My Banana Pancake Trail

Something you have to do once in life...you probably end up repeating! Keeloma Boat expedition from El Nido to Coron. We met at El Nido v an terminal at 7am in the morning and drove to Sibaltan where we took the boat. Day 1 First stop was Magransing Island with a sand bar where you could walk on it although tide was a bit high, we also did snorkeling and saw lots of fishes! Perfect place for a drone!!! We were the only ones in that island! We had lunch on the boat over looking at the secluded Tackling island, our second stop. Then we swam and relax on this remote island. We continued with the boat towards our next stop, cliff jumping at Doble nueve. After that we went to the campsite based at Patoyo island, where we had dinner and drinks before going to bed. Day 2 We woke up early to watch the beautiful sunrise and had an early breakfast before we got on the boat again at island time. We stopped in 4 different spots all at Linapacan and did snorkeling, swam i

It’s a very touristic place but it’s a nice island. To get there with boat/ferry from Phuket or Krabi is very easy. From/to Ao Nang 350bTHB, 2 hour trip approximately. Places to stay Hostel: Ibiza pool party, it’s cheap and the party is quite good. The pool is very nice with an infinite pool over looking the sea. If you stay in another place, pool party fee is 200THB Places to eat/drink There are all you can eat buffet breakfast for 199THB Dow Restaurant was really good with big variety and good price. October Resto was good and cheap Efe Mediterranean Cuissine Restaurant was good but expensive  Things to do If you want to explore the island, most convenient way of moving around is by boat, although you can also walk. Visit the view point 1 & 2, cost 30THB, easy to get there and busy place in the evening. Visit view point 3, cost 20THB, it can take you 30 minutes to get up there and get busy for sunset as it is the best moment, Koh Phi Phi

Places to stay Lamai beach is a good location  Great resort: Mai Samui beach resort & spa Places to eat / drink  Harry’s: great food and big portions! Wild tribe Cafe: best banana shake I ever had! Great for breakfast and brunch  The mud: nice for coffee  Rock Bar: reggae bar build on top of rocks Relax sunset bar & restaurant  Things to do Rent a scooter (200THB/day) and explore the island Silver beach Wat Plai Laem Temple Big Buddha  Grandma and grandpa rocks  Secret Buddha garden or magic garden Watch sunset from Sunset garden  Visit Koh Taen Every Sunday 11am pool party @ Nikki beach resort

Best place to get your open water certificate or any other diving experience!!! there are almost 100 schools in the island! How to get to Koh Tao By boat with Lompraya, you can buy tickets at the pier, agency or your hostel Best diving school: PuraVida diving school Open water certification 11000 THB Most of the instructors are Spanish but they also have from many other places with great English, very professional!!! Places to stay Most of the schools offer accommodation  Dorm: La latina 300 THB/night Bungalows with great view in shark bay: Ok 2 Bungalows  Luxury:  The Haad tien  The Tarna Koh Tao Things to do Dive!! The sea life is amazing  Visit Koh Nang Yuan Boat trip + snorkeling, 800THB John- Suwan, Freedom view point, 100THB Snorkeling in shark bay you can see sharks and turtles  Places to eat Nong Muay Thai food: cheap and good food Da’s sandwich: very good sandwiches Poy’s: good local food La latina: good for tapas

A great place if you want to relax, it’s small and quiet with backpacking vibe... There are lots of restaurants and it’s easy to walk around. How to get there, you can book from the hostel: From El Nido by van - 600 pesos From Puerto Princesa by van - 500 pesos, if you go to the bus station it will be cheaper. Where to stay Dragon House: cheap dorms next to the beach and restaurants, clean and you can use Moon resort, in fact Dragon house reception is in Moon resort. Russell Place: if you don’t want to be in a dorm, these little huts are cheap and great price, they are very small and not next to the beach, but great if you don’t want to share room. There is also kitchen and free water. CocoRico hostel is the party hostel in the area. What to do: chill and watch the sunset every evening! White beach: highly recommended, by boat or motorbike By motorbike: 400 pesos to rent a bike the whole day By boat: 300 pesos per person/ round trip Nice beach to spend the day, it’s a

To get there  From Krabi by van: 350THB from hostel to hostel by van (van on ferry, very convenient, 3h journey) Places to stay Lanta new beach bungalows, we stayed in a room and it looked quite new, big, clean, huge bed and with fridge. It has 2 big swimming pools and is just in front of the beach. There is a 7/11 at the corner. Things to do Rent a motorcycle and explore the island. Motorbike rent 150THB/day Gasoline 40THB/L Visit the National park, 200THB/person.  It is better to go with plenty of time, there are 2 view points, a nice beach to swim and a hiking trail. Watch out! There are monkeys! Kayaking in the mangrove. There are also caves, waterfalls, a town and also little islands to explore by boat. Places to eat Nong Pheat Kitchen  Good local food and good price. We always had pineapple for free! Tips: 3 nights is enough to get around the island, but you can obviously spend more or less time. We stayed 2 nights and it was not en

It’s a very touristic area with big resorts, souvenirs shops and families on holidays but it has lots of things to do, restaurants and places to go out. Things to do Island hoping: 4 Islands boat trip tour, very recommended as you can spend enough time in each island  I didn’t like my boat as we were too many people, I prefer smaller boats with 10 people  Half day tour - 400THB  tour + 400THB National park We managed to get better price in our hostel. There are several tours: 7 Islands: you don’t spend much time in each island  Hong Island: you spend all the time in the same island  James Bond island: it’s quite far, you travel by van to the pier. Railay beach by boat You can do climbing at the sea as well. Hiking to Khao Ngon Nak Very nice and small hike in the jungle with stunning views. 2h to go up - bring plenty of water and proper shoes for walking, no flip flops!! Mangrove kayaking, nice area to explore  Check first if the tight is