Blogs from Ko Phi Phi Don, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia

After three and a half weeks of very basic accommodation (our deliberate choice and which we have loved), we decided to end this fabulous special month with a little more luxury, here on Long Beach (Hat Yao) on the island of Phi Phi Don. By luxury we simply mean the things that one expects in most standard hotels, but not in bamboo huts. So, we have a safe, a fridge, a T.V. (which we haven’t actually bothered to turn on) air conditioning and best of all, HOT water in the shower! Thanks goodness we have air con because the weather has changed and it is much hotter now than it was at the beginning of the month. The air con is especially welcomed at night and we don’t have to sleep under a mosquito net either, ... read more

Dag 29: aankomst Ko Phi Phi (geen foto's) Na een vroeg stevig ontbijt, werden we opgepikt en naar de ferry gebracht. Deze ging ons naar onze voorlaatste bestemming van onze huwelijksreis brengen; Ko Phi Phi. Een eiland waar geen auto's rijden en waarvan het dorp ingesloten ligt tussen twee baaien op het dunste stuk van het eiland. De ferrytocht duurde dik twee uur en we werden opgewacht aan de pier. Via een longtailboat werden we naar ons hotel gebracht. Dit lag aan het strand zonder verharde weg langs. Recht vanop het strand in de lobby. We konden nog niet op onze kamer, dus wachtten we wat in de lobby met een ventilator op ons gericht. Vroeger dan verwacht was onze kamer klaar. Het waren allemaal afzonderlijke huisjes met zicht op de baai (mag ook wel als ... read more

It’s my birthday! And it’s been the best one yet! Behind my back, Blake had talked to one of the long boat driver’s when i was in the shower and surprised me with a tour of Monkey Beach, snorkeling, and another private beach. He was awake by 8am. And wired. And telling me to get ready with a swimsuit. It was my birthday and we were doing stuff. So we walked down to the beach, and waiting there was three Brits and our tour guide. He explained in broken English that basically we had 4 hours to snorkel and see Monkey Beach. Guys. He didn’t give me Pandas, Tigers or Elephants for my birthday like he was trying to plan. HE GAVE ME MONKEYS! Cute fuzzy babies with fingers and jokes and a couple of aggravated ... read more

It was time to say goodbye to Railay beach and make our way to Phi Phi island....but not without difficulty. Everyone that had to leave the island had to wait by the beach for the ferry to arrive. We then got onto the longtail boats with all our luggage and then waited out at sea for the ferry to arrive. At times the lontail boat felt like it was going to tip over and we were going to loose al our luggage. But luckily we made it and we all got on to the ferry. We must have been one of the last boats left to get on as there were no more seats left on the ferry, so the rest of us had to sit down on the floor outside as you wouldn't want to ... read more

The next day was an early 7amstart, which came as a bit of a shock to Lisa, in order to get to our next island Koh Phi Phi. God even gave us a FREE lift to the pier! We probably won't receive this kind of hospitality in a while! The boat to Krabi had really overkilled the aircon (-6 approx) and despite comfy chairs inside, char opted instead to sit outside on the floor. 2 more buses and a boat later we arrived in Koh Phi Phi. We made our way to our home for the next couple of days 'Phi Phi dream guesthouse', there was much deliberation about whether this was the right place to stay when booking but we were greeted by a very friendly French lady who showed us to our rooms which ... read more