Koh Tao- Thailand

After saying goodbye to the West of Thailand we crossed the country to the East side... first we took a boat, then a bus and then a night boat until we arrived to Koh Tao, also known as the Turtle Island.



We arrived there very early in the morning.... at 4 am, so early that we had to sleep in the front steps of a travel agency hahahha
The taxi didn't pick us up until 7am in the morning...



... the taxi brought us to the South of the island, that's the area that we chosed for accommodation as it is nice and not so crowded.

Koh Tao is a small island if you compare with other ones in Thailand. However, it is perfect! Nice beaches, small coves to discover, forest, sea, great sunsets, big palms and lots and lots of scuba diving!!



Scuba diving is the reason why the most of the backpackers come here... accommodation and food in the island is quite cheap and getting the scuba diving licence (PADI or SSI) is quite reasonable. If you compare it with prices at home is actually quite cheap (however Vietnam is the cheapest place to do so in Asia).



Koh Tao is an island of 21 square metres of beaches full of young atmosphere. The most popular beach is called Sai Ree and it is full of pubs and restaurants along the seashore with hammocks and chillout music... the party starts around sunset time and lasts until the morning.



We were lucky and we found a bungalow very close to one of the quite beaches in the area of Saam Jao Beach... along hte Taa To bay.



On our first day at the island we decided to go for a walk... we were the only ones walking there! Everyone got a motorbike!! now we understand why!! Huge slopes!!



Sustainable tourism in a island with thousand of steep slopes is not human! hahahaha



Therefore, the first thing that we did the following day was to rent a moped... our pinky friend... hahaha she brought us for ride around all the island and helped us to discover amazing beaches and stones that looked like art work in the middle of the sea!



We went all over the island...the day wasn't very sunny but at least it didn't rain!! Ueeeeeeeeeeeeeee This started to look like Ireland :-)

We tried Pad Thai for dinner (typical Thai food) ... it was yummy!! and finally... after 4 months of travelling... our first massage!!!! Thai massage of course... those women streched us as ever!!



We were going home walking along the beach when suddenly we saw Ernesto!! hahahha A guy that we met in Siem Reap... that great night.... and he was there...funny! such a coincidence!



Then, of course, plans always change and you can now imagine how we ended up.. .with him and a group of friends from Madrid dancing all night and!!! of course the buckets helped :-)



Ernesto... give us the scarf back!!! You thief!! hahaha
The party that night didn't stop the fact that we had to go diving the next day. Ueeeeeeeeeeeeeeee



Our last immerssion on the sea was in Vietnam... two months ago... e... but guys.. the weather was terribe and visibility was bad. We didn't see many sea life but the feeling of being at the bottom of the sea is anyway great!

After every immerssion you notice every immerssion is different and so it is every school .... so here you have an advice: if you wanna do scuba diving choose a small school, with family atmosphere... forget those "diving factories" that they only want to get money... so many people goes to dive at the same time! just one instructor for all... it is not the same!

But that's not all what we did in this little island.... we also did something that will remain in our memories and bodies forever... a symbol of friendship and balance... the Three Maries and an "E"... more than ink in our bodies is a feeling of love and personal development that we have been carrying on our backpacks during our trip and now... on our bodies!

An old technique was used... bamboo...

one did it on her foot...




the other one on her waist



Rasta Tattoo!!!He is a legend!! hahahah



Tattoo and Violadores del verso....an special combination that it could just happen in Koh Tao... now is your turn girls... always together.. .always growing up... always dreaming!!



Now we leave to Koh Phangan ... to the Full Moon Party...




Cheers!!
Vane and Eva from Kho Tao