Koh Samui is famous among honeymooners and beachcombers alike, packed with picturesque seaside resorts and restaurants spread between its many harbor villages. Inland from its shores, steep hills covered in dense jungle hide an abundance of natural wonders and ancient respites. Located in the Gulf of Thailand due south from Bangkok, it’s Thailand’s second largest…
Phuket is hosting a quarantine scheme right now for fully-vaccinated international tourists where instead of having to stare at the wall of a locked hotel room for 2 weeks (as you would in Bangkok), you can roam about the island as much as you wish. It’s called the Phuket Sandbox.
When I think about how many random things seemed to line up, how many others fell apart, and how many remain where I’m still not sure how they’ll turn out — including this trip, mind you — it’s hard for me to even really care what the path is. All I know is that I’ll…