Category: Thailand

Forty five minutes ride took us to Maya Bay, a pristine island where lies a beautiful beach & lagoon-walled in by cliffs and white sands all over. It was difficult to locate free space on the beach being too crowded and number of speed boats anchored had spoiled view of the island. Also, it was…

Tearing water and strong winds, our speed boat was cruising towards our first destination which was a white sand beach island where Hollywood movie “The Beach” was shot starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The place was Maya Bay. On the way to island, our boat passed through countless scenic spots and I tried to capture some of…

Next morning 7:00 AM, I was sitting at reception of my hotel, waiting for the cab for pick up and till 7:30 AM I was having patience but after that it was all over. I called the local number printed on my booking slip to know the status and was told to wait at hotel…

The place where I chose my hotel was located in the heart of city where shops of fruits, merchant stores, travel agencies, cake parlor, etc. were in abundance. Hurriedly, I checked in my hotel room and came out of hotel to book next day’s trip. I went around the area but could not found any…

We reached at around 3:30PM at pier, where I saw some members of the agency were standing with stalls on which photo frames along with our pictures of journey were available for sale. I was surprised to see my photograph in one of the frames and my mind rushed to recall all events to know…

We were allowed only 20 minutes to relax at the island and this was not sufficient as the soft white sand was tempting. So, in such a less time it was not possible to relax in peace so I had no option but to walk on sand and enjoy beauty of nature. The clear waters…

I spotted a sea eagle who was busy in hunting. It was exciting to see a bird’s life in mid-sea where her battle was for her survival. This kind of struggle is very painful for human beings for sure and I guess it must have been same for the bird also. She was catching fish…

He complimented me by saying that I am the first Indian he had seen who is on a backpacker trip. This was something which was new to me as I used to think that most Indians are prone to backpacker tours but the compliments which I received was giving it a new angle. I shared…

The rocks of the island have their own unique shape, single rock was standing amidst water as a pillar, two huge rock walls can be seen hugging each other but that’s not all. This place is believed to be home of ancient civilization as sculptures can be seen on the walls of rocks and on…

Since it was low tide, water was not enough for our big size boat to anchor near the island, so alternative was present too. They had the arrangement of small size boats which was capable of loading 20 passengers at least and those boats were assigned task of loading passengers from big boat and unloading…