How could I forget about Thailand!?!?

After purusing my own blog (is that conceited or what?) I realized I had completely forgotten to post some pictures from Thailand. Thailand is an amazing place. I was able to get a whole week off thanks to Diwali, so we planned to spend the most amount of time on a beach then explore Bangkok a little at the end. Salim did most of the planning. I just sat back and enjoyed the ride.

We flew directly from Hyderabad to Bangkok, then flew down to Koh Samui. If the airport is any indication of the locale, I knew we were in for an amazing trip. The airport looks like an open-air bar. There are these little Disneyland-like trolleys that take you from the plane to the airport. We picked up our bags on the outdoor converyor belt and found our ride to the resort. The guy was late, but he made up for it by bringing his wife and adorable son along for the trip. We played with the little boy the whole way. It was late when we got to the resort, so we had to pick our bungalow in the dark. Fortunately for us there is no such thing as a 'bad' bungalow in this place. We decided to upgrade for a mere $20 a night to the deluxe suite. I have no idea what the real difference was between the deluxe and non-deluxe, but we were so happy in our little home for a week. We were steps from the ocean, had our own lanai, and easy access to the pool.

We quickly fell into a routine of waking up and going to the free breakfast buffet, putting on our suits and swimming in the calm blue-green water for a few hours, eating Thai food for lunch, then Salim would usually go to town on the mopeds we rented to shop while I sat on the lanai to read a book. It was luxurious. One night we went in to the main part of town to watch some Muy Thai fights. It was sort of like a bar that happened to have a boxing ring in the middle of it. It was hot, and like everywhere else, the fighters were on island time, so Salim and I had quite a few beers before we realized it. This led to me almost adopting a small, wild kitty that followed us out of the arena until a group of prostitutes snatched her up and we lost her forever. In my heart of hearts, I knew we could never work out.

The water, the food, the people - they were all amazing. I certainly didn't want to leave. We spent five days there, then headed back to Bangkok. We went to one of the open-air markets to shop the one day I was there, and Salim was clearly smitten. He was in heaven. So much so, in fact, that he changed his flight so that he could stay on for a few days. He keeps asking when my company will open an office THERE. I only wish.