Koh Jum, Thailand Travel Blogs

Kuala Lumpur to Koh Jum
Jan 14, 2009

... a marathon seven month adventure, we stopped off along the way at an island paradise off the south west coast of Thailand called Koh Jum. Fed up with the sudden rush of tourism that met our arrival in the more usually travelled Malaysia and Thailand we ...

Koh Jum
Nov 22, 2008 (5 photos)

... All this is set to change though as an electricity mains network is being built this summer. We spent our 2 days on Koh Jum relaxing, eating, reading and generally chilling.  We found a friendly beach bar called 'Freedom' and explored the palm tree ...

Northbound
Feb 7, 2006 (10 photos)

... might call villages plotted here and there. Real sense of community here. If you want an in-your-face cultural experience in Thailand, then you must attend a Muay Thai boxing event. This is where the passion of the people really comes to the surface (like ...

More relaxing II
Mar 3, 2006 (2 photos)

We were bored in Koh Lanta, so we thought a smaller island would make it easier to get around and do more things. Wrong. So, we relaxed more. Figured out how to string up our hammocks (used those sailor knots we learned in scuba) and read and relaxed some ...

Koh Jum
Feb 5, 2007 (18 photos)

... with great sea view). Spent 3 lazy days lying on the beach, swimming, snorkelling, wandering around the 9km long island, eating amazingly good food (Koh Jum Seafood in Ban Koh Jum on the back side of the island can't be beat - only takes an hour or so ...

Christmas on an Island
Dec 23, 2006 (15 photos)

We blew the budget on Koh Jum island near Krabbe for a Christmas treat. Fabulous bungalow and pool made it easier to be away from family and friends. It was here that the Seibits helped the fisherman with their boat foundation and so it was great to see ...

Back from Paradise
Dec 15, 2004 (21 photos)

... hanno visto protagonisti della parte piu' rilassante del viaggio. Dieci giorni indimenticabili in questa isoletta a sud della Tailandia (Koh Jum), trovata per caso dalla nostra guest-house di Krabi. Spiagge tropicali, snorkeling tra amici di Nemo, varani ...

Koh Jum
Dec 3, 2005 (5 photos)

Hello all! We decided to go to Koh Jum after Krabi, as it sounded peaceful - a small island with only a few bungalows. After a boat ride of about one and a half hours we were met by a longtail boat just off Jum. He then took us to our place - 'Joy ...

Peace in Koh Jum- but no banana shakes unitil 6 pm
Mar 31, 2009 (19 photos)

... I am on an unplanned "cleansing" diet at the moment, I have been on this diet since I had some bad shrimp at my last meal in koh lanta. So nothing that goes in me , stays in me....I need not say more. So my new diet consists of water, fanta, and shakes ( ...

Floating out at sea, waiting for Reality
Apr 3, 2009 (6 photos)

... his shoulder, thinking he was some kind of Love Guru.... I think Marita has a picture of him somewhere. 8. Closest Call.....walking on Koh Jum I stopped to take a picture of a great view and if I would of kept walking I would of gotten hit on the head ...

Mission: Birthday Cake
Dec 7, 2005

... phone calls and running around and a beautiful thai cake was delivered on the beach. All guests joined in for some cake and a drink and the owners were kind enough to keep the electricity flowing until 2 am. It was a great party on the beach of Koh Jum.

"Full-day Sea-kayaking trip" up the beach
Dec 3, 2007 (6 photos)

... December 3rd, Susie and me, super-motivated after days of lazing, eating and reading, decided to rent a kayak for the day and explore Koh Jum Island from a sea perspective. Half-way round, we thought, we could easily make it in no time at all. We'd be slim ...

The day of our near-suicidal boat trip
Dec 4, 2007 (4 photos)

Susie signed us up for a snorkeling trip to Bamboo Island, near Phi Phi, where we would go and have a good time and spend some time in a nice Thai national park. First, we snorkeled around a reef and it was beautiful, fish everywhere, taking bites, ...

Koh Jum: getting there
Dec 1, 2007 (6 photos)

A few notes on how to get there since Koh Jum is not in my Shoestring SE Asia Lonely Planet. There are various spellings: Koh Jum/Chum/Yum/Pu Island The main web page is www.kohjumonline.com and it lists all accommodation and ferry schedules to/from ...

Slice of Paradise
Nov 29, 2007

... long boats with colorful scarves wrapped about the front of the boats, pirates come to get us, everything felt different. Jum-bound passengers were quickly and efficiently offloaded and jumped into to their respective transport. Off we went. I found Bo ...