Koh Tao
Trip Start
Jun 07, 2007
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Trip End
Jun 2007
Koh Tao, Thailand
Sunday, June 17, 2007
The clear, shallow ocean allowed an amazing view of the coral reef below, and it was easy to see why Koh Tao is renowned as Thailand's best diving spot. The little island is even more stunning than Samui, and my three nights here have been brilliant as ever.
Yesterday I had a sumptuous face massage on a balcony over the beach, which lasted a whole delicious hour. My masseuse laid me on a matress and arranged towels along my hair line, before applying and massaging in various products, including honmey, yogurt and aloe vera gel. The 'facial' also involved my arms, hands and backs and I sampled traditional Thai massage, which involved some very interesting postures and manipulations. At one point I found myself sitting cross legged, with my hands on my head and being twisted across my masseurs thighs until the necessary crunching was heard!
Tonight we take the night train back to Bangkok, so no sleep for me- the carriages are unbearably hot and sticky. I don't even get to make up for it the following night, since I fly out at 3am in the morning and won't bother checking in to a hotel. By my calculations that means spending the next 3days and 2nights in the clothes I'm now standing up (sitting down!) in...
