Kevin and Lily In Transit: The forbidden fruit

I have a confession to make. For the past three days Kevin and I have spoiled ourselves with some serious indulgence at a fancy 5-star hotel. It definitely wasn’t in our shoestring travel plans, but those Groupon deals can be oh so tempting.

We decided to save some money by walking it into the resort grounds from where the bus dropped us off. But almost 2 km later, with our packs getting heavier and our shirts getting sweatier with each step we took, we finally made it to the hotel. As soon as we stepped through the glass doors that were opened for us by two smiling Thai staff, I could feel my stress (and sweat) slipping away. From reading on the beach, to swimming around the hotel in their 3 km long pool, to getting massages at night we had plenty of things to keep us occupied that we didn’t leave the resort grounds for the entire time we were there. And if that wasn’t enough to get you going, the buffet breakfasts were definitely a great start to your day. Just ask Kevin and all the bacon he stuffed himself silly with. Yes, the forbidden fruit of luxury is mouth-wateringly delicious .

Even though we’ve checked out of our five-star and checked into a windowless room in town, we’re happy to be experiencing what is outside those perfectly white walls of the resort. As fabulous as our stay at the resort was, it’s scary to think that some people really do just come to Thailand to stay at a place like that for the entire time and feel like they’ve “experienced” the country.

We’ll be staying in the town of Khao Lak for the next couple nights where most people use this place as a starting point to visit the Similan Islands. The Similans are a group of nine islands to the west of here, and it’s considered by many as one of the best places in Thailand to see an abundance of marine and wildlife. We’re super excited to go snorkeling there tomorrow, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that a sea turtle will want to grace us with its presence.