Tonsai and Railay: Sea Kayaking and a Hippie Haven

This post is a continuation of our Christmas holidays in the south, continuing on from the beaches of Krabi.  (click that link to read where I left off).

As we unloaded our stuff out of a creaky wooden long boat, ankles now deep in water, we looked around for any other signs of existence.  Though only 15 minutes away from Aonang beach (a more populated and tourist packed place), Tonsai felt so... remote.  We said a quick goodbye and thank you to our Thai boat driver, and I looked down towards each end of the beach.  There were definitely no sun bathers. I saw plenty other longboats, a Thai guy renting kayaks, and what looked to be a small corner store about 50 metres off the shore.  At the far end of the beach, I noticed some movement scaling the steep rock cliffs.  I looked more closely and noticed that this "movement" was from humans!  In front of us were rock climbers that came from far and wide to climb these world famous cliffs.  But I wondered... where do all these climbers stay?  The bay looked deserted, and surely not all of these travelers could afford staying at the pristine Railay bay around the corner...

2016: A year to Grow

As I revisited my 30 before 30 list, I realized in order to help me achieve my goals, I needed to see them in front of me. I also came to recognize that I wanted smaller goals to achieve every month, week and even day. I follow a blogger who I originally used to help plan our Europe trip. She just wrote a year in review post and in it she talks about how she did in achieving her goals. She had a picture of a daily checklist for her goals and I loved the idea of seeing progress. Interestingly enough, the calendar is created by a blogger/podcaster that Sarah listens to and gains insights and ideas for her work. I decided to choose a few things that I could measure and work towards.

30 Before 30 Revisited

Last year for my Birthday/New Years I decided to write a 30 before 30 list. Things I wanted to do/accomplish before I entered into what I considered real adulthood. A few weeks back I was excited to reflect back on this list to see how I was doing. In all honesty though, I wish I would have printed this list and displayed it somewhere for me to see every day. They say if you want to accomplish something, make sure you are reminded of it daily. I plan to do that this year to make more happen (along with some daily/weekly goals). I can't complain though as it has still been an awesome year full of so many adventures, travels, and blessings.