We arrived at Koh Lanta at the end of the tourist season and the beginning of the rainy season. Resorts were pulling their beach chairs from the wide and long beaches and shutting down, and the ocean wasn't as friendly as it was when Kari was there 6 years ago. We don't know if this was due to the incoming cyclone that hit Myanmar or just the start of the rain. Koh Lanta has a large Muslim population which has been able to stop the high rise developments and the Vegas debauchery seen on Phuket, this leaves a semi-quite island with women in hijabs and more mosques than wats, plus great food with friendly service.
A view of the old town.
Lady sitting in old town shucking garlic.
Typical transportation methods, including Muslim woman and man with shirt off.
After 4 days of beach and moto-scooter sight seeing we took off back to the big city
(Bangkok).
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