Blogs from Ko Lanta, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 47

Mon. 20th. Mar. We're booked on a tourist boat, back to Sengiggi (that was Lombok), so no waiting for it to fill up, but still a ramshackle old thing. The hassle at the harbour is still as bad but we put the backpacks on and just plod the 10 mins. to the bus with closed ears! Our driver did a good job avoiding all the livestock, wandering accross the road, and, thank goodness, he even drove around the sleeping ones. Back at Puri Saron Hotel, we're welcomed like long lost friends. We've noticed a busy eating place in town, but it's under canvass, even the cooking part. We bite the bullet and eat there, and the food is superb. Jim had Red Snapper again, and says it's the best he's ever tasted, so we'll endure the ... read more

After spending 4 nights at Haad Son Resort in Ko Phagnan, in what was shit accom but a nice resort (pool, beaces, restaurant) we book a 30min ferry to Ko Samui just 25km away. It was our plan to go boat/bus/boat across to Ko Lanta but we wanted to check for ourselves with the cops and the lost camera saga. We arrived at Nathon, K Samui (the main port town), got a very tidy room for 550bart (divide by 25 for NZD) and spent the rest of the day going to all the police stations and ferry terminals to enquire. I came to the verdict that the police are VERY UNINTERESTED in helping out tourists. The best I could do was leave my email and a 2,000b reward if it were to miraculously turn up. I ... read more

Koh Tao fue una isla especial, si querias relajarte podias relajarte, si querias fiesta tenias fiesta, si querias playas paradisiacas tenias playas impresionantes con tiburones y todo (con los que Ade y yo nadamos), si querias ver vida submarina tenias excelentes oportunidades para bucear. En fin, un poco de todo, en Koh Tao tambien conocimos a Paul (UK, vive en Japon), Stephan y Patrick (un par de Suecos, Stephan mas relajado que Patrick que parece un torbellino). En fin que dejamos Koh Tao a mucho pesar y cogimos el ferry nocturno a Surat Thani, el ferry era un barco muy sencillo con colchones en el suelo y todo el mundo duerme ahi, es como un cama gigante con 40 personas durmiendo juntas. Por raro que parezca dormimos bastante bien, aqui se demuestra como viajar por estos ... read more

Taking advantage of the internet connection and it being too hot to be outside to put photos on all the entries. I'm now hanging out on Ko Lanta with three british girls fom my group. We had a bit of a rough start yesterday with some very nasty cab drivers. We ended up getting dropped off with no idea where we were and all of our bags in the middle of a hot day. So being sensible, we head down to the beach (bags and all). Two girls sat around trying not to fry while I went with one of the girls to find accomodations. We came across a wondeful little place recommended in the lonely planet guide with available rooms. We got cute little bungalows steps from a beautiful beach. A sunset massage cured us ... read more

It's Thursday, March 2. I spent much of today traveling over dirt, sand, asphalt, and concrete in my exploration of Ko Lanta. Although I had been on the island for a couple of days, all I could claim to have seen was Long Beach. As much as I like Long Beach, I was ready to check out the rest of the island. I had been talking with one of the guys working at the restaurant at Lanta Palm Beach Resort where I'm staying, and he arranged for a driver (brother of his wife?) to take me around the island. Now, I could have rented a moped for 1/2 the price but I liked the idea of hanging out with a local while checking out the island. It brings new insights into a place that otherwise would ... read more