Once upon a time, in a cliché far, far away, Koh Lipe was THE iconic lost paradise island. Now, no more – but it’s still worth the effort.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Thailand
From Langkawi to Koh Lipe, quick and easy
Travelling from Malaysia to one of Thailand’s no-longer-secret island paradises, plus a unique immigration experience.… Continue Reading
Koh Tao dive sites – the highlights
My favourites from an enjoyable week underwater on Koh Tao – relaxing shallow stuff, a pristine wreck, then deep and exciting out at the offshore pinnacles.… Continue Reading
A week on Koh Tao
Ko Tao is a classic Goldilocks island – close enough to the beaten track and relatively easy to get to, but far enough from Bangkok and the busy heart of central Thailand that you can (pretend) you’re in remote tropical island bliss.… Continue Reading
Master Divers Koh Tao – diving review
A great week diving with Master Divers on Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. 7 days, 13 dives and a lot of fish…… Continue Reading
That’s it…
Wreck dive completed, that was it – back to port, group photo, buy the t-shirt, say goodbye and onto the 12 hour bus journey to Bangkok – aircon arctic cold but have had worse trips.… Continue Reading
Similan diving perfection part 2
It was an incredibly intense four days with so many highlights for a new diver; take your pick, and forgive me for listing far too many – it really WAS that good!: Similans – awesome kick-off for certification day – Dolphin Queen was off to Elephant Head Rock (big currents and big boulders – not… Continue Reading
Similan diving perfection
So, for those who don’t know about diving liveaboards (e.g. me, yesterday) the routine is very simple – up at 6am, then eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat and finally sleep…… Continue Reading
Onto Ko Mook
In theory, I’ve got to find out how to get from Trang to Kuantong Pier, then bag a space on a longtail to Ko Mook, then find my way across the island to Had Farang bungalows on the West side.… Continue Reading