Ko Phi Phi

My first impressions of Ko Phi Phi were not too good and to be honest I was glad to leave this island. It's small, over crowded and there's not too much to do unless you like drinking and sunbathing, I like drinking but sunbathing is not my cup of tea.

Ko Phi Phi seems to have built its reputation on the film The Beach been filmed there, the island itself is overpriced, smells of sewers and you can't get out and explore the island as there are no roads so you can't hire a scooter and escape the masses. The islands only saving grace for me was when the sun started to set and you could get down to the beach to take a few decent photos. In the scheme of things I can't complain, this is the only place that I've not really liked and I've been on the road for nearly 3 months now. I've just arrived in Phucket and even though this place feels busy the island is big enough to be able to deal with it.

If you like to just sit on a beach maybe Phi Phi would be right up your street but for me it's not somewhere I would want to spend too much time. To keep ourselves occupied Lloyd and I bought an American football and spent most of our time throwing it up and down the emptiest patch of beach we could find. Can't say much else about the place really but I'm keen to see what Phucket has to offer, any way here's a nice picture of the sea...