Asia Trip: Day 53 - Koh Samui => Koh Phangan (3/8/19)

Daily Highlights:

• I needed to get off of Koh Samui

  • It was way too hectic and didn’t have any volunteer/ work opportunities

  • I asked around and heard there were more on a neighboring island called Koh Phangan so that’s where I’m going.

• I took the 10:00am ferry to Koh Phangan

• KOH PHANGAN FEELS LIKE AN ACTUAL ISLAND AND IS BEAUTIFUL

• I took an air conditioned bus to my hostel

  • The hostel was kind of dead and everyone who worked there was a bit fat, douchy, and just loved to get fucked up (overall vibe: 2 stars)

  • BUT they had a gym and i did upper body and felt great

• I went to 7-11 and got:

  • Egg in a Hole

    • Sucks. Microwaving bread just sucks and the egg was a hard boiled egg in the middle of soggy toast.

  • Regular Ham and Cheese

    • ALWAYS BOMB

  • Pork Bao

    • Actually very delicious, they come in packs of four and really fills you up.

I successfully avoided people at the hostel to go to bed early. I also messaged about twenty people on workaway for places to volunteer on the island, so we will see what happens. I also looked up every hostel on the island, sorted them by rating (only included those above 8.5) and plotted them out on a map to bang on doors tomorrow.

Asia Trip: Day 54 - Koh Phangan (3/9/19)

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up at 9am and rented a scooter to explore island and bang on doors

• I spent six hours knocking on hostel doors to find a place to volunteer

  • I went to twenty hostels asking for a job and lucky number nineteen said they were looking for people

    • I got denied by eighteen hostels (in a row), but was still stoked

  • I’m spending the next month or so in a place called Shenanigans hostel

  • I move in the next day