Subject: Post: The evening was not so easy after all. I had nicely planned and selected a hotel close to the speedboat pier, far from the city center. The thing I didn't take into account was how to get there. When the bus arrived around 23 there was not a single taxi in the rainy city, and nobody spoke any understandable language. Neither did the hotel pick up phone. Finally we canceled the reservation and booked a new hotel in the downtown, and they even had a free transport to the ferry pier..Some hours of sleep, an early wake up and to the ferry harbor we went and sailed through rough seas to Koh Tao island. The boat was even an hour late of schedule due to sea conditions. After the shaky trip we found our accommodation, a nice resort, settled in and had some breakfast. Next, it's time to go visit the Finnish operated dive center here and plan some dives. :)By the way, since the last time I was to Koh Tao the island has definitely become busier. A lot busier. There's a horrible mess of all kind of businesses and tourists on the main beach.. Fortunately here in the middle of the island it's still quiet and nice. Latitude: Longitude: Security Code:
The evening was not so easy after all. I had nicely planned and selected a hotel close to the speedboat pier, far from the city center. The thing I didn't take into account was how to get there. When the bus arrived around 23 there was not a single taxi in the rainy city, and nobody spoke any understandable language. Neither did the hotel pick up phone. Finally we canceled the reservation and booked a new hotel in the downtown, and they even had a free transport to the ferry pier..
Some hours of sleep, an early wake up and to the ferry harbor we went and sailed through rough seas to Koh Tao island. The boat was even an hour late of schedule due to sea conditions. After the shaky trip we found our accommodation, a nice resort, settled in and had some breakfast. Next, it's time to go visit the Finnish operated dive center here and plan some dives. :)
By the way, since the last time I was to Koh Tao the island has definitely become busier. A lot busier. There's a horrible mess of all kind of businesses and tourists on the main beach.. Fortunately here in the middle of the island it's still quiet and nice.
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