

Ao Nang, Thailand
... And a Happy New Year! After two long days and nights on buses, we made it to Phuket (the largest island in Thailand) in time for New Year’s Eve. Instead of going to the beach to get drunk and party with the other westerners, we decided to go to the local Thai New Year celebration in Phuket town. There were hundreds of food and craft stalls, and two huge stages with live shows all evening. Although we had no idea who the artists were or what they were s...