So I pretty much only write when I'm doing the actually 'traveling', not the hanging out on beaches and hiking and snorkeling etc. that I've been doing the last week or so. So since I don't feel like actually writing something fresh about what I've been up to here on Ko Tao, I'm going to just paste and edit random paragraphs from emails I've sent. It may or may not make sense in the strict sense, but you should at least get a general sense of what's up.

Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:28 PM
"I've been walking around bangkok without agenda for the last couple of
hours, it's totally insane. not sure if I love it or hate it, though
I'd probably need a month to have any idea how to get around or find
anything. and then there's the khao san road, which is basically hell
on earth as far as I can see. Just crazy looking white people as far
as the eye can see. not in a good way. I'm trying to get my cell phone
unlocked, and I haven't managed to do it, so I'm getting sort of
bitter. anyway, I'm taking the night train out tonight, and should be
on an island by noon tomorrow. Also, I've slept about 2 hours since I
left home. I have absolutely no idea how long ago that was. I don't
even know how to ballpark it. basically I'm only awake because I
refuse to eat anything. I read somewhere that fasting fucks up your
internal clock, your body thinks it needs food and stays awake until
you can find it. So I'm gonna stuff my face before I board my train at
530 and hopefully fall asleep. I have no idea though. I could hardly
sleep at all last night, and that was after 30 straight hours awake.
11 hour jetlag is a bitch.

whatever, island by noon tomorrow."