Posted by: kate in sports, myblog on
Apr 29, 2008
If it's not already on your "must do" list pick up a pen and change it. By far one of the best ways to see Phi Phi picture perfect limestone cliffs, mangrove inlets, caves, and varied marine and bird life.
Many companies offer canoe tours around Phi Phi Don and the neighbouring islands, with tours combining kayaking, snorkeling and even shark watching! Meet the sharks for breakfast! Don't worry the sharks here are not the Hollywood type and have little or no interest in humans. Black-tip reef
Posted by: kate in sports, myblog on
Apr 29, 2008
Huge coral gardens and exotic tropical fish galore is probably one of the best snorkeling spots anywhere. Depths vary from 2-7 metres (6-20 feet) and visibility is crystal clear. You can hire equipment from any of the local dive shops, but it's worth taking a tour to the reefs which fringe the islands.
Tours also go to offshore reefs (about 1.5 km) which contain more unusual marine life. As a plus, by selecting a snorkeling trips with a guide available, he/she will be able to identify what you
Posted by: webmaster in Untagged on
Apr 28, 2008
Major mainland beaches and coastal attractions such as Hat Noppharat thara, Ao Phra Nang and Susan Hoi can be conveniently reached by road. However, the preferred mode of transportation particularly from a scenic point of view, to them, and to secluded bays and nearby islands, is by sturdy long tailed boats which can be hired at the provincial capital's estuarine pier.
Larger vessels sail from the same vicinity to Phi Phi islands throughout the day. Safe and comfortable airconditioned express
Posted by: webmaster in Untagged on
Apr 27, 2008
Phi Phi islands, Phi Phi Le and Phi Phi Don, can be reached by a pleasant 1 hour and 15 minute to 3 hour boat ride, depending on the size of vessel, from the provincial capital's estuarine pier.
Merely some six square kilometres in area, the rugged Phi Phi Lea is characterised by steep, lightly vegetated cliffs rising from the seabed, hidden bays concealing petite, pristine beaches and calm clear waters, and a spacious, airy cave known as Viking Cave by virtue of purportedly ancient cave murals
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Apr 27, 2008
Krabi is located on the inner Andaman Coast of Southern Thailand, is an idyllic southern coastal province of outstanding beauty.
Krabi covers some 4,707 square kilometres, edges the Andaman Sea, and numbers among its major attractions picturesque tropical islands, palm fringed beaches, forest waterfalls and caves, and topographical rarities such as a 75,000,000- year -old shell cemetery.
The provincial capital lies some 814 kilometres by road south of the Thai capital, Bangkok. Krabi is most
Posted by: webmaster in Untagged on
Apr 27, 2008
Leonardo DiCaprio and "The Beach ": If you haven't had a chance to see The Beach and you are interested in a glimpse of South Thailand's Andaman coast, find a copy of the movie soon. I am not a film critic and will refrain from offering my opinions about the movie except to say that the film's scenic setting is unspeakably beautiful. I will offer a few quotes of reviews of Leonardo DiCaprio's movie. A variety of writers at NZone give The Beach between 2.5 and 3.5 stars. Aint-it-cool-news takes
