Beach life

Trip Start Nov 05, 2002
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Trip End Aug 13, 2003


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Wednesday, February 19, 2003

After Kanchanaburi and the river Kwai it was back to Bangkok (again!) before heading south for some beach time! We went to the Phi Phi Islands in south Thailand with the intention of spending 2-3 days. After a week we were still there!! It probably had something to do with the snorkelling in the emerald green water, the beach or just the good fun at night. We also hired a boat with skipper and visited the beach were the film 'The Beach' was recorded. To say the whole Island was a picture postcard scene would not do it justice!

Unfortunately we had to leave Phi Phi and so saying goodbye to Pat and the missus we headed to Phuket, another of Thailand islands. Another week passed un-noticed on Kata beach and before we knew it we had 3 days to get out of Thailand as our visas were expiring. That, as it turns out, was just enough time to visit Phang Nag bay, north of Phuket. It was here part of the James Bond film 'The man with the golden gun' was filmed. Those movie buffs amongst you might remember the island used in the film as a base for the bond baddie? Well that was an island in Phang Nag bay and we took a tour around the bay to see the different limestone formations seemingly growing out of the sea including, of course, the most famous one of them all, the one used in the film. Again it was very crowded and we found it was too commercialized just like the bridge over the river Kawi. It was good to see it nonetheless.
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