Phi Phi Banyan

... over to Phuket we had to run through the streets of phi phi shouting quuuuick! finally jumped on the boat and made it.. not sure how! only one day left of island hopping then up to Bangkok for few days!! a little luxury coming our way too Banyan woooooo!!!

... , where the beach is where The Beach was filmed) is only 2 meters above ground, and consists of the main town, Tong Sai (meaning Banyan Tree) and two beaches. When the Tsunami came, it came from both sides, 3 meters of solid water that met in the middle. ...

... family member at the ceremony by the circular altar ledge fringed with flowers, photos, incense sticks and remembrances around the banyan tree wrapped in rainbow colored sashes. Her mother stands behind with the jeweled bay stark in the background. It ...

... (thanks everyone) so bellowing obscenities and running topless in sheer ecstacy was kept to a minimum. Next I took a trip up the Banyan Tree ( that was not a double entendre !! ) to the 61st floor open air roof top bar overlooking Bangkok which was class. ...

... tell us that the trip was non-refundable. Great. So it was with a bit of hesitance that we left the (sunny, cloudless) Banyan Tree that morning, with a motley crew of hotel guests (including an Indian family with two kids I found adorable and MB was less ...