Situated on the main Thongsala to Chaloklam road, driving from Thongsala look for the elephant trekking site on your right and you will see a signpost for the waterfall pointing up a small, steep, concrete path. You can ride a scooter up but take care. The track is also very narrow, please [...]
Koh Phangan is an excellent choice of venue for learning to dive, course prices are typical 30%-50% lower than on neighbouring Koh Samui, living costs are also cheaper on Koh Phangan. Sharing all the same major dive spots as Koh Samui and Koh Tao there really is no reason not to save the money you [...]
Located at the northern end of Koh Phangan, Koh Ma is a small islet that at times of low tide is connected by a sand bar to Koh Phangan. Take the Chaloklam road north and look for a small turning on the left with a sign to Koh Ma, it’s quite easy to miss. If [...]
Head to Ban Tai coming from Thongsala, turn left just before the 7/11 and you will find Wat Pho herbal sauna just a short way up on the left.
I was privileged to spend some time with Mr Lek who runs the sauna a few days ago. The first thing I noticed was his absolute passion [...]
