Lanta Yai & Rok-ing On

well...uhmm ok...i am v ill disciplined..i curi masa to upload some photos..first part of our thailand trip: koh lanta. krabi

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krabi has a lot of attractions, the famous ones would be kohphiphi and aonang. but we chose koh lanta because it was a quiet little spot. heck, he didnt know where it was..i picked the spot, coz i prefer somewhere a lil quiet. and we got there, yet again by the budget tiger airways..we dint mind, as i mentioned..anything below 2 hrs, budget is fine, and the fares fitted our pockets even more fine.


so there..go to koh lanta, if you have been to phiphi and aonang and IF you like things a lil quieter..some place to chill, without having too many tourists or backpackers around. but actually a number of backpackers seem to drop by here for some cool down and chilling if krabi and the andaman happen to be in their last leg of thailand adventuring. it makes sense coz the island koh lanta is a lil bit further from the mainland krabi airport..about 2 hr ride+speedboat, but pretty near to phiphi.

it is not too bad..there ARE some tourist infrastructures around already. meaning you wont feel so robinson crusoed or left with too much of nothing to do...which some people may not like. there are at the beach where we stayed, cafes and massage huts along the beach. there are at the beach where we stayed, no go-go bars, touts and the likes. the cafes are mostly owned by the guesthouses and the guesthouses are mostly family owned enterprises and most are muslims! so it was defintitely easier food wise. and we stayed at the southern part of the island..the most populated part is the northern part.

since it is a little laidback here..the people were also very friendly. you really get to see the locals going on with their daily lives. the kids REALLY playing along the beach instead of peddling and trying to fish the tourists' dollars.

more information on koh lanta: lantainfo.com / kohlanta.net

place where we stayed: srilanta @ klongnin beach

sri lanta and koh lanta at a glance, reviewed here.

place where we would also stay: miami beach bungalows/inn .
we ate here most of the times. good service. clean place

place where we would love to stay: costa lanta @ long beach



there are a few good dive and snorkelling spots around the island..and most hotels and guesthouses here can arrange for a trip. we did a one day trip to koh rok to snorkell.. it was pretty good :)

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i have uploaded the snorkelling trip photos..though no underwater shots...and the incredibly boring couple@resort type of poses photos at my multiply :)