Nomadic Neil

Hey guys it’s been a while since I last updated you. The whole packing up and moving to Thailand kind of kept me busy.

Right now I’m sitting in a nice air-conditioned cafe on the island of Koh Lanta, off the west coast of Thailand, drinking a cool Mango shake. Myam, myam!

But let me back up for a moment. I spent the first two weeks after my last day at work getting vaccinations, packing stuff and figuring out what I wanted to take with me. My parents were kind enough to keep hold of most of my things, mostly clothes, saving me from using a storage facility.

Although the initial plan was to go to Thailand with one other friend, in the end two other people decided to join us. So on Wednesday the 18th of November the 4 of us boarded a plane to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, we stayed one night to recover from the 13 hour flight and from there flew to Krabi in the South of Thailand. We had arranged a mini-bus to take us to the island of Koh Lanta and 4 hours later we were chilling on the beach. I won’t lie… it was actually overcast for the first 3 days! I waited till the sun came out to take pictures though. Now the sky is clear and the temperature is probably in the high 20’s or early 30’s (Degrees Centigrade).

Over the past few days we’ve been looking for accommodation that we ca stay in for at least a couple of months and that provides us with all the facilities we need, not too far from the beach, close to bars and restaurants and with WiFi internet included.

We rented scooters and combed the island, speaking to expats, locals, estate agents and property investors. It’s been quite hard work searching for 6 hours a day, but we have settled upon an arrangement which should allow us to work towards our goals. It’s been quite challenging satisfying everyone’s needs and wants. In fact not everyone is completely satisfied. It’s was sometimes frustrating because I’m used to travelling on my own and don’t need to think about anyone else but myself. But we’re not just here for a holiday and we’ll have to compromise on some things in order to get work done.

Other than looking for a place to live we’ve been doing Yoga and short meditation sessions on the beach, having the occasional massage and have spent time chatting up Swedish / Canadian / Dutch tourists at the local beach bars in the evenings. Hard life.

Anyway, this is going to be the first proper week of work, exciting times!