Blogs from Ko Tao, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 114

We've had this article cued for a long time now - Might as well give it light of day! We stayed on Koh Tau for about 4 nights and went there in order to do a bit of diving. From what I remember this was a bit of a let-down, and far far less professional than diving in Cairns or NZ - quite a bit cheaper as well, but it did show. Anyway I'll stop the negativity but just warn people that if you're going to go diving on Koh Tau you shouldn't expect too much, and from what we saw I wouldn't really recommend it as a place to learn, but it would be a good place to put a few entries in the log-books without having to shell out too much. The island itself ... read more

Hi guys! I'm not too sure how long it has been since we have posted, but I know we are well over due for an update. Since the last post we have attended the Full Moon Party, left Koh Phangen and traveled to Koh Tao. The Full Moon Party was stellar... we went to Haad Rin (the party beach) at about 12:30am, and as soon as we stepped off the boat we were lost in a sea of people. There must have been about 10,000 people on a beach less than kilometer long. Each bar along the beach had super huge speakers so whenever you walked down the beach the music would change from bar to bar. Most of the night I partied on the beach, but when I did go in to the bars, they ... read more

Hello, So the Thai masseuse medicine man didn't heal me. But I went to this dodgy little clinic down a little dirt road yesterday. I walked in, started crying out of pure exhaustion and told the nurse I had tummy troubles. And without even asking my name, where I was from, what I had eaten or what other meds I might be taking, she quickly prescribed three things: antibiotics, charcoal pills (to absorb any bacteria or parasite) and pain killers. I guess she sees this allllllll the time with dumb Westerners. I don't know if it's the peace of mind or the pills, but I felt better within the hour. Don't get me wrong - I haven't been deathly ill 24/7 for the entire time. It would come in waves. I'd be fine, then I'd go ... read more

I apologize, this one will be a quickie as internet time is twice the cost as it is in Bangkok... I am now in Koh Tao, one of the little islands off the coast of Thailand. I do believe I've found paradise... but not without some bumps along the way. Left Bangkok a few days ago on the overnight train to Surat Thani. This time, no air conditioning. Picture it: a train speeding down the tracks with doors and windows WIDE open. Uh huh. This would never happen in North America. One quick stop and you could have flown out. No lie! I grabbed the top bunk to avoid a possible tragedy. The pollution was unbearable. Arrived in Surat Thani at about 8 am, where we caught a public bus to Kao Sok national park. This ... read more

Little turtle island is awesome. Loved it. Like all other visitors i arrived on this island for the sole purpose of scuba. Lured here by the ever powerful and influential guide books selling the island as the mecca of scuba divers i booked a 5 day Padi course & totally enjoyed it loved it, met some great people and was really bowled over at how amazing the environment is down there. There was alittle bit of fear and apprehension with the thought of your life being in the hands of a tiny steel tank strapped to your back & adapting to breathing through a regulator at deep depths but like anything involving fear the rewards afterwards and the adrenaline are well worth it. We were extremely lucky on our course, we had perfect conditions of 30m ... read more