Blogs from Ko Jam, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia
February 5th 2012
This island and it’s laid back way of life is really beginning to grow on us. Alan, an American we met at our resort, was renting the tree house there so of course we just had to climb up and see it. It’s right at the front overlooking the beach. From his veranda there was an amazing view of the many neighbouring islands. A perfect spot to watch sunset. I don’t think I could take the ladder on a regular basis though especially as there is no bathroom so after ‘ lights out’ it could be tricky. I don’t suppose Tarzan had that worry, mind you he wouldn’t have been sat in a bar drinking Chang beer until 10pm! Today we made the crazy decision to swim to the closest island, it didn’t look too ... read more
February 3rd 2012
Back to Nature I am sitting typing this blog on the veranda of our wooden hut, but it will be a few days before you get to read it. Why? There is no electricity on the island. . The only noise I can hear are the cicadas humming in the trees, birds chirping and the gentle sound of the sea lapping the shore 50 metres away. An occasional long-tail can be hear purring and of course the friendly geckos. Our bungalow has a 4-poster bed, adorned by a highly prictical mosquito net, a set of three wooden shelves and a fan. A cold-water shower and a toilet with no flush make up the bathroom. Our bungalow operators have a generator they switch on from 6pm to 10.30pm. It’s then a mad rush to get the I ... read more
March 26th 2011
We are off to the island of Koh Jum today. I'm not sure if we will get internet. The island doesn't even have a pier. We take a ferry close to the island, and another boat meets us and takes us to the island. We will probably be there for 3 days then head to Koh Lanta which is a little more popular. Koh Jum only has 1500 inhabitants on it. All there is to do is snorkel, suntan and walk around! ... read more
January 4th 2011
A week of island hopping. We traveled by ferry, bus, van, then longtail fishing boat from Koh Pha Ngan to Railay (east). next by longtail, van, pickup truck, ferry, then longtail to Koh Jam next by longtail, ferry, then tuk tuk to Koh Lanta.... read more
Eine Insel mit zwei Namen
Published: November 14th 2010Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Jam
November 13th 2010
Ko Jum ist wohl die am einfachsten zugaengliche "einsame" Insel Thailands. Sie liegt ziemlich genau auf der Mitte zwischen den beiden touristisch gut entwickelten Zielen Ko Lanta und Krabi. Dennoch ist Ko Jum auf andere Art und Weise meilenweit von dem ausgetretenen Pfad entfernt. Ko Jum wurde vom Tsunami 2004 hart getroffen, viele Bungalow-Anlagen wurden zerstoert. Mittlerweile wurde alles wieder aufgebaut, ohne aber dabei den Fehler der Ueberentwicklung zu machen, wie das bei dem bekannteren Ko Phi Phi der Fall war. Nach Ko Phi Phi fuhr ich uebrigens im Rahmen eines Schnorchelausflugs. Ko Jum beherbergt neben einem Fischerdorf nur wenige Bungalow-Anlagen, die meist sehr einfach sind. Es gibt keinen inselweiten Strom. In meiner Anlage kam der Strom vom Generator und wurde lediglich von ca. 18 bis 22 Uhr angestellt. Die Anlagen stehen weit voneinander entfernt und ... read more
December 2nd 2009
It’s off to Krabi Thailand. A train to KL airport was going to cost more than a mini bus for 5 of us. Just as well, the airport is 70 Km from the city. The flight was only 1 hour 15 minutes and picked up in Krabi. In the carpark Christine was surprised to see our transport was a ute, the kids couldn’t believe their luck! 20 minutes down the coast, into a long boat and across to Koh Saboya. Another ute ride for 20 minutes and we were there. This was one destination that I was quite nervous about. The website said no electricity and huts. As we arrived I knew I had got it wrong, not here long enough! This is paradise. No crowds, unbelievably peaceful and absolutely beautiful. It doesn’t have the long ... read more
November 24th 2008
KOH LANTA We decided to go back to Koh Lanta for a few more days but we stayed on a different beach this time. We stayed on Klong Dao beach. It was a nice wide beach with very soft sand. This beach is aimed more at package holidaymakers, with more families and buggies racing around the beach. The accommodation was more expensive but we found really nice bamboo bungalows for 350 baht called Mermaid beachfront bungalows. KOH JUM What do you do in Koh Jum? Nothing, It's brillant, so peaceful and all there is to do there is collect shells or just sunbathe. The beach has a lot of shells on it and most days it felt a bit like being on a deserted island, with the beach totally to ourselves. We stayed in the Andaman ... read more
February 26th 2008
If I had to choose one word to characterize our time at Koh Jum it would have to be--lounge. In our entire eight day stay we probably strayed no farther than 300 meters from our little bungalow. Bungalow--food hut--lounge hut--beach--food hut--lounge hut--food hut--bungalow. Perfect. Koh Jum was exactly what we wanted. Good food. Decent beach. Warm water. Fun animals. No commitments. No worries. Plenty of time. So it rained--more time to read. So the tide was out--more tide pools and beach combing. Koh Jum is bursting with animal life. Monkeys chattered next to our bungalow. We coaxed hermit crabs out of their shells on the beach. Songbirds serenaded us by day and frogs by night. I could have done without the rat that climbed up on my leg in the middle of the night, but Chris ... read more
January 28th 2008
After the hectic pace of Bangkok I decided some R&R on the beach was in order. Ko Jum was recommended in the guide book as being a very laid back Island so after staying at Krabi in the Ban To guest house for one night and getting some recommendations from fellow travellers i caught a ferry from the port at Krabi to Ko Lanta. At Ko Jum longtail boats come out and meet you and you have to scramble off the ferry onto these little boats which is good fun!! Its a choppy ride to the Ting bay resort and after checking in it was a hike up the hill to my little bungalow. It was very basic but cheap and it was my first introduction to mossie nets, fans, ghecko lizards making laughing nosies in ... read more
Koh Jum - A little piece of Paradise in the South
Published: January 17th 2008Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Jam
January 10th 2008
After all the partying it was time to recharge our batteries and what better place to do this than on the little island of Ko Jum, an island with only electricity by generator for 3 hours a day, no big hotels and no parties only long sandy beaches and tree covered hills and the only form of transport a limited number of scooters for hire. The intial plan had been to head to the island of Ko Lanta but having traveled in 10 different vehicles in 12 hours including ferries, buses, mini vans, back of jeeps we arrived late on the island of Ko Lanta. It was dark, we were tired and accommodation was expensive resorts. The island was larger than expected and actually larger than Ko Pan Ngan it did not have the atmosphere we ... read more
