Blogs from Ko Lipe, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia
April 25th 2012
Where we went:- Bangkok, we spent the most time here seeing monuments, walking around kohsan road, taking tuk tuks and took one day trip - our day trip was to the floating market (so hot that day) where we were paddled through the market on a long boat, bought cheesy plates with our pictures on them, had an amazing lunch of chicken, BBQ pork, egg (well Chris had the egg), rice, cilantro, chilies, cucumber and some red sauce - YUM, for dessert we had these thin crispy wafers with meringue and mango/ papaya soo good! Then there was a motorized long boat to take us through another side, we ended up at a hotel that had a cobra show - we didn't go, we didn't want to! Then it was to the bridge over the river ... read more
Diving the best from Koh Lipe to Koh Phi...
Published: April 23rd 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
April 19th 2012
I've uploaded 79 pictures, 3 videos...is there really need to write anything about our adventure...well...where should I start! First thing first, the host of the week, the Forra diving Liveaboard. This is a first for Tiffany and Leslie, we spent 3 nights and 4 days on our way between Koh Lipe and Koh Phi Phi, with main stops in Hin Muang/Hin Daeng as well as Koh Ha. This is also my 11th liveaboard....by far the most basic one, by far the best one too! What you will find on the Forra liveaboard....you have a choice of sleeping in a cabin...they provide a total space for 12 people....or sleeping on the sun deck...way more romantic. The boat has a total of 2 toilets/showers....with cold water. There is clearly no "en-suite" here. Cabins have a fan, but this ... read more
Back to Koh Lipe...this is still the best island in Thailand!!
Published: April 22nd 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
April 16th 2012
We spent only one night onland in Koh Lipe. So on this entry, you won't see any diving pictures...as this is our next entry. We came here in May 2011 and at the time I had only one regret...not to have discovered Koh Lipe earlier. I was also scared that Koh Lipe would be on a fast track to become another ugly Phi Phi development. Rest re-assured...nothing much has happened yet....and that's great news. Koh Lipe is still by far my prefered island in Thailand. This is also Tiffany first visit to our little paradise. We came here a month before she started to join us in Bangkok. Imagine, in just over a month, it will already be one year...time fly! Koh Lipe is special to us, not only for the scenery, not for the diving, ... read more
February 23rd 2012
Our time here on the beach has come to an end – and so quickly it seems!! We experienced a HUGE tropical storm a few days ago. Thunder crashed right above our bungalows! Very scary… Even with ear plugs, an eye mask and a boyfriend to cuddle!! The next day we had planned to hike on Koh Adang but it was still raining in the morning so we had to wait until the following day. The island of Adang is visible from where we are. We took a long tail boat to get there – it took about 20 minutes. The hike itself was HARD! It wasn’t very long (only about 2km!) but was steeply uphill the whole way.. And i’m not talking paved steps! It was also about 35 degrees and incredibly humid!! All that ... read more
February 18th 2012
07/0212 Visa run to Malaysia We were nearly at the end of our 15 day visa so we had to head over the border to Malaysia to exit Thailand then re-enter to get an extra 15 day stamp on our visa. The country of Burma is closer with their border cross at Ranong but it had hassle written all over it, for example you have to catch a long tail boat across the water from Thailand to the Burma border, which the boat people can charge whatever they like. You need a brand new ‘crisp’ $10 bill within your passport and if this bill is not brand new you have to then pay nearly double the amount in Thai baht. As we wanted to visit Ko Lipe anyway we thought instead of doing a visa run ... read more
February 17th 2012
Today is our third day on Koh Lipe, Thailand. We have now officially become beached whales! Not so much in the physical sense... But certainly mentally! Actually, perhaps a more accurate description would be beached sponges! We arrived Tuesday but unfortunately about 5 hours later than we expected. No fault but our own... We (I) misread our ferry tickets and thought our boat from Langkawi, Malaysia left at 10:30am (which would have been perfect as our flight landed at 9:30am), but in fact our boat left at 2:30pm (which in Thai time means more like 3pm). So our trip ended up being about 24 hours. By the time we arrived (and pretty much for the past two days), we have been largely incapable of anything! Yesterday Nick went out for his first day of his Advanced ... read more
Valantines Day on Ko Lipe
Published: February 24th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
February 16th 2012
Next stop: The island of Ko Lipe; it’s more or less the most southerly island before the Malaysian border. We left the island of Ko Ngai on Friday and headed to Satun, we’d been told that it was possible to go to the Tamalang Pier there and get our Thai visa renewed so we figured once that was done we could go off to Ko Lipe but I was sceptical. The boat to Ko Lipe left at 12.30 so in case of any hitches we arrived at the pier soon after 8am on Saturday morning. I was right things weren’t that simple, the only way to renew the visas was to get stamped out of Thailand, go to a destination in Malaysia, then come back and get stamped into Thailand again. The problem here was that ... read more
Blandad info, känsliga läsare varnas
Published: February 6th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
February 6th 2012
Senaste 24 timmarna har varit lite.. nja, hur ska jag säga... (äsch, låt oss prata klarspråk på bloggen kära vänner, okej? Okej) det har varit bajsorgier så att säga. Olika symptom och lite variationer men jag gick till farbror doktorn och sa att så här kan vi väl inte ha det när vi ska ut på sjöss i flera timmar? Nä, tyckte doktorn och gav mig någon tablett som ska fungera som någon slags propp (eller som Anna skulle säga:buttplug. ) så nu har vi ätit ett gäng sådana till frukost plus lite imodium. Jag föstår att detta inte är vad man kanske vill läsa i en reseblogg så jag fyller på med lite mer reseinfo. Vi sitter nu på Koh Lipe och väntar på en båt som ska ta oss till Lankawi. Där stannar vi ... read more
Tropisk snuva på Sunrise beach
Published: February 5th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
February 5th 2012
Det har varit mycket latande nu. Liten återblick: Vi valde att leta oss vidare från sydstranden, ni vet där alla män antingen var transor eller såg ut som Ardy Strüwer, till ett ställe där man får mer för pengarna och tog en tuk-tuk-båt till östra stranden, Sunrise beach. Drömstället Serendipity var över budget och Power beach på andra platsen hade fullt, så de hjälpte oss till ett tredje ställe, Andaman resort, som är öns nordligaste hotell. Karin som inte kan tänka sig ett rum utan både AC och kyl spanade in ett rum med parkettplats mot havet där allt fanns. Kostsamt ja, men det får det vara värt när man bor med den här utsikten. Smolk i bägaren är däremot Erics förkylning som har blommat ut. Och kan man få näsa och ögon att rinna en ... read more
