Lanta All Seasons Beach Resort & Spa Ko Lanta

... on Koh Lanta. Khong Klong was just what we'd been looking for, a long beach to stroll along, rock pools at low tide with millions of crabs and tiny fish and a variety of little shack restaurants and relaxed bars all facing a sunset over the ocean.

The beach was different from ones we've been on recently, the rocks made it tricky to get out to an area where we could swim comfortably, but they gave it real character. We saw loads of little kids ...

... waterfall. OK, maybe it was more of a trickle, a shower if you are feeling generous but we all dip our feet in and some of the group strip down to the bathers for the requisite photo. The kids have done brilliantly but finally cave in and Liam travels back to camp on my back in the Ergo carrier and Howard carries Asha - not a mean feat but aided I think by a handy and very sturdy camera bag (thanks Crumpler). Back at the cafe - very hot ...

... to the hotel, so a podgy looking man arrived with hand cart (in hand) and told us to hop in. The 15 minute walk to the hotel was more like a 5 minute walk and really did not require this clear death sentence for the poor man who was really struggling carrying two fully grown girls and their 30 Kg of bags. But we laughed our way through it and the man survived, just. We had our standard 'we now know the sly Thai way, pleaase do ...

... a sheet, air con which is a real luxury for us, and outdoor shower.... and a fridge! OH... and the bed was huge.... Usually this place costs much more in the high season. Our resort has a small pool and is right on the beach. It has been quite stormy lately so the beach is looking as nice as it it usually does and there are jellyfish right now... so we stuck to cooling off in the pool... and heating up by the pool! We realxed on ...

... just dirty. All ours for 7pounds/room/each/night. Ko Phi Phi is definatley a good place to party. We partied somewhat a lot, the thing to do is to drink out of sandcastle buckets but we managed to source a whole housebuilding bucket, which was much better value between 4 people. The main night we went out with was the second of the nights we were there we went out we ended up in an irish bar with our bucket (see pics) and watched Ireland ...

... to them and see where the driver had got to while I waited on the roadside with bags in case he turned up... 2 hours later and coincidentally the driver turned up just at the same time Steve returned in the tuk tuk of our friends guesthouse up the road - a few profanities were expressed (!) before returning to where we started and deciding, what the hell - we'd pay a bit extra and just stay here for the ...

... are just a few of these islands here. The coral reefs were interesting and the snorkeling was fun. The young people went on a wooden longtail boat for snorkeling. I went with a speedboat tour from the resort. We went to different spots. My boat (8 people) had divers with us also. I thought that alot of the coral on the reefs were dead and Ellen commented the same thing after her trip. I did see some ...

... island (where they filmed "The Beach"), the same longboat trip we did last time. It was pretty much same same & Justin struggled with the snorkeling. That night out at Carpe Diem, Justin met a lovely 30-year-old Swede named Lisa. They hit it off very well & are still in contact. A friend of Lisa, Stephan from Switzerland, was coming to the end of his trip & was doing a bunch of diving on Phi Phi. When we decided to come to Phi Phi, I knew I wanted to get a ...

... bathrooms....they're all rotty, it seems)). The island thrives off of a few main beach drags and the influx of real estate dollars from the Swedes (we found out from the expat owner of a British pub that there are 3 - count 'em, 3! - Swedish schools just on Lanta alone.) Not sure why they chose this island specifically, but they've definitely made it a second home. Upon arrival we immediately engaged in one of our favourite new pasttimes, renting a ...

Hi everyone Welcome to our Thailand trip part 2: Koh Lanta. Which is............. ................flaming paradise!!!!! We decided we needed a bit of rest. Which sounds ludicrous bearing in mind we are on honeymoon and all we are doing is leisure and pleasure. But the leisure and pleasure has been really hectic. So we booked ourselves a week of absolute paradise before the next onslaught of our epic sojourn around the globe. Koh Lanta is south west of Thailand on the coast and ...