Experience Thailand!

My THAILAND Experience!

10 Things I LOVE & Recommend doing in Thailand

1) The water is absolutely Amazing!

2) Rent motorcycles & explore Phuket

3) Snorkeling

4) Jumping into the waves

5) I can eat 1.5 pounds of mussels for $3 !!!

6) Get an hour massage for $10 

7) Fly across the Country for $100

8) The Sunset while on a boat beside Phi Phi Don Island

9) I never felt threatened by any of the locals (sometimes I feel too comfortable and become too trusting when this happens!)

10) BE ADVENTUROUS! Do not plan, just go with the flow :)

We went to Thailand from October 10-October 31

-We bought the cheapest flight, but also one of the longest flights....24 hour trip. Calgary to San Francisco. San Francisco to Tokyo. Tokyo to Bangkok!

-This is right before "high season" and right after "monsoon season" Prices on hotels are still lower than a week or two later..where they would then be adjusted for busy season.

-The weather was phenomenal! Experienced TWO fantastic thunder storms which lasted approx 30min and the sun immediately re-appeared

What I thought was the worse part of Thailand?

Anytime we went somewhere new and I had to use the washroom, I was horrified about the experience I was going to have.... Some washrooms do not provide toilet paper (probably 50%).... Some only provide a spray hose... One bathroom building on an island we were on was surrounded by garbage.... and Turkeys running around freely to top it off..... My mood was immediately altered anytime I walked into an unsanitary bathroom with NO toilet paper!!! grrr! I recommend (for both guys and girls)....to bring wet-naps with you (baby wipes)....then you are able to feel "fresh" no matter what the circumstance is! haha. Always have hand sanitiser on you as well!

Thailand is one of the most beautiful places in the world, yet there is garbage allover the place. Some how you can see past the garbage. The beauty trumps the mess.

"I would rarely wear my sunglasses as I felt like what I was seeing and experiencing was not real, and not seen properly wearing sunglasses" 

Having travelled to Thailand I've learnt to appreciate where we live. You realise that we have experienced things in life that someone who lives in the tropics may never experience. Like the snow in winter. The colours of the leaves in the fall...... having at least four walls, all with doors and windows. I saw families living on an island in huts all lined up 10 feet back from the beach where tourists were taken to relax.... A blanket was tied to the roof inside the hut with a baby being rocked by its mother lying on the floor exhausted by the heat.

I learnt to appreciate:

-Clean bathrooms with toilet paper

-Having air conditioned buildings & homes

-Having procedures to dispose of garbage and recyclables.

-Experiencing the beauty of 4 seasons

-The opportunity to earn money the way you want to and enjoy what you do (tailors,taxi cab drivers,spas,restaurants and retail are the primary career choices for locals in Thailand)

"Thailand was an amazing vacation, and I'm ready to go back, but I wouldn't want to live there for the rest of my life, I love Canada"

It's too hard to explain the beauty. You need to see it to believe it. Make sure you put "Visit Thailand" on your bucket list! :)