Island vibes in southern Thailand

After having stayed in Chiang Mai much longer than planned we were very much looking forward to dive into a calm and relax state of mind elsewhere.

Both of us were longing for some quiet time on a sunny beach enjoying fresh coconuts. 🥥 🌴 🙌 So we decided it was time to fly further south and postpone our plan to visit the great temples of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

On Monday Nov. 7th our flight departed from Chiang Mai to Phuket with COCONUT island as our final destination. No joke! 😂

Pascal and I booked us in a good hotel for 4 nights and enjoyed every second of it. Interestingly we found out that in the southern part of Thailand (especially around Phuket) Islam is much more common than in the north (approx. 35% vs. <5%). Therefore, we started to see more and more women wearing hijabs which was a little bit surprising at first. Our taxi driver explained to us, that Buddhist and Muslims live next to each other in peace and respect each other very much. We hope the rest of the world will eventually take this as a good example! 🙏🏻

As we got to our hotel “The Village Coconut island” at dawn we were surprised how far the water had receded from the beach due to the tides. In fact, the range between ebb and flood was so big the hotel had a very long wooden pier so that ferryboats could bring guests even when the water level is low. This was yet another surprise as we weren’t aware that the gulf of Thailand was also experiencing remarkable tidal activities. 🌊

Overall, our stay on Coconut Island 🏝️ was very nice even though we had a room with a very noisy air con during the first night and Pascal caught fever on day 2. But after a room change and some sunlight both problems vanished quite quickly.

Besides of relaxing and enjoying the beach, we didn’t do much, which was exactly what we were aiming for. So, on Nov. 11th we were ready to take the speed boat 🛥️ and move on to our next stop: The island of Ko Yao Noi! 🏝️

Here we were planning to meet my beloved sister Anni with her we would spend the next couple of weeks. 💃🏻 🥰Meer informatie