Ko Lipe

I found my island paradise.





Tino and I went to Lipe with only US$200. We thought we could stay for 4 days if we ate only Phad Thai or fried rice and toast for breakfast. No shakes, no fish, no beer.












We immediately fell in love with the island

As nice as our bungalow was, we decided to move out after two nights.

And we went camping instead.

We had a pretty private spot, and other than the sand flies, which come right through our mosquito net, it was the best accomodation so far.

The first night we woke up to watch the moon set over the Indian Ocean.

We weren't far from an isolated little bar where we could get fresh water piped in from a waterfall. Two Germans ran the bar, and invited us (for 130Bhat each) to dinner one night. We had baracuda, and other fresh fish cought right there off the island.

We could wake up in the mornig and snorkel right there in front of our camp. Who needs a shower and a bed! We slept on the sand, made peace with the ants and the hermit crabs, and learned every sound the jungle birds could make.

We made good friends on the island. The dogs and cats were always begging for love.

I have never seen colors like these. The sky, the water, the jungle... everything was saturated with color. It was so intense it almost seemed painted.

Ko Lipe is relatively new on the tourist scene, and the village remains as... a village.




There is humor in the simplicity...

As well as beauty.

And you don't get the sense that things are put there for the tourists. Things just exist as they are.








We Left a few days ago with only 40Bhat left. We made it for 6 days, and enjoyed our share of shakes and seafood dinners. After one night in Satun we headed north to Phuket.