Koh Phi Phi

  Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Sunday, March 9, 2008

We arrived on Koh Phi Phi (after getting soaked & sun burnt on the boat) at around 11.30 so we still had most of the day left!
We went to look for some accommodation & met some people who had also just arrived on the same boat as us & arranged to meet in an hour at the Reggae bar as they do good English food. Hmmm. Sounds like the West end in Ibiza... It was. Well the nightlife anyway, but with Thai boxing rather than drunken sun burnt Brits.

Thai Boxing

We went to the same bar later on in the day to watch some Thai boxing which was quite fun! They also sell buckets of alcohol. Buckets. Not glasses! Craziness! Hannah & I decided to share 2 (it was also buy one get one free). they lasted us all night! Unfortunately, some people aren't so sensible as we found later when a fat drunk guy came & sat opposite us & started being sick into an empty bucket. We went home.

Luckily the people on the island, the restaurants & the beautiful beaches made up for the tacky nightlife! There were some nice bars to go to in the evening too!

After having lunch on our first day, we went to the beach with our new friends & played in the sea with a ball until the tide went out. Phi Phi is very tidal, the beach we were on was one of the areas that was very badly hit by the Tsunami so alot of the buildings nearby were newly built & there is wasteland behind with foundations where hotels used to be. It still looks very beautiful though. I think the shallowness of the water is what gives it it's lovely turquoise colour.

Beautiful beach

The next day we went on a boat trip to Monkey beach, Phi Phi Lay (where the beach was filmed) and to some lovely rocks where we went snorkeling.
Unfortunately, there were no Monkeys on monkey beach (there were loads when my sis went) oh well, an excuse to go back I guess!
We went to the viking caves where they say Pirates used to hide things hundreds of years ago!

Vikings caves

We then went on to Phi Phi lay which was sooo beautiful and unspoilt. It is a national park even though it's only a tiny island so no one is allowed to build on it. The sand there is really soft & clean. It's only a very small Island but it has big cliffs & really feels like the kind of place you'd like to explore.

just behind the beach (Phi Phi lay)

Unfortunately, our shoes were still on the boat so although we went for a little explore, the rocks on the other side of the island were quite sharp so it was rather painful.

The other side of the island

After an hour or so, we went back to the boat to watch sunset.

Sunset in thailand

The next day was spent at the beach & then in the evening we went to a cool bar called Hippies where they had big cushions to lounge around on & fire dancers. They were amazing! I'd love to be able to do that! The staff were so friendly too & they did really good cocktails (not in buckets this time).

A fireshow at Hippies bar