Pimalai Thailand

... we eventually felt the need to see a bit more of the island than just Kantiang Bay on the south-west corner (where the Pimalai is located).  So a couple of days ago Mum booked us on a snorkel day-trip to the Koh Rok archipelago.  We ...

... on the last night. Much cooler and a quarter the price.  However.. pampering is one of those luxuries that make Thailand the number one Asian destination for Australians, and in particular Thai massage. We have started enjoying these daily, with 1 ...

... folk's bungalow gearing up for the big day. His parents had come down to see their only son married. Jeremy's dad had been to Thailand many times before, but his mom had never been and she was having as torrid of an affair with the land and its people as ...

... øerne som baggrundskulisse serveret vin, øl og vand samt lækre snacks som de 6 værter og værtinder havde medbragt fra Pimalai... 8 gæster og 6 værter:-)  Vores anden udflugt bragte os rundt i mangroven på den østlige del af øen i longtail ...

... get a bus south to Trang, but fortunately - just before the speed boat had pulled into the Pimalai's private jetty - I had taken a look at Mum's Thailand road map and realised we could shortcut the journey south by getting out of the minibus at ...

... could get 30 more days in Thailand when we re-enter, but partly so we could go to the Perhentian islands on the east coast, which we had heard were really nice. So we headed back towards mainland Thailand, making one last stop at an island along the ...

... walking with her out onto the beach. He was quite the gentle-elephant. TRAVEL NOTES 1. When staying in a "Resort" in Thailand, and especially the Sheraton Grand Laguna, venture out on the beach for food and drinks as the prices will consistently ...

... so we're going to defect to the other side: tomorrow we're all transfering to Koh Lanta for a week of pampering at the Pimalai Hotel.  I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I forgot to give it its full name. That's the Pimalai Resort and Spa.  Long live ...

... at Patong since we were here. It's an area I've been avoiding for years. The sleaze centre of Thailand, if not the world. The hotel manger of Pimalai described it as the exact opposite to Ko Lanta. Boy was he right. The street scene ...

... whole day. When we said explore the island, what we really meant was explore other snazzy resorts as we stopped off at The Pimalai, a honeymooner/chief executive resort where £280 would buy you a night in a villa with a seaview, next stop was Sri ...

Mothers-in-law are wonderful!  Or at least mine is, for treating us to a week at the fabulous Pimalai Resort on Koh Lanta and allowing us to take a peek at how the other half live.  The luxury started with the transfer from Krabi, which was a ...