11 September 2005
Koh Phi Phi Wow
Koh Phi Phi is a stunning island off the west coast of Thailand just south of Phuket and is the first stop on my island hopping visa run (cause what other way is there to really do a visa run??). The main town is situated with beaches on two sides and big hills on the other two which is perfect for tourists and massive 15 meter waves alike. There has been a pretty massive reconstruction effort - focusing first on the 432 identical banana pancake/chicken sandwhich/pinapple shake stands, then pirate dvd stands then the dive shops and finally the travel agents (oh and some homes were built as well I am told), so the town is back in pretty decent shape.
The main part of the journey to Phi Phi (to all you pikes out there, don't worry, its pronounced pee-pee, nothing getting through this wicker door) was a long tail tour of Phi Phi Ley (golden shower?), a smaller uninhabited island to the south. This is where The Beach was filmed and in one of those lovely ironies, the spot where they filmed a movie about getting away from tourists is now crawling with Germans in speedos. One of the christian kids that came with me (hey, it made the trip cheaper) also decided it was appropriate to wear a speedo which solicted a socrnful "Jesus does not approve of that, son" from me. Anyhow, whats most impressive about the islands are these beautiful beaches with turquoise water in bays closed in by 100 meter limestone walls covered in palm trees. That and the banana pancakes, those are sooo good.
Off to the Perhenthians!
Gore
The main part of the journey to Phi Phi (to all you pikes out there, don't worry, its pronounced pee-pee, nothing getting through this wicker door) was a long tail tour of Phi Phi Ley (golden shower?), a smaller uninhabited island to the south. This is where The Beach was filmed and in one of those lovely ironies, the spot where they filmed a movie about getting away from tourists is now crawling with Germans in speedos. One of the christian kids that came with me (hey, it made the trip cheaper) also decided it was appropriate to wear a speedo which solicted a socrnful "Jesus does not approve of that, son" from me. Anyhow, whats most impressive about the islands are these beautiful beaches with turquoise water in bays closed in by 100 meter limestone walls covered in palm trees. That and the banana pancakes, those are sooo good.
Off to the Perhenthians!
Gore
