Blogs from Trang, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia

The area around Trang is well known for it's beautiful waterfalls and tree clad mountains. As we were passing back through on our way to another island we decided to stay for a day and explore. We hired a driver and a car for the day, he turned out to be a brilliant guide and knew all the best places to visit. We ended up on a canopy walkway high up in the tree tops. Tomorrow we go to Pak Bara on the coast to get a boat to Bulon Leh... read more

and onto my new best favorite island, EVER... read more

Ein einhalb Stunden dauert die Überfahrt bei herrlichem Sonnenschein. Wir sind immer noch schockiert von der Müllhalde Koh Phi Phi, doch nun liegt eine neue Insel vor uns. Koh Lanta Yai wird unsere letzte Insel in Thailand sein und dementsprechend gelassen schauen wir nach vorn. Bereits auf dem Boot sind redselige Thais damit beschäftigt die spärlich anreisenden Touristen in ihre jeweils empfohlene Unterkunft zu bewegen. Man merkt hier deutlich das Regenzeit herrscht und viele Anlagen auf der Insel um wenige Reisende kämpfen müssen. Da werden auch gern Rabatte eingeräumt und die Taxi fahrt ist gleich mit inklusive, was in den meisten Fällen sonst sehr teuer kommt. Koh Lanta Yai kann mit den großen Touristenzentren nicht mithalten, dafür sind die Strände nicht weiß und das Wasser nicht blau genug, trotzdem lockt diese Insel meist Ruhe und Entspannung ... read more

On my way through Thailand I came across a delightful non-touristy town called Trang where I spent several enjoyable days. The feature of my time in Trang was regular visits to the Trang English Occupation Promotion Club, where I helped Mr Theerayuth (Mr T to his friends) to educate the students about English. Everybody was very kind to me and I was sad to leave. ... read more

We arrived in Ko hi by ferry from Ko Lanta under a dark stormy cloud and we knew the inevitable was going to happen. Ko Hi is a very small island lined by one long thin stretch of white sand. The water was a similar turquoise blue of Ko Phi Phi and we were looking forward to getting out and snorkeling. We knew that finding some budget accommodation was going to be tough and expected to pay a little more, however after walking the beach from top to bottom we were surprised how nasty the budget stuff was. We took the plunge and treated ourselves to a room at the Fantasy resort, with its huge international open restaurant touching the beach, swimming pool, and luxury bungalows surrounded by beautiful gardens. Our room was in a small ... read more