the run down of the last week or so...

ok so i headed down to pattaya which is about 2 hours south of bangkok and its a beach town that is known for prostitutes haha among other things.. anyways we went there for two nights and went to see a dancing / lip synching show which was amazing...the catch is that all the peformers are transexuals!! it was great-- however unfair that those are some of the most gorgeous people i have ever seen especially all dressed up- needless to say i got some great pics-- one performer even grabbed nate and made him dance on stage it was great! basically thats all we did there besides eat and swim at the hard rock hotel-- which was super nice-- then we came back bangkok and i wanted to go to the grand palace but they day we were supposed to go it was like downpouring-- have i mentioned how much i hate the rain-- so instead we went shopping;-- well basically i checked my mail and then nate and i went to the movies--yes it sounds lame to go to the movies but let me tell you this was the most amazing theatre ever!! before you go in there is a waiting/lounge area where they bring you little starters and drinks-- then they escort you in the theatre and its sectioned off into little sections of 2 chairs-- so its like private kinda-- the best part is the seats-- these are like amazing-- they were leather and reclined and you got your own pillow and blanket-- basically i could sleep there and be happy forever!! we saw the transformers and it was pretty good and entertaining..

the next day we left for ko samui an island of thailand for a couple days-- we basically stayed there so we could go to the full moon party which was wonderful-- i have never seen so many drunk/drugged out people in my life.. we had to wait for over an hour to make it onto a boat to get there since the party was on another island but it was worth it.. i got some glow in the dark devil horns and got to dance and got some drinks-- it was great they had like a little tub and you get to choose your drinks and then they give you a bunch of straws-- basically i was the only one who liked the drink-- it was coke/redbull/vodka yum!! so we partied there from like 1 am to like 5am and decided to head back-- we got back to our hotel just in time for sunrise and i got some good pics of the ocean at dawn-- so peaceful-- then we slept for like 4 hours before we hadto get up and head out and catch an 8 hour bus/ferry ride to krabi-- another beach town--

we gotto krabi on saturday night and right away booked a tour for 8 am the next day--- we went kayaking/ elephant riding-- it was amazing-- during the kayak trip we went through like a jungle type area and there were these monkeys and they just jump right on your boat it was creepy/fun the babies were adorable.. so we paddled around and the scenery was amazing-- i think we went through thalane or something-- anyways we got back and headed to a place where you can ride elephants-- that was fun they are soo huge and pretty... i even got to ride on its neck which was fun, but the elephants have very coarse/short hair and that made me itchy. then we got back took a boat from ao nang beach to railay beach for the night and booked another adventure for today-- it was a snorkeling trip to four different islands around the area-- one of the islands we went to was where the movie the beach was filmed -- it was sad to see that the beach was trashed and gross since the tsunami hit there, but the mountains were amazing around it-- the snorkeling was okay-- not what i was expecting-- not that colorful but i still enjoyed it-- basically i wanted a tan and have yet to get one-- it was a fun trip and i got to meet some cool people from scottland and ohio-- basically we are heading back to bangkok tonight and may head up north in a couple days-- i want to go to chiang mai and some other places in bangkok before i head home in a week!! eeek so soon-- well tahts all i can think of for now-- hope everything is going fine back home muah!