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29 May 2006 |
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I get a lot of emails like
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Hi!
I've been staying in
Thailand for months
at time since 2002
and I had been to
practically every
island in the Krabi
area, but somehow
I've managed to miss
Koh Jum. This year
my Danish friends
tricked me into
going to there.
I was whiny at
first, 'no
electricity, how
good can it be?',
but my friends
convinced me and I
ended up spending
almost all of my
four month on the
sweet, sweet island
of Jum.
I've traveled all
over the world but
I've never loved a
place more then I do
Koh Jum. It's such a
special island and
the people I met
there will stay in
my heart forever.
All my love goes out
to the people att
Woodland Lodge, the
resort I now
consider my thai
home. Sao, my thai
mom, Ray, my farang
dad, Phil, Koh Jum's
own Sean Connery,
Lek, my thai sister
and Little Sao,
who's always
smiling. They are
all very dear to me.
I'm sending you some
pictures from my
paradise. Do what
you want with them,
I'd be really happy
have them end up on
your awsome webpage.
I have to send you a
couple of e-mails
though, since
hotmail only allows
10 MB...
Love Ylwa
my name is Ylwa
S---------- and I'm
from Sweden.
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I think most people
who visit KJum feel
like this. I
have created a
Gallery for
the remaining 30 of
Ylwa's pictures
she sent me.Thanks
for sharing, Ylwa. |
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26 May 2006 |
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Wish
I were in this hammock right now... |
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25 May 2006 |
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Magic Beach, Koh
Pu. |
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24 May 2006 |
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Tsunamied longtail, Ting Rai Bay.
Ouch... |
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23 May 2006 |
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Monks. Not Koh Jum monks, but a
cool picture nonetheless. |
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22 May 2006 |
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Yum yum! Phat
Thai Ting Rai. |
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21 May 2006 |
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Sawatdee! from the main pier in
Baan Koh Jum. |
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20 May 2006 |
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Ok
then...I've had to actually work in
my Real Job for a couple days and
haven't had time for picture
posting. I get a couple days off
because some weather-related issues
make it too wet to paint. YAY!
Work sucks....
I'd rather be
laying on the beach, even a rocky
one: |
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17 May 2006 |
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The
tsunamied RS Internet on the road
just outside of Baan Ting Rai. |
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Could this little shack become the
new home of KohJumOnline.com in
2006? Stay tuned... |
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14 May 2006 |
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After years of just passing by Koh
Jum on his way to KLanta, last
month fellow traveler "tezza" did
what he should have done long ago
by "jumping
into one of the long tails and
checking things out" on Koh Jum. No
surprise...he
had a great time: |
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A tout
on the ferry showed me
some photos of SEASON
BUNGALOW (see
link below) and
said they had some 300baht
bungalows, so I piled into
their long tail when the
ferry arrived off Golden
Pearl Beach. Golden Pearl
is the northern part of
the 4km+ long southern
beach, the rest being
called Andaman Beach.
Okay, Season’s 300
bungalows with attached
bathroom were neat enough,
although up the back next
to the (not very busy)
road and a fair walk to
the restaurant. But they
showed me one of the
pastel painted concrete
and tile 400 baht jobs,
much bigger, much nicer,
so I went for that. Wow,
what a nice place! -
tinted sliding doors,
towels and comp water
supplied, linen changed
daily, window and door
insect screens. No mirror
in the bathroom though - a
big one in a vanity in
bungalow itself. I noticed
this bungalow was 700 on
the web-page. It really
looked like 700 worth.
The big open plan
restaurant up near the
beach was breezy and had a
great outlook towards Phi
Phi. I thought the food
pretty nice, prices
towards the lower end of
my bungalow stays, and the
staff were super polite,
friendly and efficient.
The grounds are a sort of
cleared coconut plantation
but looked like a work in
progress - I was not aware
this place was really
knocked around by the
tsunami. Click on
“tsunami” on Season’s web
page to see how damaging
this was. Hey, those
bungalows are really solid
construction.
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Yeah Season Bungalows kinda has the
reputation for good food and for
the
friendliness of the people
who work there. Tezza's revelations
come as no shock to me, but it
wasn't all palm trees and
Singha Beer for The Tez: |
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Heading
back down the island I
checked out the area known
as
Ting Rai beach
which is actually a series
of smaller beaches in the
lee of Mount Pu. Some of
the hills on this road
were a fair bit steeper
and with my bike’s
moonshot gearing I had to
get off and push several
times. Pretty hot work, so
I had a great swim and
some sun at gorgeous
deserted
Magic Beach which
you can check on that
website.
Unfortunately I can’t tell
you anything about the 3
resorts along here,
because heading down the
super steep rutted and
rocky access road to the
first, I locked up the
brakes, slid into a
transverse rut and did a
two and a half forward
somersault with tuck (the
bike was tucked between my
legs - instant falsetto
baby). Subsequently I got
the sulks, and 23
Band-Aids later, headed
directly back to Season
for a Chang of five in one
of the beachfront
hammocks. |
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Oh dear. Another farang bites the
dust on the path/road to Ting Rai
Bay: |
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But he still managed to
have great time and even
lived to tell the tale.
