Aren't we all just runaways?

I reached that point of "travel burnout." Planning the trip, I never thought it would happen to me. Travel blogs talk about it, but somehow I thought I was immune .

Yeah, no.

Who knows, maybe it was the annoyance of getting to Krabi Town after an overnight train or the different feel of Bangkok, but I was not happy to be back in Thailand. Everywhere it felt like people were trying to rip me off, or scam me in someway. At least in Vietnam they were open about it, and you didn't sit 4 hours in a town being herded into different restaurants.

I was so ready just to hop back on the train and roll into Malaysia, but the Thai islands were so close. I had to go to one, so here I am on Koh Lanta.

This is where I realized I'm not much of a beach person. I like them, and think they're pretty but I can't sit all day at the beach.

What Koh Lanta has been for me is a place to collect my thoughts. I did the beach thing, but I'm enjoying laying here in my air conditioned room much more, even if the walls are black.

Sometimes, I need a few days just to sit around, chat with my best friends, play mobile games, and watch YouTube. And that's okay. It's okay to not constantly be in motion, as I have been for a long time now.

I feel more ready for Malaysia now, so this 4 day pause has been worth it.