Ko Tao Specialty Resorts - Reviews and Rates

I left the internet cafe fairly late last night at 11pm (after chatting online with babes all day-- sorry, I'm still not over Napoleon Dynamite) and returned to my guesthouse, to find the reception closed. Normally, I leave my key with the reception when I leave a place, and yesterday was the same. There was a note on the door with a phone numbe...

Coming from Ko Samui, we weren't expecting a place more beautiful, just a little more quiet. We found both at Ko Tao. This was truly paradise. Ko Tao is a super small island, I bet you could paddle a longboard around the perimeter in less than 2 hours, even if you're out of shape like me. The ocean here changes color between green and light blue...

Hey !! So after the full moon party, we left Koh Phagnan the next morning to make our way to another island called Koh Tao. It is only about 1h30 by boat away from Koh Phagnan. Koh Tao is known for its incredible scuba diving around the island so we decided to take our PADI course which takes 4 days and allows you to dive at a depth of 18 m anyw...

Unfortunately, in order for us to head south after leaving Kanchanaburi we had to return to Bangkok to get a bus to Chumporn. I was hating the idea of going back, especially since Kan was such a nice place. Thankfully, however, it actually worked out quite well and we had enough time to grab some delightful Thai cuisine while we waited for our b...

Well here we are on yet another island with another great view right from our balcony. We found a place after about 2 hours of looking at bungalows since we are starting to get much pickier in our accommodations and know just what to look for when trying to avoid bugs and lizards interrupting our sleep at night. Yesterday on our last day on Ko P...

Well Im sure you are all wondering how it went...the course I mean...my Open Water PADI certification. Im happy to tell you, Im not totally certified (although still completely freaked out about the whole idea) to swim like a fish, with the fish and other creatures from the depths below. After I recovered from the SongKran celebrations, I finall...

The last time I got a ferry from Ko Phangan to Ko Tao it was a leisurely three hour journey spent sunbathing up on the deck and chatting to a German Brad Pitt look-a-like. This time was slightly different. Due to the bad weather conditions (which means the sun is still shining but the sea is very rough) the only ferry operating between the islan...

The border from Cambodia to Thailand was very easy and had reopened that day and I got my free 1-month Thai visa that would take me through to the end of my 6 months in Asia. Apparently there was a television camera there and the border hadn't been reopened to the Cambodians yet. The bus ride to Bangkok was great - a very luxurious minivan after...