After spending two whirlwind days in Bangkok and two more in Koh Phangan, Jeff and I have just arrived at the Fair House resort in Koh Samui, one of the islands in southern Thailand just off the mainland. Great beaches, great night life and tons of other activities to keep us busy.

Internet hasn’t been quite as easy to come by as I expected so most posts will be few and far between as well as pretty short. Jeff brought his laptop along with him making it easier to write during downtime and post in the few moments when Internet is available. He’s been very diligent about recording some of the more interesting highlights of the trip so for some specifics (and good stories) about our adventures, check out his site… http://travel.jeffnyveen.com/. He’s a great writer and spares few details.

The plan for the next few days is to enjoy Samui as much as possible. Originally we were scheduled to be here for just two days but our “to do” list is so long, we’re thinking about extending a couple more until the 6th or 7th. The current list… relax on Chaweng beach, zip line adventure, national park visit, waterfalls site seeing, scooter rentals, shopping and maybe most importantly laundry. We’re still confident we can make this happen without jeopardizing Laos or Vietnam at the tail end.

I have to admit, I struggle at this moment to describe how much I’m enjoying this trip. Awesome, amazing and unbelievable don’t seem to properly convery what it’s been so far.

Sawatdii pimaï! (Happy New Year!)