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Ko Tao Slideshow
Ko Tao
Travel Blogs from Ko Tao, Thailand
Koh Tao Day 159 (26th Oct)
... info on where to go for cheap tickets to Ko-Phag-Nan. We then stopped off at my massage place and SU gave me a cool Koh Tao t-shirt and Steve and me had some coffee and local food with the ladies, before heading to the beach with our newly acquired Barbie ...
Chillaxing on the Thai Beaches (Ko Tao).
I decided there was no better place to recover from my foot experience than on the beaches of Ko Tao. After being discharged I caught the overnight bus from Bangkok (7pm) to Chumporn, which arrived at 2am in the morning, where we had a four hour wait! ...
Hooray.... we are doing something!
... that happening in the UK? They really adore the royal family here, you haven't seen anything like it, we were walking down ko san road the other week and the national anthem started playing and everyone just stands still and stops what they are doing, ...
Ruben, If You Do the Scuba... I am Happy
... as pure carnage in Koh Pha Ngan and the full moon madness, it was time to steady the ship and find our souls again in Ko Tao. Arriving at the pier though it seemed that every tourist in Thailand had the same idea so our boat was a little uncomfortable to ...
Koh Phangan
Sorry it's been a while since I've updated my blog, but it's been a crazy time here!! We arrived safely on 30 August, then after a few days of bumming around on the beach Ramin and I decided to be a bit more adventurous and explore the island on ...
Koh Tao - Turtle Island - The Quad Bike
... , obviously ! The trip was to last around 2 hours, passing by Koh Phangnan ( a later destination for us) and then onto Koh Tao - basically the no 1 expert diving island in the world..... We had deciding, judging by our early mistake, to just head to the ...
Ko Tao
8 hour overnight bus ride and then a few hours waiting at the dock. Then a 4 hour boat ride to Ko ...
Diving and Sunsets
... weeks of my trip, I'm stressing about my flat, and now about getting a job. Must focus on enjoying these last 2 weeks! Ko Tao has been a lovely little relaxed island, I managed to do some cheap diving, had an explore and tried to relax despite ...
Turtle ilsand here I come!
... that butthole town in a crappy hotel which was on top of my already paid for ticket. I wrote to the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) to complain about the agency, but no response. Don't think I'll be holding out for that one... Anyways- the next day ...
operation koh tao
aka turtle island, one of the few islands in southern thailand that is not so commercialized. it doesnt have any high end resorts or hotels yet. although, given the amount of people (well over 10 million) who travel ...
Phi Phi och dykcertifikat
... jobbigt liv att leva, men efter en vecka kände vi att det var nog dags för något annat. Vi åkte till Koh Tao, där jag och Oskar tog dykarcertifikat för Open Water. Hampus och Johan har nämligen redan tagit dykarcertifikat för både Open Water och ...
Last day on the Island : (
Elie - Well this is sadly our last day on the island, we are leaving on the early boat tomorrow morning and flying north to Chiang Mai. It has been an absolutely fantastic day, spent most of the time swimming and lounging by the sea, and just sat at ...
All you can eat buffet!
... was a maxi fun afternoon! so, glad we did something at last and am really looking forward to going diving on the otherside of the thailand. So, last night we had our last night with the beauty liam and bethan, i was sad to see them leave this morning, for ...
New Year on Ko Tao
... hard after almost 2 months of bloody rice and noodles!). We also treat ourselves to a glass of wine; also a rare luxury in Thailand as it's quite pricey. Very full after my Calzone, we headed down to the packed beachfront at about 10pm. They were ...
Koh Tao Day 154 (21st Oct)
... and now South East Asia and coincidentally where going home on the same day as me. We got an overnight cargo boat to Koh Tao. I was pleasantly surprised to see that we had mattresses on the floors, two long rows of beds, like we were being shipped over ...
Koh Tao Day 156 (23rd Oct)
... a cheeky smile as he displayed his craft. My time in Thailand is getting better with every passing day, Carol and Steve are good people to have around. There is a buzz in Thailand emitted from everyone here, once it gets into your bloodstream your hooked. ...
Diving is awesome!
The last 2 days have been awesome! Learning our advanced open water. We did a night dive which was so cool. a bit scary at first, but all the big fish come out and u have a torch so u can see them. Also when you come up and turn ur torch off, and move ...
The Journey from Hell to Heaven
... having to deal with a crazy midget Thai guy, who wanted to fight with not only him but me too when we arrived at Ko Tao!! Neil easily diffused the situation, and we were able to take in for the first time where we were, the most beautiful ...
Ko Tao Holiday
... ; I would definitely recommend Ko Tao to anyone coming to Thailand if you're looking for a quiet beautiful place to get away from everything and everyone. Well ...
En lille perle.
... efter 12 timers transport,( 2½ time var med hurtig-færge, som fremkaldte søsyge hos 3 andre) på den lille perle af en ø Koh Tao. Vi besluttede at booke et lidt luksus hotel, for vi havde brug for at slappe af. Vi har hver vores hytte med ...
Fire, food and friends - a fabulous fandango
... rather rough sea and windy couple of days, we adored Ao Tanote and will definitely be re-visiting in the future. Another fantastic Ko Tao moment was my adventure into scuba diving. The island is famous for its diving, with many brilliant dive sites and a ...
Chillin in Koh Tao
... time diving and were even surrounded by sharks a one point-which was meant to be fun and the place was absolutely beautiful. After Koh Tao with the batteries recharged and sun tans topped up it was a trip to Koh Pang uan and the world famous full moon ...
Potapljanje
Takole, pa je za mano se ena izkusnja v zivljenju in sicer sem v teh dneh, ko sva na Ko Tao, opravila nadaljevalni potapljaski tecaj in se tako potapljala do globine 30 metrov. Kaksni so moji obcutki je tezko opisati, ampak zagotovo zelo pozitivni, ...
Sorry for the lack of updates!
... early but managed to recover to return home nice and perky 8 am! This was all phangang offered and we are now at Koh Tao where I have booked in for open water scuba diving and also advanced so im gna be at 30m depth checking out the sharkies! Hope ...
Ko Tao - Deep sea diving in search of whale sharks
... a night, about 6quid, an absolute bargain (check our pics out of the view.) Our main reason for going to Ko Tao was its renowned for being Thailand's cheapest dive resort. We checked out several shops and went for 'New Heaven' after they assured us they ...
doing sweet FA
a very interesting journey to the Angthong national marine park was the highlight of a relaxing week in ko sumui...... An active morning of "power kayaking" which was follwed by an afternoon snorkelling on the soft golden sanded beaches of the park(v ...
Paraidise found - again!
... Krabi - Surat Thani and bumped into here on Koh Tao - and hired a longboat to Koh Nang Yuan, a tiny island off of Kao Tao. What an amazing snorkeling experience. Many people have raved about the snorkeling on Koh Pha Nang and Koh Tao but to be ...
Taa Toh Dive Resort
... a couple of fun dives with them before we take our leave. Not really sure what's going to happen from here - we have to leave Thailand before the 6th of Feb (when our non-visas expire), so we'll probably end up doing a visa run somewhere before then. We ...
Koh Tao
... 't it funny how sometimes you can see fate unravelling her plan before you? On our bus and then boat from Chumphon to Koh Tao Island all you could hear was this one blokes voice like a cockney foghorn blaring non-stop! We both thought "this guy is a ...