Koh Samui and Koh Phangan

We spend 24 hours on boat, bus and taxi until we could move freely again. My foot didn’t get a rest and so I forced myself to do almost nothing for the next 3 days. It really helped a lot. We wandered along the streets nearby which were quite busy even in the low season. I don’t wanna know how it looks like in the peak season.
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To many of us
Chaos
This sucker is everywhere
Being lazy for 3 days drove us nuts. We wanted to get out of the city, discovering the island and to be independent. The scooter is the best thing every for this task. In the beginning we were sceptical to rent one because we heard a lot of rumours about rip-offs and scamming and we had to leave one passport as deposit. But it was alright. Just have a close look and take some pictures for any case. Our driving style was crap at the first time but it got better and better. We took a tour around the whole Island via ring road which is about 50 km long. I don’t know what it was. Either the wind or something else left a big smile in our faces. We could keep going like this the entire day.
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A nice view
Big Buddha 
Our boat to Koh Phangan
We left Koh Samui after 4 days and took the boat to Koh Phangan which was much quieter than its neighbour. Here we met Scott from the USA who came by to take some yoga courses on the island. Later more. Because driving a scooter makes fun we rented one again and cruised along the roads. It didn’t matter if we got lost. All roads lead to Rome.
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The full moon party beach
Another beach
Not spirits but fuel
Thong Salad is the biggest town on the island and worth to visit. The life takes place on the streets, not behind fences and walls made from concrete. If you like Asian food than you have to visit the food market in town. From A to Z you will find everything for your tongue. Even if you don’t like Asian food there are still pizza, burgers, schnitzel, sausage and fried insects. Also you have to try the fruit shakes. Blueberry, chocolate and banana is my favourite. 
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Ines and the sea
Local market
Our first monkey
The highest point on Koh Phangan is Khan Ra which is 627 meter high. The way up is quite steep but harder was the humid weather that day. Time to time we had to make a break and couldn’t believe how lively the forest is. We could hear thousand of crickets, birds and geckos; butterflies in every colour and size danced up to the air, the ground belongs to the ants and we had to move carefully step by step because of poisonous animals. Sweat drenched and out of breath we reached the summit and got a very nice view over the West and east coast. 
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Nice shot Ines
Golden Orb
628 above sea level
While Ines were already on her way to Krabi, I visited Scott in the Sanctuary and took my first yoga session in that place. It was worthwhile to do this. Especially the exercises to strengthen the core were amazing. But like my teacher from the 2nd grade said: “Maik is a good student, but get distracted easily and can’t hold still.” Maybe it’s still true. Anyway it was a nice experience for me and I also met some very interesting people from the end of the world. I spend the rest of my time with snorkelling, swimming, relaxing, writing this blog or enjoying coffee all day long.
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Hey little fellow
Beach from the Sanctuary
A bad side - Trash everywhere

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