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Another Island Paradise

A travel blog entry by pollyandmikey

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... to let us back in. Phew! At the ferry dock we met our helpful friend from the travel agents who has sorted accommodation on Ko Lanta for us and is coming on the ferry to book our boat tickets to Langkawi. Even touts in Thailand are incredibly friendly ...

Ko Lanta

A travel blog entry by getyourdongout

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Monkeying about in Ko Lantra

A travel blog entry by andylevis

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A very sleepy ko lantra only had to endure me for one day........I'm heading to Phuket. I noticed it was a very German resort when I got up early and noticed all their towels on the sun loungers. I had a good day ....highlight being heading to the ...

Lazy Days

A travel blog entry by janehamlett

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I've treated this part of my trip purely as a holiday; that is to say I’ve done nothing of particular interest other than relax. The weather has been a bit hit and miss so I’ve spent a lot of time reading and reflecting. Sitting on the second ...

Chillin out, maxin, relaxin, all cool

A travel blog entry by mwalker

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... more climbing. Railay's scenery was stunning and I got some good adventure out of it. My last stop was the relaxed island of Ko Lanta. Lanta has the reputation of being laid back and it lived up to this, even over new years. I just hiked up and down ...

Lovely Lanta

A travel blog entry by jade_and_rob

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... one though. 10am we checked out of highlands, and met another british couple at reception, Emily and Mark who were also headed to koh lanta on the ferry the same day as us. We got talking to them on the way towards the ferry and decided to share a taxi ...

Biking day out

A travel blog entry by jade_and_rob

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Last night we met a new neighbour who has just moved in here called beer. He lives in london but his family are thai. They run a thai restaurant in notting hill so he knows his food. At dinner he ordered dishes for us all to share (me rob emily mark and ...

Part 2: The Ceremony

A travel blog entry by wakingdream

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PART II Originally I had little idea what a Thai wedding ceremony involved. The specifics anyway. After talking with our monk (who's name I have no idea how to spell) we were schooled in the ways of Thai weddings. The ceremony at the Wat ...

Goodbye Thailand

A travel blog entry by carol.johnson

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... Air con, fridge and cable TV, even the BBC News... We needed it over New year as it bucketed down for 2 days!! Yes, Ko Lanta will be memorable for luscious Thai cheese and onion pancakes, Thai red curry with chicken and shrimp and not much ...

Paradise

A travel blog entry by splursty

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Day 41 - Fire rope swings, beaches and sunsets The ferry ride to Koh Lanta was really nice, everyone just sits out on the deck and has a few drinks for a couple of hours before arriving at the port. We had to wait an hour to get on the ferry which Kirst ...

not very good at this blogging

A travel blog entry by carol.johnson

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... effort. The downside to all this loveliness was the Parks cafeteria, some of the worst and most expensive food we have eaten in Thailand, but the characters we met more than made up for our lack of victuals. Two great Liverpudlians who were coming to the ...

Yao Yai Island

A travel blog entry by marzan

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We made our way to an out of the way pier to catch the local ferry to our next destination, Yao Yai Island. The pier was populated by locals and not a tourist in sight, we got the feeling not many tourists went by this way from all the curious looks ...

Farniente...

A travel blog entry by emeric.bensaci

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Nous levons vers 9 heures, allons profiter du petit dejeuner gratuit au restau, une omelette et du jambon, des fruits, des toasts, un the, un jus d'orange, puis retournons dans la chambre surfer sur le net. Ensuite allons a la piscine, sans avoir ...

En route pour Koh Lanta...

A travel blog entry by emeric.bensaci

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... patiemment en sirotant une biere que tout ce petit monde decide a faire son boulot, c'est a dire de nous emmener a Koh Lanta. Montons dans le minivan vers 14h10, on est une douzaine, une famille de francais, trois jeunes francais, deux anglaises et un ...

Another one nighter

A travel blog entry by barnandmel

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... Mango Mojitos and watched the sunset and a wedding along the beach beside us. We finally managed to find a secondhand copy of the Thailand book which was such a relief. I could have hugged the shop assist. We were so happy!!! We've been a little lax ...

Scubaaaaaaa

A travel blog entry by barnandmel

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... haven so think we'll probably avoid it. It just so happens that these collection of island are just two hours boat ride from Koh Lanta. Oh and did we mention that Mel gets seasick! All started well as we were picked up in a jeep or Aussie style Ute and ...

A Chilled Out Day In Lanta.

A travel blog entry by azandhelen

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... neither of us do, we headed with our book and towels to the beach. The only bad thing about low season on Koh Lanta is that the strength of the tide brings in lots of rubbish which is floating around the sea and makes what usually looks like a ...

