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Ko Tao Slideshow
Ko Tao
Travel Blogs from Ko Tao, Thailand
Days at Dive School........
... , diving, diving, diving! I will let you know what happens, we will have to decide tonight i reackon.... if your ever in thailand, you must come to koh tao and try diving and do it at ban's, it really is beauty! Do it, do it, do it! It has taken me ...
Fun in central Thailand...
... people. Then got train to Chumphon to get the ferry, this looked like a dive, hence why we scooted off on the night ferry to Ko Tao. This is definitely the place for younger people, everyone is gorgeous and brown! We are getting there (brown I mean) - we ...
The Most Beautiful Sunset
... time for sleep. Paul did manage to sleep on the train, but i was so engrossed in my Danielle Steele book, that the time, and Thailand, flew by. Later on that day, as the mid day sun had disapeared and it was beginning to set, we finally left the hut ...
Cruising with Turtles in Koh Tao!
... that our time in Koh Tao had to come to an end if we were going to make it over to the islands on the west coast of Thailand before the monsoon season got into full force. We said good bye to all of the good friends we had made from the diving school, and ...
A new year with a difference!
Well here we are 2010!! This place is pretty much the same as the island south of here (ko phangan) which we have been to a few years back, very touristy, and slightly higher prices. Still the pad thai dish is only just over a pound and freekin ...
When 2 Became 5!
... the home sickness really kicked in! But we're sending Annie back with our love to you all and hugs all round! : ) Thanks to Annie, Tor and Shazia for a perfect end to our Thailand adventure, we hope it lived up to all expectation!! ; ) ...
Hiding from a Million Mosquitos in Koh Tao
... bars and restaurants on stilts came quite close to the waters edge making the beach seem even smaller. One characteristic of Koh Tao though are the giant boulders inset across the hillsides and along the coast which make the coastline very picturesque. ...
Shhhh
Shhhh. Don't bother us we are on our honeymoon. ☺ We have come to a small island 21 sq. km. to dive, to chill out, to become beach ...
The rubber claw
... being started with a girl and we soon had two new recruits for the night ahead, Briana and Kara. The last night on Koh Tao was more succesfull, we ventured to the beach party on Sairee beach where hundreds of people milled around the bar and on the ...
Beach Times
Just a quick short update for you. Been in Ko Tao now for 2 full days and leave for Ko Samui at 10 tomorrow morning. What have we been up to? The past few days have been spent lazing on a beach, where the sand is white and uber fine. The sea is a lovely ...
Island hopping.
... time. But we made it. We're staying on Hat Sai Ri, which is the most populated beach on Koh Tao... it's like a little village with tons of restaurants and bars, convienience stores and massage parlours. More than anything else there are a ...
Scuba Diving...
... diving was amazing. I don't really know how I can put it any differently. And if you're looking to dive (without it costing a fortune!) Ko Tao is the place to go. As soon as you get off of the pier all you see are dive shops advertising courses and ...
Tauchen Koh Tao
Wir sind mittlerweile schon den 3. Tag auf Koh Tao (und haben Julias Rat zu tauchen befolgt) Es ist großartig hier und wir haben schon zwei Dives im Ozean hinter uns. Freundliche Leute, tolle Tauchlehrer. Morgen folgen noch die Tauchgänge Nummer drei ...
Koh Samui & Ang Thong Marine Park
... , the owner of the airport. Also, flying BKK Airways was really an experience. Being the only boutique airline in Thailand, passengers are provided with food and drinks while waiting for flights. I wouldn't hesitate taking Bangkok Airways again in the ...
A tiny Paradise Island
... . A blissful place. There was opportunity to go on a snorkelling trip around the island which I jumped at. It's possible to circumnavigate Ko Tao (Turtle Island - though by now all the turtles have left) in little over an hour, but the snorkelling boat ...
Scuba Scuba!
... a boat trip around the island, stopping off to snorkel on the way. We also visited a small island off the coast of Koh Tao which was beautiful :) There was a local 'cinema' that screened one film a day and we checked the boards every day hoping to see ...
LIke I was on the cover of a travel magazine.
... summers in Europe and taking trips half way around the world. Europe is so the exotic place of the past. Come to Thailand and experience pure serenity and bliss. Imagine your self in these pictures. These exotic far off places really exsist and I am a ...
Open Water Scuba Certification!
Ok, OK... SO we went for it at Crystal Dive Resort! We couldn't pass up such a great deal! Its ALREADY the cheapest place in the world to get certified for open water scuba, and on top of that, they gave us 2000 baht off the price and free ...
Diving in Ko Tao
... or dive, but it's just a pleasant getaway all in all. From what we heard from other travelers (and the Lonely Planet), Ko Tao is considerably less touristy and crowded than Ko Samui and Phuket. That's why we chose to stay here for nearly a ...
The Journey to Paradise, via Hell
... lot harder than it sounds, as I had now been awake continuously for 24 hours. Seven and a half minutes before we arrived at Koh Tao, I fell asleep. Despite the hideous 18 hour journey, our arrival onto the beach made it all worth it. And the view from our ...
I'll try again
... are a ton of market stalls trying to sell you anything from tattoos to haircuts to tailor made suits. Unforunately te problem with Thailand is that nearly everyone is trying to scam the tourists out of money. Went back to Khao San road that night where ...
Koh Tao
... certificate i can do a lot more diving in Australia, and it happens to be really cheap to do the course in Thailand. Means i will be staying here for another few days, but that is fine with me as it's paradise! Met yet another German ...
FULL MOOON!!!
... the sun came up, then danced in the sun, drank mushroom shakes, lost our shoes and even made it to the Back Yard until the afternoon! Loved it Not sure if i could do it again..your only young once!.. Koh Tao and relaxation is definitely ...
Leiðin til Tælands, full moon og köfun við Koh Tao
... loksins sæti í næstu 3 tíma! Eftir þessa rútu var komið að ferjunni yfir til Koh Samui sem er eyja í Gulf of Thailand.. Var eh skíta cargo bátur með nokkrum bekkjum til að sita á. Samt sem áður steinrotuðumst við báðir og vöknuðum ...
Ko Tao
Trenutno uzivava na otoku Ko Tao, ki je paradiz za potapljace in kjer je letno podeljenih najvec licenc »Open water diver« na svetu. Tina bo verjetno ze jutri zacela z nadaljevalnim tecajem potapljanja in tako pridobila licenco za samostojno ...
Koh Tao - a step closer to Paradise
... available - the next day was Songkrat which meant the Thais were on holiday. We are staying in Mae Haad - the capital of Koh Tao in a place called Save Bungalows. We've got a massive room but it's very basic - cold shower, no flushing toilet ...
Scooting around Ko Tao
... ! When we arrived at the resort we decided to take the room having had a look around. Once we'd settled in we took a look around. Ko Tao is much less developed than Ko Samui and a lot smaller too, only about 10km long. There is only one road which runs ...
Last Island for a While...
Ko Tao is cute little touristy island off the eastern coast of Thailand. Marissa, having been here several times before, has some friends who live on the island, so we spent the week hanging with a group of fun girls, laying on the beach, floating in the ...
Wow!!
Koh Tao was finally what I was waiting for :-) Such a beautiful island, with huge boulders, tree houses, inaccessible beaches.... everything that a girl needs. And we managed to pick the best spot on the island in Buddha View ...