the biggest island in the gulf of thailand is koh chang. its on the east coast near cambodia. scott and i met a bunch of folks on the water taxi trip from the mainland. francois and jo (from england), jaime (from canada), and ernest (from holland). after checking out the fairly disgusting tourist mecca of white sands beach (why must german men wear bikini bottoms?), we decided to travel further south to the backpacker area of lonely beach.
apparently lonely beach used to be just that, unpopulated. however, in the last 5 years and still today, tons of development has been going on. we decided to stay at this guesthouse called "the treehouse" which has simple, rustic, thatched-roof bungalows for 250 B ($6/night). the treehouse has a huge deck that is built over the water as well as many hammock under a thatched roof - perfect for reading in the shade. the food is excellent and a bargain - the museli with local fruit is amazing.
there's a beach down the way, coconut trees to climb, and some decent scuba diving. we've spent 5 days here, but could spend many more. they have big, loud parties every night which i'm not so keen on. maybe i'm getting old. i think i'll be back though.
we're off to cambodia tomorrow, to see angkor wat. one of the 7 wonders of the world.
stay tuned for pictures, i'm waiting to find a computer that doesn't shock me when i touch it.
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