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Travel Blogs from Koh Lanta, Thailand
hot to trot
Koh Lanta is getting hotter by the day, consistent high 30's. And even though I usually get a fair amount of sleep on average, I just can't seem to shake the fuzzy haze that cloaks invisibly over my head on a daily basis. Now I understand why ...
Chill out time!
... (as the island has no electricity after 6pm we were equipped with Ross' torch) and were chased by a dog!! Scary!! Koh Lanta pretty much consisted of lazy mornings by the pool, followed by even lazier afternoons on the beach, watching the stunning ...
getting hotter now
... 't too surprised in discovering that most of the dwellings here were vacant and I suspect that the vast majority of people who come here to Koh Lanta do so for the beaches and not for the 4 and 5 star resorts. The 2nd photo of the "palm trees sunset over ...
Koh Lanta~ Thailand
... stay for a few nights. The ferry ride was not enjoyable because we were stuck in the hull where deseil fumes were being pumped in. Koh Lanta was very beautiful and we heard it was not as crowded as some of the other islands. We stayed at a really nice ...
3 Months on an Island - Koh Klang
... segment of the internship it was time to move on to the placement segment. The placement in my case being an Arabic school on Koh Klang. I had previously visited Koh Klang way back at the beginning of the expedition when we had been invited to attend the ...
Latest from Lanta
... our hostel at 7.30am and driven to the main bus station in Krabi where we had about an hour wait before our next bus on to Koh Lanta. It took about 2 and a half hours and 2 ferry crossings to get to Lanta. We checked in at Sonya Guesthouse in the Khlong ...
koh lanta and katie and ryans wedding
... sign that im having fun!!!its really hard for me to remeber that far back so these next blogs may be shortened some what!! so i was in koh lanta from the 11-18th feb. i arrived via boat from phi phi and met a thai guy who owned a bar and bungalows so ...
Living the high life
... markets to keep you entertained. It's not a party island like others in Thailand, in fact there are a lot of (Scandinavian) families in Koh Lanta. But it's a great place to go to relax and eat nice food. We arrived at the national park in one piece though ...
Day 5 - Day Trip to Talat Lanta
We decided to motor around Koh Lanta to the east coast and visit Talat Lanta, the original settlement before tourism became established on the west coast. It was a hot, sunny day with little wind (hence the need for motoring). ...
You Light up My Life
Today, at Rob's insistance we had a "relax" day. I've told him before that he can sleep when he is dead. He replies: "Not if you're there!" Relaxing is a good thing for me because, unfortunately I am in dire need of an "avoid the sun day". Rob too. My ...
Middle of Nowhere
... it. Saturday we left Koh Lanta and headed to the Thai/Malaysia boarder, Hat Yai, which I will write about in my next blog. There isn't really much to say about Koh Lanta because there wasn't much to do, but it was a nice place to relax. ...
1. Tag auf Koh Lanta
...hier nun der erste volle Tag auf Koh Lanta. Wir haben ausgeschlafen und sind zum Fruehstueck gegangen. Inklusive natuerlich immer nett :-) Danach zeigte sich mal wieder, wie easy doch alles ist. Unsere Rolleranmietung ohne Fuehrerschein war ueberhaupt ...
Kastaways in Koh Lanta
Up early to catch the 7:30am boat to Krabi from where we picked up our boat connection to Koh Lanta island. We arrive early afternoon and head straight to the beach. We are staying on "long beach" which true to its name, is a long stretch of white sand ...
Une ile sauvage!
... moment sur une plage deserte. Les bungalows, les restaurants, les clubs de plongee ont ete abandonnes pendant la hors saison. Nous rencontrons un couple franco-suisse et un Belge, Julian, avec lequel nous poursuivons notre route jusqu'ā Koh Phi Phi. ...
Our new home for xmas!
We’ve now settled into our bungalow at Red Snapper! it’s a lovely little place about 2 mins from the beach where it’s a bit rocky but to the right there is a long golden beach. The bungalow itself is very modern. The bathroom is huge ...
