by sianpeters | Mar 21, 2019 | Wander
Emeli Sande released a new single this week. My friend MCB sent it to me and said that she thought it was written just for me. It made me cry. Alone in a hotel room in Koh Lanta, Thailand. Reflecting on my time here. And still receiving support from my team back home....
by sianpeters | Mar 20, 2019 | Wander
So here we are, back in Lanta. This time, instead of the beach bungalows we went for a more budget option hostel. The first impression was great. I mean, we had come from a cockroach infested, Dark Magic harbouring, scary, drugged up Phi Phi… so anything would have...
by sianpeters | Mar 19, 2019 | Wander
Phi Phi. Home of ‘The Beach’ with Leonardo Di Caprio. A must see Thailand destination by most people’s recommendations. I expected a party island but with such beauty that it takes the edge off of the 18yo tourist cringe of Patong… Well, this was something else. We...
by sianpeters | Mar 18, 2019 | Wander
After Patong and two nights of partying [where I opted out] we went to Koh Lanta. Oh. My. What a reprieve. We were so bloody happy! We got our own little ‘bungalow’ – essentially a detached private room with en suite – like we had in Pai. There were two...
by sianpeters | Mar 16, 2019 | Wander
The only thing we booked before we left the UK was the elephant sanctuary. We knew we wanted to go there because the company came recommended by a friend – we wanted to embrace the opportunity to make friends with an elephant, but we knew riding them was cruel....
by sianpeters | Mar 6, 2019 | Wander
So it’s a New Moon and I’m in a party hostel in Patong, and while my boyfriend and my mate go out on a bar crawl [complete with hostel vests and buckets of alcohol] I’m staying here to write this. I hate Patong. I cannot overstate that to be honest. When I agreed and...
