Have you ever got that feeling that you've entered a human trafficking ring? No? Shame. Travel in Thailand can feel that way. Let me explain our trip from Koh Tao to Ao Nang. We booked a dual ticket ferry and bus to get us to Krabi. Which is where the airport is. The ferry left at 9pm and took 8 hours or so. It was slow and we had beds so it was pretty great. And now I can check night ferry off the list of transportations. Anyway, I digress. We get off the ferry and show out joint ticket and are shuffled down two blocks to a 'travel' shop with a fairly large group of people that I recognized from the ferry. We were told to wait. Then asked to step inside to confirm our ticket. We had a ticket. What was there to confirm? I didn't go, the boys in my group took care of it. But they wanted us to pay extra to get from the bus station we were being taken to and either Krabi or Ao Nang. It seemed pretty steep and the lady was obviously lying. She said a few things that were plainly wrong. Well, it seemed like we wouldn't leave this little shop till we made a decision so we paid the jacked price so we didn't get stranded. Then we were put in the back of a truck and taken a kilometer or two down the road to a 'station' of sorts. The man there said we got cheated. No shit! But we were able to get dropped where we wanted in Ao Nang. From there it was pretty nice. The hostel that the boys had stayed at two weeks earlier arranged shuttles to the airport for us and we were able town joy a couple hours on the beach.
Now I'm sitting in KL airport. I've been here for about 6 hours and my flight is in another 7 or so. Luckily I can function pretty well on little to no sleep and can power nap anywhere, even on planes. (Guess I take after my dad like that) I found a free lounge that plays movies. So I've watched iron man 3 and zombie land. Now I think it's time for a little late night snack. See y'all in Hong Kong.
Until next time
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