I took a couple of our guests on a drive around the island the other day and we passed by Salakphet Temple. The new temple has been under construction for years, slowly being built as donations...read more...
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Kai Bae at Night. The Village That Never Sleeps*.
* Disclaimer: It does. I happened to be in Kai Bae last night so I took a few pics, just had time for a quick run round so no prize winning pics here. This was around 9pm, so I probably missed all...read more...
Bangbao Bay by Kayak. Includes Beach + Monkeys!
I was trying to think of a pretty easy half day ‘soft adventure’ that combined a bit of something for everyone. A bit of local life; easy place to stop for a cool drink on a beach;...read more...
The Klong Prao Loop. An Easy 9 Km Walk
2024 Update For the past year a new reservoir has been under construction in Klong Prao. If you want to take a look at the site you can follow the road inland from Point 5 on the old map. ...read more...
Golf on Koh Chang – New 9 Hole Course
Regular readers of the site will have noticed by now that I rarely get over excited about a new attraction or event here on Koh Chang. Mainly because most are pretty average at best. So...read more...
The Rarely Visited Klong Prao Waterfall
Nope, not Klong Plu, that’s the big waterfall on the west coast of Koh Chang where you pay 200 Baht to get in. Klong Prao waterfall is in the same area but is much smaller and far less of an...read more...
Loy Krathong Fair 2011
It’s back, one of the highlights of Koh Chang’s social calendar, the Loy Krathong Fair at Klong Prao temple. Five nights of what amounts to a large market plus various live shows in...read more...
Salakphet Fishing Village
For most tourists a visit to a fishing village on Koh Chang entails hopping in a pick up truck taxi down to Bangbao in the south west of the island. Here you will see a pier, a handful of fishing...read more...