![]() There are still few tourists, not many accommodation options, and a handful of lovely restaurants. While at this point in time (2021), it’s not quite as undiscovered and there’s a whole wealth of information about the island online, it’s still the perfect place to come if you’re looking for respite in Thailand. I first visited the island in 2012 and have returned three further times since then. The locals on Koh Yao Noi don’t want the word getting out about their beautiful home and so far, it seems to be working. That doesn’t mean that you can’t find alcohol on the island or that bars don’t exist - it’s just that on this island, there’s one option instead of an entire street lined with them. Muslims make up a whopping 90% of the population in Koh Yao Noi and they’re doing everything they can to prevent their home from turning into yet another party island. I wandered into a travel agent and looked at the list of destinations that was scrawled across a chalkboard. I was certain there were plenty of trash-filled islands where I could sleep on the beach for next to nothing in this country, but that wasn’t exactly my idea of paradise. I wanted an island that wasn’t built for tourists, that wasn’t incredibly expensive, and was still worth visiting. It was time to find an island that was the exact opposite of where I currently found myself. It was as I approached my second week on Phi Phi that I decided to take matters into my own hands. Spoiler alert: Koh Phi Phi was not, in fact, an undiscovered island. I guess I was yet another a travelling cliché who was convinced The Beach didn’t have to be a work of fiction that I too could discover my own island paradise and keep it all to myself. Koh Chang, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta - I’d enjoyed my time on all three of them, but they weren’t the vision of paradise I’d held in my mind for so long. ![]() We’d been travelling in Thailand for four months at this point and I’d expected so much more from the islands. ![]() Only one boat a day.”ĭave and I exchanged glances and I could tell he was wondering if we were making a huge mistake. ![]()
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