The alarm
clock woke me up at 6.30 a.m., I packed my stuff and I took minibus for THB 300
to Koh Lanta and after 2 hours spent in minibus and ferry I stepped on the nice
peaceful island of Koh Lanta.
It is a 25
km long island, so I rented a motorbike for THB 150/day. I was riding around,
stepping on famous places I had recommendations from families I met the previous
days. I spent most time on bike exploring the island, the biggest surprise for
me was a fisherman´s village, at the south-west, a very poor area without tourists
and also very dirty.
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| The Last beach. |
And the
longest stop was on the southern beach which was called Last beach. I was
almost alone on a 300 m long beach! The time went so fast and at 8 p.m. I had
no accommodation. I made fire on the beach and wanted to sleep there. But after
a few minutes in the dark I heard some noise, I checked the internet whether it
was safe to sleep on a beach in Thailand without any covers. They said that
Thailand has many dangerous spiders, snakes and scorpions, they do not
recommend to sleep on the beach. I put out the fire and in a few seconds I was
on motorbike on the way to civilization. I stopped in a few hotels and asked
about the possibility of staying overnight for one night for a cheap price.
Prices for double bedroom with AC were about THB 800. But only for me it was
expensive (next time I have to travel all the time in two persons). After many
tries I stopped in one and I bargained the price from THB 800 to THB 400 per
night with AC.
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| Fire on the beach, preparation for sleep. |
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