After spending dives and dives for the 2 PADI certifications I wanted to really enjoy some fun dives and boarded for a liveaboard (boat trip) in the Similan islands marine park for 4 days and 4 nights with SeaDragon. We dived in the Surin islands, on Richelieu rock, Ko Bhon, Ko Tachai, Similan islands. The good thing was the after-effect of the Bangkok’s airport troubles. Since it happened there aren’t as much people as it should be in Thailand. It’s even a bit empty depending on where you are. On the boat with beds for 20 clients we were only 12 so we had room :-)Read more »

I stayed 2 days on the islands which I really liked. The boat arrived quite early in the afternoon after a wavy trip from Phangang which made sick a few people on the boat. First I went to check-out one of the big diving place “Ban’s” but it was expensive and they were really pushing you to take diving lessons or fun dives. I really didn’t like it and I think the place isn’t worth it at all compared to what you can have on the island.Read more »

Since I wasn’t going to stay in Khao Lak longer than I had to, I decided to go back slowly in the direction to Bangkok and to see more islands, instead of going back to Ko Lanta which I liked a lot. It’s my first time in Thailand, it’s worth it to spend my time to see most of the places to enjoy the best ones next time I’m coming. After one day of traveling with the ticket guy in the local bus who tried to screw me, I arrived on Ko Phangang to spend there only one night.Read more »