5:21PM the shadow of me, crying, on our last day in Thailand
I think its safe to say there are many levels in heaven.
Our photographer Mike Yamashita told us before we left that we were saving the best for last. Thailand has cruised up the charts to #1 on my unscientific list.
The people are friendly and sweet and make the most amazing food. This whole country is a little weird, quirky and offbeat in a wonderful way because you never know exactly what to expect. But you always know you’re going to like it when you’re done. Even if you took all the people and the food and the weirdness away, you’d still have the most amazing canvas to simply stare out.
Today was the capper. We took a boat out to Phi Phi island, made famous in the movie The Beach. The water would bring tears to your eyes. A shade of turquoise not even available in photoshop. White sand beaches. Huge rock formations completely surrounding the small bay. Thai long boats drifting aimlessly in the calm water. It was definitely a moment to be recreated again at a later date.
A few minutes later at a different beach, the same effect. A massive inlet with the same clear blue water. Thatched roof houses hidden behind palm trees and a long stretch of white sand beach in the distance that cuts through the technicolor landscape like a knife. And it feels as good as it looks.
It is here at this very spot that I would happily drop all the accoutrements of civilization without a second thought.
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I rest my case. Off to Hong Kong tomorrow.
