After Koh Tao Tim and I took a sleeper boat and bus from Koh Tao to Railey beach in Krabi (on the other coast of Thailand). We were completely astounded by how gorgeous Railey is! The area is surrounded by limestone cliffs, caves, and beautiful green/blue waters and is a climbers paradise. We spent three days in Railey lounging at the various beaches and exploring the caves. Our bungalow was a bit secluded and in the jungle above the beach overlooking the water which was awesome.
We took a boat from Railey to Koh Lanta which we heard was a laid back, fun island with nice beaches. We weren't' disappointed! Koh Lanta had some beautiful beaches and was a really fun place to motorbike around the island because the roads were pretty easy to drive. Tim and I ended up staying at this awesome bungalow resort on Long Beach called Hutyee Bungalows run by a family we got really close to. The family were traditional Muslim, as is most of the island, so it was interesting to learn more about Muslim life. We ate dinner with the family almost every night and spent lots of time playing with the kids, kittens, and other animals in the jungle bungalow resort.
From Koh Lanta Tim and I said goodbye to Thailand and headed into Malaysia. After a long travel day we ended up on the busy island of Penang in Georgetown. This was our first time in a city for a while since we'd been bumming it on the Thai islands for so long. We spent lots of time walking around the city and enjoying the Little India area and food. We had amazing Tandori chicken dinners for 3 dollars each... yum!! After a few days of exploring Penang Tim and I decided to catch a flight down to Bali to meet up with our friends from home, Gui and Kai.
Right now we're spending time with them in Indonesia. I'll finish writing about that later because we're all about to go out to a nice Indonesian meal on the beach right now!!
