I started my trip of the Thailand islands on a beautiful peninsula called Railey. Limestones cliffs visible from every point, it's often referred to as the rock climbing capital of the world. I got there late in the evening and didn't understand the intensity of the scenery until I woke up from my tent as the base of the Highlander tock climbing limestone rock. The first morning watching the sunrise from my bed was amazing. As I knew the beaches and sun were off limits for me for a while I went trekking in search of Sa Phra Nang ( the holy princess pool). This lagoon located at the bottom of a jungle cliff wall that you have to descend by using ropes while probing with your feet to try and find your next step, was unfamiliar, challenging and exciting. It was the type of decent where you kept your passport in your pocket, if ya know what I mean. At the bottom was a small lagoon surrounded by cliffs on all sides and open at the top. It felt like I was at the bottom of a huge well watching as the sun rose up and lite of the lagoon from above turning the water into a greenish colour. Each drop of water off the cliffs into the lagoon echoed, being the only one down there at the time it was very peaceful. I waited for 1 hour until someone came down before I climbed and clambered my way back to the top...just in case. There were viewpoints, caves and beaches to access every 20 minutes, and a bar that had muay thai live in the center. As small as this place was, it had so much to offer, except accomadations, that's why I was in the tent. I spent my only day exploring the peninsula and left early to retreat into the jungle as the sun was still too much and the beaches too tempting. Even passed on a private rock climbing course which I'm still regretting a little, was just not the right timing. So I moved inland to Khoa Sok National Park. I I was told many times that the jungle is a place to 'recharge' and this is what I needed. I treated myself to a private bungalow which I became quite attached to. A small place all to myself in the jungle just minutes away from the park headquarters. My first day I explores for 6 hours in the trails of the park surrounded by limestone cliffs, filled with waterfalls and connected by small paths. The jungle was defiantly good for the mind but my body took a toll. It was a great day nevertheless, but the jungle bit back. Countless leech bits, countless thrones in my hand and feet, cuts, scrapes, bruises, I got it all. I had never been so happy to see that little bungalow. All very worth it though, as was the next day where I did not move except to get food. Lack of transportation made it a little hard to explore the outskirts of this park, so I headed north on a train to Bangkok hoping to reach the Cambodian border a little earlier then expected, The south of Thailand will have to be revisited in a few months anyway so I'll see what I missed then.