After leaving crazy Bangkok behind we took a 10 hour, (supposed to be 7 hour), middle of the night, 3rd class train ride to the place where we took a ferry to a small island called Kho Tao. The train ride was tough to sit through due to the discomfort of the upright, half broken seats, sore bums from sitting on the hard seats, bumpy ride, etc. People were sleeping on newspapers on the floors and we were very tired and uncomfortable, overall.
When we got to the island, we found beach some huts nestled in the palm forest, near the ocean front with our own private beach and spent 3 days there. It rained at night and was sunny in the day. Our bathrooms were wooden floors with huge spaces between each slat. The toilet flushed out under the raised huts and our back yards were literally our latrines. Smellllly. The grounds were amazing and tropical and lush. The water was warm to swim in and a bluey green.
Now we are on another island and re-thinking our travel plans, seriously taking the weather in to consideration. It's gonna rain here for days to come and we want sun!
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Hi Guys!
According to stuff I looked up, the worst of the wet weather will have passed in Vietnam, so that's an option. Keep those blogs coming Amie! Is there a local travel agent you could talk to? Also, perhaps you should consider springing for a hotel with plumbing...I'm worried about you all getting sick!
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