{"id":3295,"date":"2015-02-09T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T12:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2015-02-22T11:55:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T10:55:48","slug":"penang-ko-pha-ngan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/penang-ko-pha-ngan\/","title":{"rendered":"From Penang to Ko Pha Ngan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time time time &#8211; no more time! After a few days in Penang it was time to move on. Wanted to visit Ru on Ko Pha Ngan  so I got a ticket to Surat Thani. There was a mini bus early in the morning. A Chinese couple and a local couple where the only others in the van. The Chinese could not cross to Thailand since they had the wrong stamps in the passport. Sorry you can only fly!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/41.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"481\" alt=\"Mercedes W123 Taxi\"><br \/>The mini bus dropped me somewhere and then this dude showed. Great! A W123 from Stuttgart! He drove me to another travel office for the last leg to Surat Thani. That bus dropped me at another office and they sold me an expensive ticket for the night boat. But I could leave my bag at the office. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/42.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Umbrella Street\"><br \/>The night market &#8211; that is a really nice decoration! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/43.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Pad Thai\"><br \/>A red Pad Thai? Why not &#8211; and it was really good. Lots of green to add on top of it. 30 Bath! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/44.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Night Ferry\"><br \/>The Ferry<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/45.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" alt=\"Evening Food Market\"><br \/> There is a little night food market so i had some big ice-cold Leo&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/46.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"418\" alt=\"Evening Food Market\"><br \/>Than I put my bag in the boat and went on a beer run <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/47.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"456\" alt=\"Evening Fruit Market\"><br \/>Looks good! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/48.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"401\" alt=\"Night Boat Sleeping Room\"><br \/> The sleeping room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/49.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Morning at the beach\"><br \/>Since I was super early on the island there was nobody at the hostel. Time for a trip to the beach than. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/50.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Old fishing boat\"><br \/> Not sure if that one will go out again but the colors are sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/51.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"452\" alt=\"Boats at the sea\"> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/52.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Dog on the table\"><br \/>Like a BOSS! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/53.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Sunset at the beach\"> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/54.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"503\" alt=\"Andy &#038; Me\"><br \/>Had dinner with Andy &#8211; did not meet the Don aka Fabi since he could not make it :-( <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/55.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" alt=\"Dog &#038; Me\"><br \/>Ru has a dog now: Pad Thai <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastenteufel.name\/pix\/2015\/asia\/56.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" alt=\"Vagabond Hostel\"><br \/>Yes &#8211; you are right again &#8211; a hostel&#8230; That is what you get when you visit the boss woman of the hostel. A dorm bed! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time time time &#8211; no more time! After a few days in Penang it was time to move on. Wanted to visit Ru on Ko Pha Ngan so I got a ticket to Surat Thani. There was a mini bus early in the morning. 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