Comments on: Goodbye Koh Tao… Once Again

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:10:49 +0000

In reply to Anton. Hi Anton, thank you for your comment. Best of luck in Koh Tao, I hope it brings you all the happiness it brought me....

By: Anton

Anton — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:56:42 +0000

Hi Alex, I loved your comments on Koh Tao, very intimate, moving and emotionally involving. Having just arrived here myself, I hope I can leave the island with something close to what you felt

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:24:25 +0000

In reply to Vicky. Wow, Vicky, fascinating story! Koh Tao is an interesting place, lots of layers there. I know Tommy's well, still a presence on the island. Hope you have found a place that you love just as much...

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:16:02 +0000

In reply to Toni. I feel that way a little bit about my trip through northern Thailand and Laos.... I saw beautiful things and explored wonderful areas, but I was in a pretty bad place mentally. I will definitely have to return and really enjoy it to the fullest! Thank you for this comment :)

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:24:17 +0000

Wow, great to read your story. I was on Koh Tao in 1996. I was totally hooked like you and stayed for 2 months at Tommy’s. We had geckos in our rooms and they were no where near as posh as they look now. My friend and I would eat with Tommy and his family, which was amazing. We did work around the resort in exchange for beer. I formed a relationship with Tommy’s right hand man, Chet, while I was there. Unfortunately, I contracted hep B during our time together and as a result have never returned. I fell in love with the island X

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:13:48 +0000

I’m sure once you have gone out and ‘explored the world’ in your own way, when the day comes to visit Koh Tao again, you’ll fall back in love with it for all different reasons.
Koh Tao also gave me something special and I plan to get back at some point but Asia, as a whole, was full of heartbreak for me which means I didn’t fully enjoy it after a while…that’s why I plan to go back and kick it’s butt! 🙂
I hope you find another happy place on your journey Alex xx

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:33:28 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Look, Jr.. Wow, Jonathan, what a story. Congratulations on realizing what your priorities are/were and sticking to your dreams. I'm sure you have an epic journey ahead of you. Good luck along the way!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:29:14 +0000

In reply to Grandma Burr. That's not me, that's my friend Hanna! No tattoos on me :)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:28:22 +0000

In reply to Keith. Hi Keith, I actually have my receipt right in front of me so I can tell you! The cost was 2,370 baht, so about $75usd. I chose the slowest and cheapest option, which takes two months. I was traveling for another month after that though so didn't mind the weight. At that point I was so grateful to lighten my load I would have paid double!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:26:12 +0000

In reply to Andi of My Beautiful Adventures. I have a strong feeling I haven't seen the last of Koh Tao :) This was just a particularly heart-wrenching goodbye considering the circumstances and not really knowing if I would return. But I find myself missing the island more and more...