![The Girl And The Island-One Girl's View of Koh Lipe](https://thiswaytoparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-Thailand-805-470x140.jpg)
(written by the girl while swinging in her hammock exactly 19 steps from the ocean) There once was a girl, and she loved many things,…
![Ocean Waves](https://thiswaytoparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thailand-481-300x225-470x140.jpg)
I had my fill of Phuket’s hectic energy, so I chartered a tuk tuk to take me to one of the more local beaches. (A…
![Mangosteen](https://thiswaytoparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-Thailand-474-300x225-300x140.jpg)
Stepping onto the island of Phuket was a bit like stepping into a very beautiful house. But once you are in that house, you soon…
![Riding an Elephant](https://thiswaytoparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-Thailand-169-e1307832445732-183x300-183x140.jpg)
So, I am used to having blisters on my feet when I travel, but it is new for me to have blisters on my hands….