Tezza does a whole lot of
traveling and he writes
about his experiences over
on
Tales of Asia.com
and also
Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree
Forum. Go check
his writing out. He's a
funny guy with a good eye
for the absurd, but he
never travels with a
camera. Big. Mistake.
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13 May 2006 |
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Yeah. Pretty good,
Rolf. |
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Every
once
in
a
while
a
set
of
pictures
comes
across
my
desk
that
simply
takes
my
breath
away
(which
is
no
mean
feat,
btw)
with
just
how
good
they
are.
This
image
(along
with
a
couple
hundred
more)
was
sent
to
me
on
a
CD
by
Rolf,
who
was
my
next
door
neighbor
for
a
couple
weeks
at
Ting
Rai
Bay
in
March
2006.
These
are
just
about
the
best
I've
seen
of
Koh
Jum,
from
anyone.
Makes
me
want
to
toss
my
little
Olympus
into
Ting
Rai
bay
and
chuck
this
whole
picture
taking
thing.
In
lieu
of
doing
something
so
stupid
and
pointless
I've
just
created
a
handful
of
galleries
to
share
them
with
everybody
so
you
all
can
enjoy
these
superb
images.
Rolf
also
has
a
Flickr
site
where
he
posts
his
non-Koh
Jum
pictures,
so
cruise
over
there
and
see
what
a
real
photographer
can
do.
Right
now
there
are
two
full
galleries
up
and
I'll
work
over
the
weekend
to
get
the
remainder
up
on
the
site.
Thanks,
Rolf.
I
greatly
appreciate
your
sharing
your
views
of
Koh
Jum
with
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12 May 2006 |
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A
nice young lady (whose name I do
not know) has been traveling around
the world with her husband for the
past 6 months, and she sent me a
few pictures of their time on Koh
Jum. This is her getting ready for
a swim (and at low tide that's
going to be a pretty rocky swim at
that) on Andaman Beach. Picture
looking North towards Koh Pu: |
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"I
and T" have a
website for those wishing
to see where else they've been.
I've also incorporated several of
the images they took of Koh Jum
within KJO.com. Thanks to them for
that and choke dee on the
rest of their extended holiday. |
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11 May 2006 |
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Here's a couple of local Baan Ting
Rai women picking the mussels off
the rocks on Golden Pearl Beach: |
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10 May 2006 |
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Ao
Si Beach, looking South towards Koh
Lanta from the top of the hill
behind
Ao Si Bungalows: |
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9 May 2006 |
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Ooooo pretty flowers are all
over the place on Koh Jum. |
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8 May 2006 |
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A sad note to report. A good
friend of Koh Jum passed away a while back and I've been asked to
pay respect to his memory, which I am honored to do. His name was
Captain "Big Wave" Oy and everybody on Koh Jum who knew him
called him a friend. Here's a small collection of pictures of Big
Wave on his boat and with his family. He will be missed. Click
for larger. |
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7 May 2006 |
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Helen and the gang leaving on the
Boat of Tears. From March, 2004 |
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6 May 2006 |
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Oh you go, Kn. Mango. |
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| 5 May 2006 |
| There was a nice write-up about
Koh Jum in the
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Imagine, or recall those
glorious days of backpacking in Thailand’s newly
discovered islands. Listen to the tall palms, gently
swaying over thatched roofs on secluded beaches. Taste
the seafood, fresh out of the net, prepared over hot
coals and served by candlelight. Experience the
simplicity of living without electricity; the
tranquility that accompanies the absence of paved roads.
Warm up to the locals without feeling like a tourist. It
sounds wonderful, but can we add a king-size bed, a
sparkling Western style bathroom, easy access from an
international airport and maybe a little kir with white
wine? It’s all
possible on the island of Koh Jum. |
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they go into some of the possible problems looming in the not too
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What does tomorrow look
like for Koh Jum? Local rumours say power will run to
the island within two to three years and the government
has started aerial inspections to plan a paved ring
road. There’s promise of an eco-friendly housing estate
on Golden Pearl Beach. So far, no high density resorts
are in the works. With growth inevitable, let’s hope
that Koh Jum’s tourism grows with grace and respect for
the local people and its rich natural environment. |
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A ring road? Maybe someone will
propose an autobahn. Good-bye paradise, hello Koh Lanta Jr. Let's
hope it turns out better than that, altho KLanta is a still a
very beautiful place...despite the all-night-bars. |
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| 4 May 2006 |
| Don't try
this at home... |
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Thanks for the
laugh,
Sara. |
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| 3 May 2006 |
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Ting Rai Bay Resort
alumni
Rolf has a series of Thai boxing pictures he took while
visiting Koh Jum this past winter. Here's a sample: |
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| Slip on over to
his website and gaze upon the rest of this remarkable set
of images. Well done, TheGolfer. |
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| 2 May 2006 |
| Just chillin' on the beach at
sunset. |
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| 1 May 2006 |
| Happy May Day!!! |
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April 2006 >>>
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