Journee en scooter...

A travel blog entry by emeric.bensaci

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... profite quand meme de la baignade, l'eau est tres chaude, dans les 30 degres... Remonte sur mon scooter et partons jusqu'au Mu ko Lanta National Park, ou nous garons nos bikes. On nous demande de payer l'entree mais ca nous interesse pas, on veut juste ...

Its Hammock Time.

A travel blog entry by azandhelen

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... tame. We were all a little squashed but after two quick transporter ferries to get us from Koh Lanta Noi to Koh Lanta Yai (the bigger island) we were the second drop off and the journey took less than three hours, including the verbal war at the start ...

Blackout In Lanta.

A travel blog entry by azandhelen

Today was spent in a similar way as yesterday. Enjoyed a yummy breakfast and headed to the beach where we grabbed a beach front bed. Today the sea was a bit calmer and the nicest we've seen it since arriving. Last night it rained really ...

A first taste of thailand

A travel blog entry by elleanil

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... and poking anil all the way through. We even got a photo of her. We got dropped at trang our first view of thailand and proceeded through immigration feeling very relieved we had gotten our thai visas. A lady was on the lookout for us and directed us ...

Ko Lanta

A travel blog entry by brad.leah

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... one hour to the first ferry to get to Ko Lanta. Ko Lanta is actually a group of 52 islands, the main ones are Ko Lanta Noi and Ko Lanta Yai. You must cross to the first over a 300m wide estuary, cross Noi (which has nothing on it) to reach the final ...

Night in the tent

A travel blog entry by brad.leah

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... she could look after our bags for the day. Not being a problem we walked along the road stretching along the west coast of Ko Lanta looking in tour agencies and shops. We found a restaurant offering free Wifi next door to our accommodation so we sat there ...

beach hopping in Ko Lanta

A travel blog entry by brad.leah

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... when it changes from concrete to gravel, it nearly through us off the bike. On our way to the next destination, old Lanta town on the east coast of the island, we got to see how the local live. They still live in the wooden houses but more ...

another day another island

A travel blog entry by jasonandkate

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we left koh lipe at 10am and the ferry to koh lanta....it takes about 5 hrs and stops at some lovely places on the way...we got to sail past islands like..koh mook.ngai.etc..really small islands all set against a fantastic backdrop of palm trees and ...

chill out on koh lanta

A travel blog entry by jasonandkate

the island is soooo chilled..we are staying in a lovely place set back off the beach..and with the west facing shoreline we get to see the sun setting into the ocean every night which is great..we have been having a bit of a competition whilst on the ...

Farewell Koh Lanta

A travel blog entry by varney

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... along the beach , enjoying the gorgeous sunsets and eating fantastic meals. I've already mentioned the duck at Funky Fish, but Lanta Seafood in town deserves a mention as well. Steamed red snapper with ginger - yummo! Tomorrow morning I head off to Khao ...

Sailing to the Emerald Cave

A travel blog entry by thehammsventure

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... little 2ft swells and Laura would give me the "oh shit" look. She hung in there though and a few hours later we were back at Ko Lanta. The beach behind the house was really rocky, but I didn’t realize how sharp the rocks would be and I sliced up my ...

Spicy food and discovering the ring of fire!

A travel blog entry by emma.ware

The resort we're in is really nice, right on the beach as well as having its own swimming pool. We've got a little bungalow and settled in, we head to the bar for lunch. Now we made a bit of a mistake here and said we would have our salads thai spicy. ...

Same Same But Different

A travel blog entry by pickmoredaisies

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... by shrieking a couple of times (so girly and completely embarrasing!). We met Ben & Sarah and enjoyed some more cocktails at the bar. Its nice to have some friends from home over in Thailand! Feeling a bit tipsy actually... So hot... Going to ...

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Another Island Paradise

Ko Lanta

Monkeying about in Ko Lantra

Lazy Days

Chillin out, maxin, relaxin, all cool

Lovely Lanta

Biking day out

Part 2: The Ceremony

Goodbye Thailand

Paradise

not very good at this blogging

Yao Yai Island

Farniente...

En route pour Koh Lanta...

Another one nighter

Scubaaaaaaa

A Chilled Out Day In Lanta.

Journee en scooter...

Its Hammock Time.

Blackout In Lanta.

A first taste of thailand

Ko Lanta

Night in the tent

beach hopping in Ko Lanta

another day another island

chill out on koh lanta

Farewell Koh Lanta

Sailing to the Emerald Cave

Spicy food and discovering the ring of fire!

Same Same But Different