der weg ist das ziel

I realise some people might call this blasphemy, but I want to get away from the beaches right now... I need something to do. Not just sitting around on a beach all day. And watching other tourists completely ignorant of any cultural sensitivity walking around topless or in thongs. Apart from the fact that they are in Southeast Asia, a part of the world where people generally dress more conservatively, a lot of the population on this island (Ko Lanta) are muslim.
We're heading to Krabi tomorrow to drop off our mother at the airport, and then we're going to fly to Kuala Lumpur on the 14th. Fly, because we don't want to change busses in Hat Yai (in southern Thailand), where there's been a lot of trouble; last May there were 7 bombings there...
But we went on a snorkelling trip to Ko Phi Phi, which was great. We saw a porcupine fish and a leopard shark. And I realised that I do really miss diving, but when Luise get's her certification in Thailand in February I'll be able to dive with her :-)