Scuba Diving in Koh Tao, Thailand

We headed to Koh Tao at the recommendation of some fellow travelers who said it was beautiful with great scuba diving. Although I did some research for places to stay, we did not settle on anything and chose to look when we arrived because it would be early afternoon. On the ferry from Koh Pangnan, there were several salesmen trying to get us to book at their scuba resort. We talked to the guy from the resort that was recommended, Ban’s, and he offered us a free ride to the resort (score)! Once at the resort, we signed up for the PADI Advanced Open Water course, which even included Continue reading

Hiking on Koh Phagnan, Thailand

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We left on a bus from a 711 in Phuket and traveled across southern Thailand. As we’ve previously observed, the travel company used stickers to keep everyone’s destination straight. The journey was uneventful. The bus dropped us off at a ferry terminal that was full of hundreds of other travelers waiting around. We walked around a building looking for some information, but only found a food court so we decided to walk down the long jetty where the boats were parked. Continue reading