Thailand = Paradise.

Our first few days here have been amazing. We spent a day in Krabi Town, eating street food, exploring markets, and hiking 1,237 steps up to the Tiger Temple with massive gold Buddhas at the top to accompany the most amazing view.

Tiger Temple

From there, we headed to Tonsai with our new American friends. Who knew a place like Tonsai existed – a tiny, secluded beach village only accessible by boat, where everyone knows everyone, and all anyone does all day is lay in hammocks, rock climb, and smoke weed. The only bad thing about Tonsai was that we got there in the middle of monsoon season, so we spent a lot of time inside, waiting out the massive storms. But even with the rain, Tonsai was amazing. We could hike to beautiful beaches with blue water, mountains emerging in the distance. On our last day, we hiked/rock climbed down into a hidden lagoon in the rain and swam around in our sneakers.

Jon, Kelsey, Bri, Steven, and me on Railay Beach near Tonsai

Right now, I’m sitting in my hotel room in Koh Tao, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. Kels and I are in a three-person room, next to the infinity pool on the beach. And we’re only paying about $13 per person per night. I feel like I’m in heaven. Plan for the next week: lay by the pool in my bikini all day every day.

Kels and I in Tonsai