What wouldn't I give to be back in Phi Phi or Hong Kong, on my honeymoon, with no care in the world except "What shall I eat for dinner?" or "Should I take a nap out by the beach in the hammock or in my bed in case it rains in the afternoon?"
It truly was good for the soul, being so away from everything with my love for sole company and nothing else to distract me except the big wide world and everything it held.
Walking on the beach hand-in-hand, tasting the salty sea breeze on my tongue and brushing off the crystallized salt on my arms from sea spray, hearing the howling sea wind rip through the coconut trees at night, the waves lapping up against the top steps at high tide and feeling just that tiny bit deliciously scared of the awesomeness of nature and how powerless I really am, taking those private boat rides out across the choppy sea to snorkel among the curious fishies, eating some simple but delicious noodles at night accopanied by my favourite chili sauce (sugared fish sauce with sliced red chili).... The four days I spent on Phi Phi made me know what it's like for people who keep going from beautiful beach to beautiful beach, all in search of their version of paradise. Because really, everyone's paradise will be different.
Recounting all that makes my heart literally ache with yearning to be free to travel once more, with the husband alongside, no less.
I'm really looking forward to our next getaway, whenever it is.
I wonder if other people feel it too - this constant wanderlust that seems to grow in its appetite with each trip I take.
So, part 1.1 of my honeymoon in pictures which I don't think do justice to the entire experience of Phi Phi island, which was like a little slice of paradise for me - but it's all I have to look back and remember, and know that it was real.
Loved my hot pink bikini :D
The water was such a pretty shade of blue-green, I had a lot of trouble capturing it on film. This is the closest I could reach, but it's really a hundred times more beautiful in real life.
And the rocks that tower over the lagoons and beaches are absolutely majestic and so lush!
Washing my feet before entering our villa and after traipsing around on the sand was really nice.
We hired one of these private long tail boats for our island-hopping instead of going with the hotel's. It was nice cos we got to choose which islands in particular we could visit and it was probably about half the price of the hotel's boat tours for the same amount of time spent and islands visited. :)
We would not have survived our 4 nights on Phi Phi if it were not for Jasmin Restaurant, which served up some decent, simple Thai food for reasonable prices. The Holiday Inn Resort restaurants were really disappointing in terms of food quality.
My staple noodle dish almost every night, with no carrots :P
And the really breathtaking sunsets. Gorgeous dusk colours in the sky as we sipped on our drinks.
"Not all those who wander are lost."
J. R. R. Tolkein
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