The Chosen One

The chosen one

I’ve been travelling for 4 months already. I still have more than the half of the trip – is this good or bad news? It’s super good that I have 6 months left, but I get sad just thinking about this life finishing in September… But it’s ok. No dramas; what I wanted to say is that even if I still have 10 countries to go this year, I’m almost sure that I’ve visited already the best one: Thailand.
Before getting here, the comments that I heard were basically: “You have to go straight to the islands rather than Bangkok”. I was imagining that the capital of this country would be at least chaos. But who said that exaggerated, and a lot. I love the city, reminds me of my hometown, Sao Paulo: shopping centres, all kind of night clubs, street foods, as well… But here they have something that my city hasn’t: the Koh San Road, a street that focuses on the backpackers and tourists in general. It’s crowded with people 365 days per year, during the morning the travellers go shopping at the hippy stands (or are surrounded by sellers). But at night that things get hotter. People from all parts of the world together in one spot - imagine the result. And that is also what happens at the islands, but with a completely different scenario. Much more what I like; those who’ve met me know that I’m more a nature girl. So I escape to Ko Phi Phi, one paradise that was devastated by the tsunami in 2004. It is now practically reconstructed, and it is one of the most beautiful places that I’ve been. The beaches have the basics to form a view that your eyes never get tired of looking: white sand, blue sea, clear water, green palms. Besides that, the giant rocks that surround the island and the different species of fish swimming with the people make this place even more special. The surfers can leave their boards at home; the sea is super flat, like a pool. Perfect to rent a kayak, and that was what I did. I paddled to the loneliest little beaches, but decided to park on the Monkey Beach, the most beautiful one in my opinion. I spent almost all day inside the water, swimming with the little fishes and watching the come-and-go of the boats that offer a tour around the island to the tourists. I didn’t want to leave that place, but I had to when it was the end of afternoon and the tide was getting too low. This made my goodbye even more unforgettable: while I was paddling, I could see all the corals and fish under my kayak. Wonderful; it was difficult to leave the sea. There is no picture that can show this moment. It’s a shame that Asia is far from Brazil, and not so many Brazilians have to opportunity to come. But this is a place that is really worth spending all your savings to travel. ?we have to guarantee the visit here in this life, right?