Sunday, January 8, 2012

Koh Larn - The Greatest Island in Pattaya

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Koh Larn - The Greatest Island in Pattaya

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Once known for its corals, Koh Larn Island is now popularized due to the foreign tourists. The island is abundant in corals to be found under various shapes and colors. Tourists come to the Koh Larn Island in Pattaya for the coral snorkeling, the beautiful white sandy beaches and the clear blue sea. The island hosts more than 5000 tourists every day, being the heaven of any traveler.

The location of the island is very convenient. Koh Larn is located at just 8km from the Pattaya city, thus being very accessible. Anyone recognizes the island on the map due to its pentagon shape. The island stretches for 5km on the North-South direction and 2km on the East_west. The island is filled with mountains and lots of trees. The great forests present a great variety of species to admire. The forests are also used by the tourists as a hide away from the beaches.

For a tax of 1500 - 2000 Baht you can get to the island by boat. The trip takes about 15-20 minutes and you can enjoy both the speed and the beauty of the sea. This is the best way of reaching Koh Larn Island in Pattaya. It's both fun and fast. For your safety you are also provided with a life jacket.

You can also choose a much cheaper way to get on the island. That is by using a passenger boat. A seat costs just 20 Baht and the boat travels every 2 hours. The actual time spent between Pattaya and Koh Larn is just 45 minutes. The first boat leaves at 8 am and the last one at 6pm. So, if you got on the island don't plan to leave after 6pm, but rather enjoy the fun there and leave in the morning. To go around the island you can use any taxi available, this being the best transportation method. There are many beaches on the Koh Larn Island in Pattaya. The norther most beach is Ta Waen. The beach is famous for its golden long sand curving aspect. The sand there is white and dazzling making a great contrast against the blue sea. You can jet ski, ride a banana boat or swim.

The Thong Lang beach is quiet and relaxing. The tranquility here makes it great for the people who came to Pattaya for relaxation. This is also the island that the coral lovers choose for exploration.

The Sangwan beach is popular among the European tourists because it's the place where they gather. If you look to meet other European people on the Koh Larn Island in Pattaya, the Sangwan beach is the place to be. Thien beach is also preferred by many Europeans, especially, for the sports available. Also, the beach is great for relaxing as it provides some of the best Thai massages in Pattaya.

No matter on which of the beaches you will choose to spend your time, Koh Larn Island in Pattaya surely has a place for you too.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Thailand Beaches - How to Discover Hidden Beaches in Thailand

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Thailand Beaches - How to Discover Hidden Beaches in Thailand

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There are a million reasons to visit Thailand, such as the tropical rainforest's of the north, the Bridge over the River Kwai to the west in Kanchanaburi or the soft white sand of the beaches to the south to name a few. Many travelers who head south are searching for a perfect paradise, a place with deserted beaches fringed by green palm trees and soft white sand to bury their toes into. The reality however is they will end up on a beach just as packed with tourists as their flight was there.

In southern Thailand you can find many beaches. Some will be packed with tourists, jet skies and banana boat rides while others will be hidden paradise. Now if you want the jet skies and banana boats then things are easy but if you seek out that little corner of paradise then you need to do a little more work. Holiday planning should be the most essential part of any holiday and it should entail more than a visit to your local travel agent to pick up some brochures.

Here I have listed outlined 7 points that I belief help in finding those hidden beaches in Thailand.

7 Points To Great Holiday Research

Decided on what type of holiday you want, beach, city or forest break. If you want a combination of these then do the following 6 steps for each destination. Note down 5 phrases or words that come to mind when you think about your chosen destination. Put these phrases into Google or any other search engine you may use and have a look at the first page results, then ignore them. Move to page 2 and 3 and working your way down ignore hotel booking services and visit the web sites that seem like information pages and have some relevance to your searched term or phrase. Look for locations on these web pages that maybe you have never heard about or read about and take a note of the name. Search for this unknown location and take note of the number of pages with the term. The location with the least number of pages should now be your focus for your next holiday destination.
The Steps In Action:

Just in case you are not aware, I'm in love with Thailand beaches. When i think about them I get images of white sand, palm trees, blue waters, cool breeze and deserted beaches. I put these terms into my chosen search engine, Google for me, and here is what I find.

White sand Thailand returns 2.35 million results moving on to page 2 I ignore hotel booking service sites and see about half way down the page Amazing-Thailand.com - Tropicals Islands in Thailand a quick scan produces two possible locations, Koh Larn and Koh Turatao. The later returns 1,380 results and Koh Larn shows 55,400 pages. I now have my first holiday research place, Koh Turatao.

A word of warning about finding deserted beaches. These areas will often be far from any commercial outlets, medical centers or English speaking locals. This can be paradise when things go good but if the unthinkable happens and you take ill or get injured finding help can be a difficult task, just remember this before you head off into the unknown.

Finally, I would like to ask that in your research you do come across that perfect paradise then please keep it to yourself. There has been many paradise locations spoiled after someone has found it then wrote a post on some travel forums about their experience. Let others find hidden treasures, it really can make for the best possible holiday ever.

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Friday, January 6, 2012

11-Pattaya (04) -La baia di Hat Ta Waen Beach a Koh Larn

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11-Pattaya (04) -La baia di Hat Ta Waen Beach a Koh Larn Tube. Duration : 0.83 Mins.

Pattaya-Questa è la baietta di Hat Ta Waen Beach a Koh Larn, un' isola di fronte a Pattaya. Un forum first class sulla Thailandia: www.thailandia.forum (l' unico sito su cui sono presente)

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

DiveCafe.net at Pattaya (Koh Larn)

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DiveCafe.net at Pattaya (Koh Larn) Tube. Duration : 3.15 Mins.

10-11 September 2011 - planned to dive on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was windy but the water condition was okay... dived at Ao Nuan for both of the dive but on Sunday arrived at the same dive site but couldn't get into the water as the sea condition was really bad.... rain, wave, bad water visibility.... so we came back to Pattaya.....

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