4 Island tour
... ; The only way out is the way you came in so you can guess the next bit. We then boarded the boat again and headed for Koh Kradan where we had lunch on the beach and plenty of time for a swim and/or a wander. The beach was nicely in the shade, ...
back to the beach life
... for fiction in 2007. I believe a movie has been made of it. I should mention that I am back on the island of Koh Lanta again. I missed “the beach life”. I arrived here yesterday from a small town called Krabi and before that Bangkok from ...
HOT and too sexy in Thailand
I was minding my own business when this GOD came walking by. Holy Mother! He had everything I lust in a man. Tall, broad shoulders, delicious abs, beautiful sculpted biceps, nice sandy brown hair, gorgeous captivating eyes and a heart-melting smile. ...
2. Tag auf Koh Lanta
... dazu weiter zu schreiben. Nach dem Fruehstueck, das wie immer super lecker war, ging es mit den Rollern Richtung Viewpoint auf Koh Lanta. Der Weg dorthin war zwar bergig und kurvenreich, dennoch angenehm zu fahren, so dass wir ohne Probleme dort ankamen. ...
Total Relaxation Koh Lanta, Thailand
... . We watched the sun drop over the horizon, as the sky lit up with color every night. It seemed like everyone on Koh Lanta would stop everything each evening and watch the sunset with us. Everything stopped for a few minutes as the sun touched the ...
chuckle of the day
I seriously doubt the Thai people knew nothing of their actions when they (pardon the punt), "erected" their sign, "PORN ELECTRIC". I peered into the open doors as I stood taking this photograph of the sign. It was indeed a hardware store for ...
Snabbvisit på Lanta
Har haft en mycket trevlig dag med syrran och hennes familj på Koh Lanta. De åker vidare liksom vi imorgon. Nej, Lanta var inget för oss, bor ändå på en av de lugnaste stränderna, Klong Nin. Både barnen och vi längtar tillbaks till Bulon! Imorgon ...
Around the beaches of Koh Lanta
... . In fact, with the same amount that I would spend to get to the airport in Phuket, I can reach by boat Koh Lipe, a beautiful Thai island near the Malaysia where I hope to pause for a few days before I keep going by boat to the ...
one more month
Damn I'm tired. Hmmmmmm.... This motorbike looks like an OK place to lay my weary body down on. WTF? And I complain about my bed and my back! How some people do this is beyond me. I snapped this photo back in January while walking around and the Thai ...
Relaxation on Koh lanta
... happy whale shark might join us. (I can only hope) The 15th will be a long day. starting at 7.30 am to reverse the ferries and mini bus rides then a bus over to the other side of the island to hop on an overnight ferry to Koh Tao ...
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
... or frankly shameless young men from England could have deposited their verbal and physical filth on the beautiful islands of Thailand. The apparently endless torrent of stinky chat and absence of dignity or decency in their behavior was both breathtaking ...
Scooters!
... the sun. Wanting to see some more of the island, we took a drive over to the other side of the island to check out Lanta Old Town. This was a bit of a wasted effort as there isn’t much there - the coast line is all tidal mud flats and ...
Koh Lanta.... ahh...
... which was great and had a fun night exploring the markets....! The next morning our entire family got a mini bus from Phuket to Koh Lanta which is a gorgeous island in the Krabi province. It took about 4 hours and 2 ferries! The resort we stayed at ...
Chill out time
... and chatted to Don another guy who worked there. We went to bed to get up early for our next stop.... MALAYSIA. I really liked Koh Lanta it was really chilled a little like Koh Phangan, and that was the end of thailand, one of my most favourite countries ...
Heaven: Koh Lanta, Thailand
... picked up an hour later and jammed into another mini bus with a fun group of Europeans and we were finally en route to Koh Lanta. After about 2.5 hours of highway and two ferry crossings, we finally made it to our destination. A nice 13 hour journey ...