Koh yao noi philip bloom3/1/2024 But then, I left it on, during the whole trip, not daring to turn it off for fear that it would definitely go back to "black" mode and it ate up my battery in no time. On the boat, in Phang Nga Bay, it deigned to work. I have to turn it on and off a good ten times to hope to see it light up, with no guarantee of success.įor spontaneous photos, scenes taken on the spot, it's a bit damn. Even if I trigger the shutter, I get a black rectangle. Nine times out of ten, when I turn it on, the screen stays black. ![]() One of the electronic components of this modest Canon A95 compact must be dead. I was talking about a "little problem" above, but it's my big annoyance since I arrived here. It's not sure I'll be able to make many more. The beaches of Koh Yao Noi remind me a bit also those of the Malaysian island of Tioman, between the village of Tekek and ABC Beach. No street vendors or banana boats noisy, no rows of loungers with their hideous parasols. I find them beautiful, these beaches not too domesticated. The strike, with its boats aground, has a melancholy and wild side. At low tide, the sand gives way to rock and dead coral, or muddy mangrove sand. Mangrove and melancholic strikeĮven if we can see new constructions in progress, I am hopeful that the island will escape mass tourism for some time, thanks to its beaches that are not quite as "paradisiacal" as those of Phuket or Koh Phi Phi, according to the postcard dreams sold by tour operators. Koh Yao Noi reminds me a little Siquijor in the Philippines and Nusa Lembongan off Bali in Indonesia, for its peaceful and relaxed atmosphere, simple, without artifice. Side tourism, there are a lot of family guesthouses and some luxury hotels. ![]() (Thailand, February 2009) In the main street of the village of Koh Yao Noi. The forearms and lower legs remain uncovered and the clothes are colorful. Many women on the island wear headscarves, but not all, and many wear the kind of fishnet bonnet that is often seen on the islands around here. No particular constraint of clothing to be observed as a woman, if not the simple decency. But the religion here has nothing austere nor heavy for the foreign tourist that I am. We are in the south of Thailand, many people are Muslims. According to the brochure with the map of the island, Koh Yao Noi has about 4,000 inhabitants. There is one large town, where the main shops are located, and a handful of villages scattered around the island. Koh Yao Noi is far from the touristic and commercial frenzy of Phuket. Very very nice, really, this walk in the middle of the karst islands of the bay Phang Nga. □ □ □ For 600 baht, from my overhanging terrace, I can admire endlessly the fabulous view of the bay, Krabi side. Today, I moved from my small bungalow on Koh Yao Noi Beach, with basic but nice comfort (left picture below), to another one at Tabeak View PointThis is a slightly less basic building, but it has the advantage of being higher up, on the hillside (photo on the right). Phang Nga Bay is "same same but different". ![]() You can ride your motorbike in the wind, along the small road that goes around the island, without fear of traffic, minimal.īut what first catches the eye here is the sea and its spectacular archipelago of islets and limestone peaks, which stand out in the bluish haze of the horizon.Įveryone knows Halong Bay, Vietnam. There are paddy fields, rubber forests, gray buffaloes and brown goats grazing along the embankments. You can still find on this small island bungalows at 500 baht (about ten euros) and traditional wooden houses on stilts. (Thailand, February 2009) On the horizon, the karstic rocks that dot the bay of Phang Nga. Good for me! Koh Yao Noi is in the heart of the fabulous bay of Phang Nga, scattered with islets and limestone peaks, which stand out in the bluish haze of the horizon. That's where I chose to settle down, to gently attack this little Thai holiday. Remains authentic despite the proximity of Phuket, one hour by boat. In the heart of Thailand's Phang Nga Bay, Koh Yao Noi is an unknown, peaceful island.
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