One day, I was sitting on the soft white sand, looking out at the turquoise water. I was basking in this beautiful Thai sun, a coconut shake in my hand. It was such a sublime moment. It was then that I realized, “I’m here!! Do something about it!!” The call of discovery was beginning to take over. Isn’t that why we all become travelers in the first place? By this time, my curiosity about what this island had to offer was driving me insane! Forget about the stares, the insecurities, the worries about getting lost; I’ll just commit to memory every step I take and then backtrack to the bungalow. Or, I figured I could always just take a taxi back.

An excerpt from Daisy’s article for BootsnAll. Read the complete article here.