Many tourists and digital nomads come to Thailand to enjoy its warm climate and beautiful beaches. Staying in Thailand feels like staying in heaven on earth, but it was quite the opposite for the allied prisoners of war during the World War 2.

I wasn't aware of the existence of this city until I had to book a ticket from Barcelona to Moscow. Many ticket aggregators showed a few very cheap options, but they also showed warning icons nearby them, informing me that a departure airport is not exactly in Barcelona but in Girona, a little town nearby. That was the first time I heard about this city, and I decided to spend a few nights there before coming back to Moscow.

I've heard a lot of good things about Barcelona and I have always wanted to visit it. My trip to Barcelona started rather unexpectedly, I just wanted to get a Schengen visa and I was advised to pick Spain as a country of first entrance because Spain tends to issue longer visas which can be re-used later to visit other EU countries.

Ko Samui is an island on the east cost of Thailand and it's a second biggest island in Thai kingdom. Pha Ngan is a much smaller island not far from Ko Samui, and it's mostly known for its Full Moon Party. I'd got a lot of positive feedback about those islands from my friends, so I finally decided to visit Ko Samui and Pha Ngan for a few days.