Kawthoung, Myanmar Travel Blogs

Border Run to Burma
Jun 8, 2005

... flying. Dave actually puked. From Phuket we bussed it 5 1/2 hours to Ranong. Our only mission here was to go on a visa run to Myanmar (Burma) and back as our 30 day visa was about to expire. As luck would have it, the morning of our run we were searching ...

Duuu duuu duuu do datamm....
Jan 4, 2009 (10 photos)

War das eine Ueberraschung: Ich komme fruehmorgens in Ranong am Pier an, um das Boot nach Koh Chang zu nehmen und da haengt ein selbstgemaltes Plakat: 4.1.09 Big Reggae Party at Koh Phayam - Job2Do live! Job2Do ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Thai- ...

Burma!
Jan 26, 2007

Expensive!

Sweedes galore
Jan 31, 2008 (2 photos)

Yesterday we headed back to Phuket town to get a bus to Kao Lak. We had over an hour to wait so we went off in search of a cluoy pan (AKA banana milkshake) in the scorching heat with big backpacks in tow. We admitted defeat after half an hour but luckily ...

Full Moon Party and Ko Pha Ngan
May 4, 2007 (5 photos)

Its another sweltering day inspite of the hourly showers that have been happening all week, I have been on the lovley little island Ko Pha Ngan for 4 days now and will be returning to Bangkok at the end of the week. Its been another great week, The Full ...

Heading South for Some Beach Time
Jun 11, 2007 (50 photos)

I had been eager to see some virgin beach since Dane and I first started planning this trip and looking at pictures in guidebooks.  We were going to hit the beaches first, a nice reward after finishing my thesis, but we needed to head north instead ...

Another Beach Paradise
Jun 14, 2007 (42 photos)

We didn't want to spend all of Amy's vacation on one beach, so after a few days on Koh Phi Phi we decided to head over to another spot rumored to be a paradise - Railey.  It's actually a little peninsula jutting off the mainland, but it has the feel ...

Burma Visa Run- Ranong (Thai) to Kawthoung, Burma
Jan 8, 2009 (4 photos)

... week Visa for US$10, even though we mentioned that we would be leaving that same day both times. Soon after getting through Myanmar immigration, we were surrounded by young boys that wanted to be our tour guides for our stay.  We tagged around with ...

Similan/Richelieu Liveaboard
Feb 26, 2007 (13 photos)

A four day/four night liveaboard, taking in the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai before finally, Richelieu Rock and diving with a whale shark! We set off after a suprisingly small amount of (pointless) hanging around.from Chalong on the MV ...

from Battanbang to Koh Lanta
Dec 21, 2007

hi, everyone. Our last night in Battanbang was quite interesting. Specially because during the whole day we did not do much only wander around the streets and also argue a bit, cause we were really tired and hot. But we managed to find out where to ...

Southern Thailand
Apr 6, 2009 (34 photos)

Sawatdee krap! This week we've been exploring parts of southern Thailand. On Monday we arrived at Khao Sok National Park where we stayed in little huts in the rainforest for two nights. It was so cool! The noise took a bit of getting use to! It was like ...

operation VISA RUN
Nov 20, 2006 (3 photos)

... we're located, the easiest or lets say the least difficult way to solve our problem is to leave thailand and enter myanmar (burma). and then re-enter the same day. there are a bunch of people from all over the world doing visa runs. everyone has ...

Still Chilling on Ko Payam
Mar 24, 2007 (37 photos)

... a last great meal with some people before I leave the island. Will be leaving the island on 29th to do another visa-run to Myanmar and then most likely go a little south to spend real tourist time at Ko Surin, where the snorkeling around the 9 little ...

Have a look inside my temporary 'home'
Mar 7, 2007 (15 photos)

Hello lovely people, I organised everything in my little bungalow, decorated the kitchen space, hang my hammock and washed the dogs ;-)))) so now you can come and have a look inside...see photos! This will be my home for about a month untill I ...

Burma Visa Run
Dec 24, 2006

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Un giorno in Birmania
Oct 16, 2008 (5 photos)

... per una visita di un giorno. Timbri fatti, tempo di tornare in Thailandia. Do un'ultima occhiata alle strade di Kawthoung prima di risalire sulla barca; la gente mi saluta e sorride, proprio come quei 3 camerieri a Ko Samui, anche loro birmani: ...

Burma by boat
Jan 8, 2008 (4 photos)

... smaller lad who had just popped in the scene, so am I said the you girl of about 11 years of age. The town of Kawthoung has a market, a chinese temple and a jetty so the benifits of a guide are very slim, despite our request to visit Burma alone the three ...

Penang, Malaysia
Mar 21, 2007 (58 photos)

Penang, Malaysia     Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Excursion: Georgetown by Trishaw, 3 hours, $54 each Note from Cynthia: I don't know why we stopped three times in Malaysia--we stopped at KK, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang. Once would have ...

Kawthoung - Myanmar Visa Run!
Apr 16, 2009 (11 photos)

... north of Phuket. On arrival at the Thai-side border town we got stamped out of the country and jumped on a boat to Kawthoung, Myanmar. A busy port town mostly full of people extending their visas. On arrival we got stamped in and out of the country in one ...

Chilling on other paradise island
Mar 3, 2007 (6 photos)

2 hours on the boat from Ranong, going to Ko Phayam: a small island on the West Coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. It is small and less touristy. I was offered to stay at the bungalow of thai rainbow sister, but as I got there I found out it did not ...

A taste of Burma
Feb 12, 2007 (1 photos)

We had to go to Burma (now called Myanmar) so we could renew our Thai 30 day visas. You have to leave Thailand, get a departure stamp go to another country and come back. Bit of a waste of time but we get a Burmese stamp in our passports, yey. We had to ...

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Oct 26, 2006

We just spent the last four days on a Liveaboard Dive Boat in the Similan Islands. Whereas Khao Lak is rainy and muggy, the monsoon is finished in the Similans. We had nothing but sunny weather for the four days. Similan means nine in Thai and the ...

Life in a House (plus a Visa Run)
Feb 17, 2008 (10 photos)

... towards our boat for the final passage across the border; 12:00pm: After a 10 minute stay on Kaw Thaung including the receipt of Myanmar stamps, we re-board our boat for the ride back to Thailand; 1:00pm: We eat a brief lunch in Ranong and climb back ...

Phi phi
Oct 16, 2006 (2 photos)

So I arrived in Phi Phi and if I remember correclty it was one that Mr Wiggins and Claire and Nicki (friends from beijing) said i should visit, good choice Mr Wigginsand Girls from Beijing.  Arrived and the weather was great. got off of the boat ...

High Rock
Feb 28, 2006 (8 photos)

Under Construction

Unknown Reef
Feb 28, 2006 (3 photos)

Under Construction

Moving Wall
Feb 24, 2006 (6 photos)

Under Construction

Dive Boat to Similan Islands
May 31, 2005 (1 photos)

After trekking in the jungle and being in exhausting heat it was time for the beach. We made our way down from Laos back into Thailand, through Bangkok and down to Phuket. There was mixed information on the amount of damage to the Similan Islands from the ...

Koh Chang (Cote Birman)
Mar 18, 2009 (5 photos)

Il y a deux iles de Koh Chang en Thailande, j'ai prefere aller sur l'autre.

Rannong and then across the boarder
Nov 26, 2005

Rannong was literally just a stop so Lyd and i could get on a long tail boat across the river from Thailand to (Myanmar or Bhurma). The whole thing was a bit dodgy, i was a day over my visa and Lyd was three so i paid my 200Bht and got my passport stamped ...