BEE BEE'S & THE BOYS

We left Ko Phi Phi in the rain and, of course, arrived by boat at Ko Lanta (an island 1 & a half hours south east of Phi Phi) in the rain. The fire performer that Ben had given his Misfit T-shirt to on Phi Phi had a cousin working at some bungalows called 'Bee Bee's' and he'd recommended it, so we headed straight there.

The following morning the rain had finally stopped, the sun came out and we realised that we'd found our own little paradise, along with only a couple of other guests. Bee Bee's is owned and run by a Thai man called An & his Japanese, artist wife Kaoru and it's their creativity and attention to detail that makes it such a beautiful place to stay: 15 unique & individually designed bamboo huts (we stayed in the only circular one), set amongst coconut palms right on Klong Khong beach. It had its own restaurant & bar and here we ate the some of the best food we'd had in Thailand.

We spent our days relaxing (in fact we've never felt so relaxed!), lazing in hammocks, snacking, drinking fruit shakes, wandering along the long beach looking for shells, gazing at the stunning sunsets and reading... But it was the 3 boys who worked there - Don, Boy & Muk - who made our stay such fun (they loved a practical joke or two) and so unforgettable. This was without a doubt one of the best places we'd stayed on our whole trip. We had only planned to be on Lanta for 2 or 3 days, but we ended up staying for over a week at Bee Bee's before heading south on the island for another week at Otto's...