Viking Palace Resort

... , drenched from the now pouring rain and green-faced as the growing swells did their best to reclaim our breakfasts. Arriving at Viking Palace Resort, we immediately started to feel better about Phi Phi and all it had to offer. It was a very rustic but ...

... suspect we won't have internet access for the next few days, because we are going to be staying on an island in a place called Viking Nature Resort in a treehouse room on a beach.  But honestly you never know.  So you might not hear from us for ...

... Der Long Beach verdient seinen Namen. Lang und vollgepackt mit lauter Bungalows, die allerdings kein bisschen billiger aussahen als das Viking Resort. Und auch hier gab es keinen Supermarkt, sondern man war auch hier abhängig von den Resort-Restaurants. ...

... have ever done in my life is... " In fear of not finding a place to stay in Koh Samui we booked 2 nights in a 5 star resort before coming... excellent move! After the crud and filth of the Viking huts we were ecstatic to stay in a clean posh hotel. We ...

... lag, daneben noch ein Ventilator stand und sonst aber nicht viel Platz war. Es war die allerkleinste Hütte im gesamten Viking Resort, wie die Anlage hieß. So wie wir es sehen konnten, hatten die anderen auch noch eigene Badezimmer, teilweise wirkten ...

... Take a long tail boat to the other side, and there you ll find your paradise. Mine happens to be once again staying at the Viking Resort, a short 10 minute long tail boat ride from the ferry, a place that is as unique as they come, wood and bamboo carved ...

... and they had a small bungalow for about 20 pounds so we decided to move the next morning. The next day we moved to Viking resort, which was a long and sweaty walk with our big backpacks on. At times like this we are always thankful that we hired porters ...

... to protect me from the rain. I ran as fast as I could with my big bag to the closest shelter and came to the Viking Resort which I'd seen online. I went and asked if there was any accomodation and my reply was yes. 300 baht. I instantly thought, ahhh ...

... a handful of tourists can be seen at once. This wasn't really what we were looking for but the place we stayed at (the Ban Resort) was nice and offered good scuba courses. "Scuba baby..." Most people come to Koh Tao to get their PADI. The PADI is ...

... top point in phi phi island, called the view point. I heard the views from up there were amazing, and the others wanted to stay at our resort and relax for the day. I walked to town ( a boat ride costs 100 baht, a little less than $3 ) and since I was up ...

... managed to slip in to his room beneath the gap in the door. He was staying just a few doors down from me in the same resort and being from Oz, tackled the snake himself. As he described his ordeal I gave all the expected ooo's and ah's in the right ...

... a pretty big town with bus services and lots of locals shopping.  We visited St Magnus Cathedral the most spectacular Viking structure. Earl Rognavald built it in 1137, in memory of his uncle Magnus who was earlier murdered by another cousin Haakon, ...

... , turn, and march away, we realised we had pretty much exhausted all the possibilities for diversion that the palace offered. We made a large circuit of the streets, wandering in and out of shops, checking out monuments and squares, ...

... to the oldest preserved Stave church of Borgund. "Stave" refers to they way the church was built. They are catholic churches with a Viking twist. All in all they are small, dark, and kind of depressing... however, you have to appreciate their historical ...