I’ve been on Koh Phangan for about a week now, chilling, eating well, sleeping, reading, partying a bit and seeing some of the sights such as Phaeng waterfall and the magnificent view from the top of that hill. But now I am getting a bit restless and feel like I need to do something a little more proactive…<\/p>\n
One of the decisions I made before this trip is not to make too many plans and let things unfold as they may. However, soon after getting to the island I realized that I want to spend New Years on Koh Tao to attend the big party<\/a> over there, but since I didn’t bother getting a tourist visa in advance I now must exit the country before Dec 27th to get another 30 days… Also, New Years\/Christmas is a very busy time on the island so it’s best to get situated at least a week before Christmas on Koh Toa, especially if I also want to get a diving certification there. It would be best to spend another week or so in Thailand before exiting but what to do until then?<\/p>\n Going over the options of things to do on the island it suddenly dawned on me – there is a large yoga and healing community over here so why not take advantage of that and give my body and mind some attention? I looked at a few options and felt most attracted to a healing center called “Monte Vista”. When I went to see what’s it all about the staff was really nice and it felt right so I signed up for a 5 day detox + yoga program. It’s a bit ironic that while most travelers here seem to focus on intoxication I decided to do detoxification… I’m looking forward to it and trust that everything will fall into place as it should. This will buy me a few days and soon afterwards I’ll probably fly to Singapore to spend a few days, say hi to friends who live there and extend the visa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been on Koh Phangan for about a week now, chilling, eating well, sleeping, reading, partying a bit and seeing some of the sights such as Phaeng waterfall and the magnificent view from the top of that hill. But now … Continue reading