Laos - Vang Vieng

It has been quite long time since my last text, so I've done a lot of things after that. Right now I'm in Vang Vieng, came about 2 weeks ago with Niina and Piia. A day after my aussie friends Kristy and Vlad came as well. We have been tubing almost everyday at the river. One day we rented some atv's and drove to Blue lagoon place, which is about 7 km away. The road is really horrible but we managed! The water was so nice compared to the river. We went to see a cave as well, beautiful!

I have been working in a bar by the river for about 4 days now, really hard work!! :D On last saturday we got invited to a Lao wedding, it was awesome! We were the only foreigners there! It was quite big wedding, a lot of food and beer. After we ate everyone went dancing including us. The lao dance is so different what we are used to, but we tried and it went pretty good, that's what they told us :) I'm going to be here still for about a week and then I think it's time to head back home..a bit sad about that but also miss my family and friends! 

The cave

Shop

Blue Lagoon

Barber shop :D

THE river

Some kind of snake whiskey

Driving the atv's and being careful with the cows

Mojito bar

 

Koh Phangan pics..

Like I promised I will put some pics from Koh Phangan, here is some :)

Archery

Chang

Getting ready for full moon party

At muay thai stadium

Tuk tuk

At waterfall place

FMP 2012

Canoping

Finland vs Australia

Party tuk tuk

Koh Lanta

We came to Koh Lanta yesterday. The whole island is still quite a mystery, but we found a cheap bungalow and rented motorbikes, so we can anyway go to all the places anyway! Our beach at the bungalow is not so good, a lot of rocks but the pool is really nice! :) Yesterday was chill, we drove with the motorbikes and later had dinner at BBQ place, where you cook your own dinner at the table! :) YAMM!! :P 


Today is Niina's birthday so we begun the day with morning jogging at the beach :) now we are going to have some aloe vera massages and later perhaps celebrating her in club or something what we will find in here..Tomorrow it will be elephant trekking and waterfall place and maybe tiger temple and then it's time to move on to Phuket to see some friends from Finland. I will post some pics later! Everything is still gooooood!! :)
xoxoxo Annika

Phi Phi island

After Koh Phangan me and Kati went to Krabi-Railay beach and stayed there for 3 nights. Nice but small place. The beach was amazing though! We did the rock climbing there, 12 and 30 meters high, it was so much fun and beautiful view from the top! After that we met Niina and Piia at Krabi-Ao nang, stayed there for one night. Yesterday we came to Phi phi Don. Water is nice and blue! Yesterday it rained for a few hours like hell and great lightnings! Today me and Kati went out with cayak and saw some sea sausages! Tomorrow we are going for a party boat cruise to see 5 different places (incl. maya bay where the beach was filmed), snorkeling and swimming in the ocean! :) Everything is still fine and loving my life!

Tom Yam

Viking cave

Kati and Chang beer

Sangsom bucket :P

Kati and me snorkeling

Maya bay

Lovin' my life!

Me, Niina and Sangsom bucket

Safe kayaking :D

Maya bay

THE Beach at Maya bay

Beach party





Koh Phangan

So we arrived to Thailand, Bangkok on the 5th of January. We traveled about 31 hours: airplane, bus and ferry. We bought flight tickets from BKK to Surat thani and from there bus and ferry to Koh Phangan. 

First night we were at pool party and the beach until late. On Friday Later we met my aussie friends Kristy and Vlad and had dinner with them. On Saturday afternoon Niina and Piia came here as well and me and Kati went to have an oil massage, sooo nice! Later that night we went to the pool party and jungle party, yeah it's a party in jungle :D Yesterday it was the party everyone have been waiting for: FULL MOON PARTY! In the afternoon me, Kati, Vlad and Kristy drove with scooters to a lake place up north of the island, took about half an hour to drive there. Really beautiful place with a swing and water trampolines! After spending there the whole day just chilling we went to get ready for the night! Painting each other with neon colored paints. Then we went to the party beach were was about 20 000 people and partied until 7 am! 

Today is gonna be just a chilling day, not going to do much. We have planned to still be here for 2 days and then go to Koh Tao, Krabi and Phi phi. I will put some pictures later. Everything is just good! Living my dream! :)

Pool party place at Coral Bungalows

2 days!

Okay just two days left and still not gettin' it that we are really going somewhere..:D We had a party yesterday for our friends at a pub called El Gringo where we both have been working. I got sick on Friday while I was working and couldn't work at all on Saturday, New Years Eve..not fun! :( So yesterday I felt a bit better and thought that I have to go to the party 'cuz we had arranged that already..but it happened to be a really bad idea, cuz today when I woke up, I had fever 39 degrees and throat was hurting badly. So I had to go to the doctor and take some tests..hope I will get better before Wednesday when we are leaving! Here some photos of yesterday :)

Hugging with brother <3

Party card :D

Countdown..13 days..YIKEEES!!! :D

Okay this is coming so quickly..Just we booked the flights to Bangkok (September) and now it's already Christmas eve soon and New Years eve and then BUM and we are on our way to the airport Vaasa -> Helsinki -> BANGKOK!

Trying to get the Christmas feeling at home :)

We were looking for some flights to Koh Samui with Kati tonight, but it's kinda expensive and full booked so we decided to book the flights from there instead! :D So the adventure will begin at BKK airport! :D Either we are one night on Khaosan road and then to Full moon party or then we fly straight to Koh Samui or Surat Thani..we will see that at the destination :D Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year everyone!! <3


Love, 
Annika