After leaving Tonsei Beach we went to Koh Phangan, which is known for their full moon parties (aka rage fest 24 / 7). We took an over night ferry to the island which was interesting. You are assigned cots which lay side by side. Alexa luckily had cool guys on her side but Kori had some weirdo who kept kneeing her in the back all night. Naturally she would just knee him back to remind him to stay on his cot. Needless to say, we are now flying to our destinations :).  Once we arrived in Koh Phangan we took a taxi and boat to a remote beach called Bottle Beach. It was the most remote place we have both been. We stayed in a bunglow and slept with mosquito nets...it was an awesome hostel and once again made new friends. We stayed one night at the beach before trying a different area on the island. We ended up on the west coast of the island and was lucky enough to find a very nice resort with a private beach. The second day we were there we decided to rent a motorcycle and go hiking. Kori opted to drive while Alexa had a panic attack for a majority of the ride. We hiked up to numerous waterfalls and a viewpoint which was beautiful. After our bouldering experience in Tonsei Beach we are basically pros. On our way back we got lost (typical girls) and ended up driving on some very winding and hilly roads - Alexa almost cried and Kori tried to retain blood flow to her stomach which was being compromised from Alexa's iron grip. After one minor incident - nothing major we did make it back to our hotel. The next day we decided to try out Haad Rin (where the crazy parties are held) and went to a Muay Thai match at night. The match involved numerous fights and was pretty intense...naturally we made friends with one of the fighters.  After the match we walked to the beach where the parties take place and it was out of control. Basically the biggest rave you have ever seen. Of course Alexa and I left pretty early (wink wink) and made it safely home. The next day we took a boat and bus to Bangkok and spent the night before heading to northern Thailand. We are excited to spend more time in Bangkok towards the end of the trip. The next morning we booked a flight to Chiang Mai (which is in the north) to meet up with friends we met earlier. The city is awesome and a good change from the South. We are in our second day but love it already. Tomorrow we are doing a cooking class in the jungle outside the city. We are planning to stay for 5 days and will write again soon!

So far from our trip we have learned that most Swedish guys are 6'5'' +, that you will sleep with at least one lizard and pinnapples are easier to come by then water. 

Oh other notes:

- Alexa fed an elephant

- We went to the "red light district" of Chiang Mai to see the lady boys. Weird

- Kori got a tailored suit made

- We went to the night market in Chiang Mai and ate bugs / worms 

- Got matching bracelets

- Saw a large rat that we thought was chasing us

- Bus rides are miserable - especially when the water from the air conditioning falls on you for 6 hours

- You don't need your passport to fly domestically (one of us knows from experience)

Boats on Ko Phangnan in the morning

One of our beach bungalows - Bottle Beach, Koh Phangnan

Gorgeous sunset at Woktum Bay, Koh Phangnan

We're getting artsy ya'll

Phaeng Falls after a scary as shit motobike ride

We made it to the top!

Awesome dinner before Muay Thai matches where you cook your own food on the grill.

Muay Thai arena

Those crazy danes...

 Our one normal picture from Haad Rin

One of the many temples in Chiang Mai