We spent the past few days on Koh Phi Phi, and while it is a beutiful island, its beauty, however, has been heavily tarnished by uncontrolled development and countless tours of the surrounding islands and reefs. Koh Phi Phi was hit extremely hard during the tsunami in late 2004, almost everything on the island was... Continue Reading →
Ao Pang Na National Park – Good for pirates and million dollar hitmen
Ao Pang Na National Park is an amazing place, where countless limestone outcrops jut straight out from the ocean hundreds of meters into the air. The scenery is amazing, but I feel as though to truly appreciate it you need to put yourself in the shoes of a pirate... only then will you be able... Continue Reading →
A Wat with MONKEYS!
The other day we went to Wat Tham Suwankhuha which is near Pang Na city. This Wat is actually in a cave, and has several Buddhas inside, including a large reclining Buddha. this was not terribly exciting (we have seen much prettier Buddhas in our travels), but what really got me excited were the bats... Continue Reading →
Koh Surin National Park
We spent the past week camping in Koh Surin National Park in our super confortable Hennesy Hammocks. The Tsunami last year caused significant damage to the islands, but the Thais have a fool proof plan in case of future Tsunamis These singes are all over the place, pointing in the direction AWAY from the ocean.... Continue Reading →
Koh Chang
We just spent 3 days relaxing in Koh Chang (on the Andaman), and while it was nice, it was no where near as nice as Koh Tao (at least the areas not overrun my development). I think we may have spoiled our selves by going to Koh Tao first. Tomorrow early morning we are taking... Continue Reading →