Koh Lanta Thailand..family stuff

By jason lunn | Published June 12, 2009

Koh Lanta Beach Klong Kong

Indo Visa for the next surfing expedition in Indo is now safely stamped in my passport,… yehaaa! all good. Made it to Koh Lanta in Thailand a small Island off Thailand south coast, no waves here so just spending time with my brother and sister and their partners and family. All relaxed here it is low season on the Island so nearly all the shop, restaurants and snorkeling boat trips to other islands are all closed. Not a lot to do except cruise about on a moped, watch palm tree lined sunsets and look for open coffee shops. Saw a few elephants today..

3 Annoying things about Thailand today…

1.Electrical supply is all over the place I just blew my charger for my laptop as a result, finding an applemac charger on a remote island is next to impossible

2.Internet cuts out every 10 15 minutes for at least 15 minutes at a time..

3.Because it is low season the local Thai businesses on Koh Lanta (mosty muslim owned) have put stickers over all the prices of the menus doubling the price of food and drinks. The mentality appears to be that as a result of there being less tourists on the island they need to charge twice as much to make up for it..

So far I have not decided how long I will be here but I will aim to get some pics up and editorial content on my blog from the last month in Sumatra and week in Bangkok, however I find sitting in front of a lap top boring as hell..

I am staying at Jai Dee Home Klong Nin Beach which is great, Two steps front the front lounge to the beach, Good seating with hammocks, tables chairs scattered with great sunset views, very affordable accomodation, good food, good vibe, Internet and easing the dissapointment that nearly everything I came to do is not possible due to low season closures…

However all that aside Koh Lanta is still very beautiful and I do not get to see my brother and sister much since they moved there, like once in the last 11 years below are some pics of my family and some of the sights things I have seen on Koh Lanta…