We have spent the last two nights on Koh Tao; a beautiful island off the coast of Thailand. Koh Tao means turtle island and it is famed for its beautiful beaches and dive sites around the island. It has the best beaches we've seen so far. We rented scooters for $5 per day and explored the island. One beach became a favorite due to its idyllic views, beautiful water, and a cliffside restaurant with delicious food and cold fruit shakes. We could have spent the entire day looking out from the restaurant except for the uncomfortable chairs.
At first our plan was to do a five day long dive course to get an open water dive certificate. It then changed to do a one day intro to diving course. Then we went snorkelling and saw so much that we decided we didn't need to dive at all. I could not figure out why I had never been snorkelling before until I realized that I wouldn't have been able to see anything due to murky water. Nevertheless we are moving on and I may have discovered a new hobby.
We are now sitting in a coffee shop waiting for a boat to leave the island. When we get back to the mainland we will find another place to sit and wait for our train. We will be taking the overnight train to Hat Yai. In Hat Yai will will be taking a minivan to a port where we will be taking a boat Langkawi Island in Malaysia. All we need to do is take a plane and we will have a complete transportation experience.
We are excited for Malaysia and intend to spend 10-12 days there. It is generally off the usual tourist path and there are many beautiful things to explore.
Glad you have found a new hobby... you might get to do more of it here! Im glad to hear you are going to Malaysia. We went there (and to Borneo) and it was lovely. We spent most of our time in Kuala Lumpur and Tioman Island whihc was really nice and good for snorkelling, although the plane landing was a bit terrifying :) If you get a chance to go to Borneo to see the orangutans and probiscus monkeys, do it. It was fantastic!
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