoors, he would take me to one of the most beautiful performances of my lifetime, so I agreed.  There are many breathtaking beaches along the coasts of the Island, and we started our journey at the Prai Waterfall. We had a bit of a swim, ate lunch and fell to a very deep sleep in the resort.  To be honest I was thrilled that we were to spend the night in a resort, as camping in tents just really makes me nervous.  From there we headed the next morning into the mountains and to the town of Surat Thani.

Again, I must say, that the hotel accommodations were incredible and I was holding my breath for the night we would be in tents.  We watched birds, we relaxed in the natural hot springs of Klong Thom and explored the regions that have not been touched by tourism nor commercialism.  Each night we stayed in cozy rooms, and each day was spent in Mangrove Swamps and learning the ways in which monkey communicate.  After the Safari, he did take me to the most amazing dance performance I had ever experienced, but to be honest…the days on the safari tour are what I will remember most.