Phnom Penh, Cambodia-Koh Phangan,Thailand-Surathani COST, TIPS AND STORY!

I will try to remember this whole trip as I am very emotional this time after I lost my dearest friend.

After I lost my friend, I can't focus to my teaching in Cambodia anymore as my students keeps asking why he died. It totally broke my heart into pieces that I end up crying in front of my students. At that time I just want to vanish and think that it was just a bad dream.

After I asked the admin that I want to resigned- gladly they respect my decision and at the same time the admin was changed where they will accept nursery students only. Therefore my students have to transfer to another school, so I am pretty sure that my students will never think that I left them and I hope they think that way as of course I love them so much.

After the funeral service of the dearest friend

Ate Anne and her students filling the gloomy Saturday!

Luckily I was searching a new job, a message pop up that if I want to volunteer in a resort.

Sandy Bay Resort, Haad Yao, Thailand

Without thinking another way especially when I figure it out that on that day my friend who died was also on the way to his home back in England- it made me more confident to move on and start my life again.

I bought my ticket in front of Avika Phone. Well there aremany travel agency offices in Phnom Penh , Cambodia especially along the way to the Olympic Stadium so it wasn't that hard to get a bus somewhere else.


Cost from Phnom Penh to Bangkok - 25usd

Because I am a Philippine Passport Holder- I have 30 days free visa..

Tips: Before the border

1. exchange some of your usd to baht as you have to pay atleast 200baht to get the exit stamp to enter Thailand

2. buy sim card that will work of course in Thailand so you can have internet and maps in case of emergency

3. Download Grab as grab exist in Bangkok and I am pretty sure I can used it as I need to buy the joint ticket bus and ferry to Koh Phangan

Left 9 pm in Phnom Penh and arrived in Bangkok 4pm on the next day

To buy the joint ticket - go to Lomprayah Travel and tours which is located in Khaosan Road. If you just type that in Grab it will be detected. In my case I book grab bike because I only have 2 bags with me and it only cost me 100 baht.

Arrived in Khao San Road and bought ticket- since I want that without reservation and I just want to go that asap, they charged  me 1,200 baht.

1usd- 32 baht

Left Bangkok around 7 pm and arrived in Koh Phangan around lunch time. The ship was big and according to those I met they only pay 600 baht. But then it was like an urgent so it doesn't matter.

I was their in Koh Phangan for about 4 weeks, thanks to Sandy Bay Resort for giving a volunteer job in exchange of beach view bungalow, free food and drinks  (yes, free friends too yay). It was indeed lovely place for holiday and made me more busy to keep him off in my mind.

Aylin and Philip - my lovely couple friend from Germany :)

Beach is really life!

That Mister Sunset on my last day in Koh Phangnan, Thailand

Gorgeous Sunset almost everyday! oops typhoon alert and most guest checked out yay

Doc Gui and Atty. Vini who were the reason that my new yers eve was awesome bcs I am surrounde with the full blooded brazilians. love u both! See u soon!

Koh Phangan Rent bike for a whole day - 250baht

food: depends if night market starts in 1 usd, if restaurant - 80 baht and above
water- 20 baht for big bottle
taxi- depending the distance- it starts 150 baht going to pier from Sandy Bay
ice cream - starts from 30 baht
bikini - 450 baht
petrol 1 liter - 40 baht

Well for people who are like me - our reality is 7 eleven so let's just buy in 7/11 - ahahha
Vini ang Gi will laughed about this for sure.


Koh Phangan boat and bus to Surathani - 450baht

I suggest if you are flying from Surathani, Thailand-  and you need to stay in Surathani so you won't miss your flight- check the hostel near in the airport its called
"SURATTHANI AIRPORT HOSTEL" 
( 88/11 Asian Highway 2, Phunphin, Suratthani, Thailand, 84130 agoda ) , breakfast included and ree shuttle to the airport.


Of course Flight price will depend to the season, that time around Jan 16, 2019 - I only paid 143 usd from Surathani to Bangkok to Yangon, Myanmar with 20 kls luggage and 2 vegetarian meals.


Thank God I remember everything!

In this journey, many person was involved and so I would like to give thanks to them in this blog.

Ate Ann Vidal
Chingggu
Joscelyn and Tom
Orthodox church and family
British International Academy Teachers and students
Teacher Erika
Teacher Mapa
Dinah Juen
Jetrina
To my students- yaya, thanuth, chan, deth, khanika
Teacher Sokna
Teacher Thary
New boss in Mother care and Nice
Dinaley Apartment boss and staff who are really there to help me when the tragic happens
Sandy of Sandy Bay Resort
Kong
Madam
Nang
Pleng
MaPwan
Saii
Sand
Hai
Teacher in Thai
Vinicius
Doctor Gui
Dominic Cowell
Doctor Neher
Mommy Liv Didreksen Matic
Madam Krong
Husband of MaPwan
Mother of Neng
Neng (the little girl I play with in Sandy)
To all the guest i met in Sandy bay- Anastasia, Sandra, Aylin, Philip, Mi Pamilia de Espanya.. sorry cant remember u all but you know that I love you all
To Michael who helped me carrying my bag in a ferry the mad physicist
To another austrian guy I met in the airport
To Kong tshes from Laos taht I met in Bangkok
To the 2 old guys who next to me in the plane - fly to Myanmar
To the pilot, driver, stewardess, waiter and all the people who being part of that journey,


You are all amazing that make my grievance period easy to manage, Thank you very much!!!
Those time you see or hear my cries just vanished that away, because you guys are so amazing to let me feel that I am still in the world and I gotta live in it.

MERCI, GRACIAS, THANKS, SALAMAT PO!


Again if you have any questions, you can directly message me in my social accounts at
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PS. REST IN PEACE AND Thank you to all memories - Bob!

Signing off for a long day tomorrow- visa, cv and website work,


RHODEGETTE JOYCE ALDAVE IDUL