Baan Laanta Resort & Spa Ko Lanta

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We started at Saladan Pier, which overlooks the sea and the strait connecting Koh Lanta Yai and Koh Lanta Noi. The pier lies in the central district, where restaurants are scattered around. The island is famous for its renowned oven-baked pizzeria, Lanta Pizzeria. Its thin and crispy pizza crust has made Lanta Pizza a name ...

... when fish sprout legs – it was just that, a
small fish with big fishy eyes and legs! We looked back along the
island coastline, no one around for miles in paradise!



By the time we got back, the beach
looked much better. We got changed then went for dinner and chatted
to the Ozzies a bit before heading to our beach side balcony with
some beers.



Island hopping:



After breakfast, we were driven back to
the ...

... Yes, pretty sure we tried that pronunciation as well. Anyways.... when in Krabi I had been doing a little hunting around online for a good deal, it's low season so there are always deals to be had. This resort had a special on for $500 baht which is like $17 including breakfast. We arrived and she showed us to our bungalow.... and it was lush... the perfect spot to spend Luc's birtday. Real linens instead of a cheap matress without ...

... d been on a boat all day, we hadnt eaten so we headed to the restaurant then went for a swim in the pool. That evening we walked along the beach- it was quite a stretch to the bars from our accommodation- but we reached a place called the Hipo Bar. The bar was on the beach and had low tables with candles and mats and cushions to lie on. During the night, a young thai lad came out and practiced a fire dance in front of us. Ropes (saturated in paraffin and lit) which he ...

... the ruck sac cover Jen brought me and all is well when we reach the drop off point, my bag is dry which is amazing considering the weather (thank you Jen). I am picked up by a guy called chip who takes me to his resort, which is on top of a massive hill, i have a beer and got my bamboo hut for some shut eye. In the morning the weather is much better and the view from the resort bar is truly breath ...

... volunteered. Eventually the lizard moved and the ball was released. The lizard then wandered a few feet along the poolside, turned around and headed back to his home but not before he shat a liquid/solid combo everywhere. Everyone simultaneously went "eeeewww". I text Al and told him to bring his camera if he was coming to the pool and asked if he was feeling any better. I still didn't know exactly what was wrong with him. I had to take shelter from the heat of the midday sun ...

... PT: Apanhámos um minibus para Trang, e dai um outro que nos levou directamente a Ko Lanta. Encontrar alojamento decente em Ko Lanta foi tarefa fácil, pois ainda estavamos na época baixa e haviam poucos turistas na ilha. Ficámos nos bungallows Lanta Palm Beach, num quarto muito bom, por apenas 12 Euros (AC, frigorífico, TV, e água quente!), e mesmo junto a uma bela praia (Hat Phra Ae, na costa oeste) onde haviam alguns bares e restaurantes. Passámos os ...

... warrior though and was going to go back up for the higher jump. I thought it wasn't that good of an idea and since her bum and neck were hurting. She decided to sit it out (although she couldn't sit so she really just "stood it out"). I went up the mountain one last time for the grand finale jump. This one was 15m or about 45ft up and pretty intimidating. I wasn't going to let it get to me though and jumped without flinching. This drop was more like skydiving than cliff jumping ...

... and had a bucket. There were crowds passing by us in there droves heading down a path along the beach so naturally we followed them. These people led us to a bar that was going to become a regular haunt for us and was called Hippies. Great fire show, few dodgy pool tables and a dance floor on the beach. That night we were there it lashed rain and Conor went for a bit of a rain dance. Nice. A bit hung over we took to the beach which was beautiful bought a frisby ...

... of you may remember this as a prize received in HK some months prior (what for I hear you say). After I could take no more Pepper (of the cracked black pepper variety) Vodka I headed down to Reggae Bar for a Wet T-shirt Competition. The girls who volunteered did a great job entertaining the punters. It was a hard competition to judge and it was necessary to have several 'heats' to decide on the eventual winner. Day 10 ...