Visit Thailand

Oct-Dec 2005
Bangkok, Koh Tao, Koh Samui

I earned and used my PADI Divemaster while living on the island of Koh Tao. My time there included the festival of Loi Krathong, which is the water festival (pictured). While there I contracted a kidney infection (ask me about trying to get medical care at 3am on a 5x5km island) and when I came back I tested very positive for TB (I never had an active infection).

I made my visa runs in Burma (aka Myanmar) and took lots of local transportation (always interesting). Thai massage really is all it's cracked up to be and so is the food. I miss sour mangos and sticky rice.

(also on this trip: Japan)