In order to escape the crowds on New Years Eve we headed round to Salakkok Bay in the south east of the island for a spot of lunch and some paddling around the bay. Part of the plan didn’t come...read more...
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2010 in Photos
February 2010 – Treading carefully to avoid oil and blood and showing great determination in the face of other people’s adversity, this plucky tourist wasn’t going to let a fatal...read more...
Excellent Video of Dolphins off Koh Chang
Cyril from Eco Divers on Koh Chang sent me this video that they filmed during a ‘Clean Up’ day at Koh Wai on 10 December. During the day they pulled out over 180 kg of junk from the...read more...
Salakkok Villagers Commemorate King Rama V’s Visits to Koh Chang
On December 11-13 villagers in Salakkok held events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of King Rama V. The King made many visits to this part of Thailand and to the Salakkok and...read more...
Lonely Beach Extravaganza 2010
On 11 December Siam Sound System, with support from Siam Beach Resort, held Koh Chang’s biggest party by the beach. The ‘Koh Chang Extravaganza’. DJs played from 6am until sunrise...read more...
The Kai Bae 5K Walk. A New Route to the ‘Secret’ Waterfall
** 2018 UPDATE – I haven’t done this for a few years. Should still be possible and there’s now a path from the top of Kai Bae waterfall down to the pool, so no more lowering...read more...
Koh Kradad. An island you won’t visit. (But should)
You don’t see much about Koh Kradad in travel guides or online, and for good reason as there isn’t a whole lot there. The 2km long flat island is home to one family, a crumbling resort...read more...
Koh Kham – Under Construction
A couple of years ago the private island of Koh Kham, just off the northwest of Koh Mak was sold. This beautiful little island was famous amongst travellers for the black volcanic boulders...read more...