Koh Chang arrival

It was an early start (4 am wake) to get to Koh Chang So we boarded the bus delirious after about three hours of sleep and then attempted to catch a bit of rest on the seven hour journey.

Our resort here (Paradise cottage) is really nice: in a very pretty location by the sea and the food is great. Livi and I had a bit of a ‘Pinch me’ moment at sunset on the beach, finally feeling like we were somewhere really special and different which I don’t think either of us had felt in touristy and relatively pricey Bangkok.

We took it easy that evening and I am writing this sitting in a restaurant by the beach. I’m a little peeved again because I tried to rent a moped, but it started raining as I was signing forms and the owner said I shouldn’t go now as the roads would be very slippery, especially for someone with Little experience riding a moped.

For fucks sake, I came here to get away from rain and it’s still causing me problems. This is quite a large island so you really need a Moped to get around. Either that or a Songtheaw, A pick up truck converted with a metal cage on the back for seating, but they can be expensive apparently.

Plus I know that my money is only going to massive subwoofers, rainbow exhausts and whistling turbos like I saw on the one that brought us here from the ferry. Oh well I guess it will be a chilled one today and we go again tomorrow.Read more