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  1. tezza avatar

    RE: Boat around South Thailand Islands

    by tezza 09 January 2012

    Langkawi also is a good point for boats heading into the southern Andaman. Telagah Harbour has a website - dunno if it has a findacrew…

  2. K_C_Farang avatar

    RE: Nice place to stay in Ko Chang?

    by K_C_Farang 04 January 2012

    Kai Bae might be worth a look as there is more choice of mid-range bungalows there than Lonely Beach. Actually on the beach at Lonely…

  3. tezza avatar

    RE: Ko Jum and Ko Phayam

    by tezza 30 December 2011

    Overnight bus is a good option. One gets in with enough time to make the Phayam ferry. If you fly to Surathani, you could get a bus or…

  4. Captain_Bob avatar

    RE: Best way to get from Bangkok to Small Ko Chang?

    by Captain_Bob 12 December 2011

    [Happy Air|http://www.happyair.co.th] Sunday, Wednesday, Friday 90 minute flight to Ranong

  5. tezza avatar

    RE: Bangkok to Ranong - Bus or train?

    by tezza 30 October 2011

    There is a boat between Phayam and little Ko Chang. Actually two of them. The main Phayam ferry can drop you off at the south end of…

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    RE: Bangkok to Ranong - Bus or train?

    by altmtl 30 October 2011

    I'm going to spend a few days in Ranong but maybe when I move from Phayam to Ko Chang, as there seems to no boat to travel between them...…

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    Bangkok to Ranong - Bus or train?

    by altmtl 26 October 2011

    I'm considering taking to night train to Chumphon then a mini bus to Ranong, this being said would it seems to be more economical and…

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    Phayam to Koh Chang by boat...

    by altmtl 20 October 2011

    As I understand it you can get a ferry - "from Ao Yai the most popular beach on Chang, Ko Chang Bungalows (does it still exist?) run…

  9. tezza avatar

    RE: koh phayam/koh chang (ranong)

    by tezza 09 October 2010

    On my last visit to Phayam a Danish family had two bungalows at 200 each high season and were having a ball - this was late Jan 08 so…

  10. milene avatar

    Re: Bankgok to Koh Phayam

    by milene 31 March 2009

    HI ..Just arrive from ko Chang Ko Phayam this morning ...The best - if you are in Kaosan area - is to take New Mit tour because it start…

  11. BeerLao avatar

    Beaches north of Phuket

    by BeerLao 17 March 2007

    You can also go further north to Ranong and catch the boat out to either Ko Chang or Ko Phayam, two small and sleepy islands not totally…

  12. davelliot avatar

    Ko Phayam or Ko Chang?

    by davelliot 15 March 2007

    On the UPGRADES BRANCH I meant to say the THAILAND BEACHES AND ISLANDS section . I have written info about crossing from one island to…

  13. billp avatar

    Ko Phayam or Ko Chang?

    by billp 13 March 2007

    I want to second the recommendation for Coconut on Koh Phayam. If you really like it quiet, there's a sweet little place on Ao Kwai (aka…

  14. BeerLao avatar

    Ko Phayam or Ko Chang?

    by BeerLao 12 March 2007

    #5 - you're on the other Ko Chang, we're talking about the one in Ranong provence, right on the Burmese border. No comparing the two,…

  15. davelliot avatar

    Thailand's Islands & Beaches - Edition 5

    by davelliot 12 March 2007

    In the passage about transport to KO PHAYAM (also spelt PAYAM) and KO CHANG in the Nth Andaman coast chapter , pages 289 and 291 , no…

  16. kevinrayner avatar

    Ko Phayam or Ko Chang?

    by kevinrayner 12 March 2007

    I haven't been to either so can't comment but just wanted to add that taking a look at Ranong province itself is worthwhile, well Ranong…

  17. sharanam605 avatar

    Ko Phayam or Ko Chang?

    by sharanam605 12 March 2007

    Just got a last minute charter flight to Phuket for the day after tomorrow!!! Of course, I am jumping with joy. This time, I would like…

  18. billp avatar

    Ko Phayam

    by billp 18 February 2007

    Not too pricey (500-600 is average for a bungalow) and just a ferry ride away from Ranong. Nearby Ko Chang (Ranong) is very quiet and…

  19. mrmick avatar

    Ko Phayam

    by mrmick 18 February 2007

    has anyone any recent infomation on Ko Phayam is it still nice and quiet and not too pricey? and easy to get there from Ranong or maybe…

  20. lampasek9 avatar

    Travel from Ko Tao to Andaman Coast

    by lampasek9 16 February 2007

    Hello,
    I'll be travelling around Thailand in April/May period. We plan to go to Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao and then move to Andaman Coast…

  21. tezza avatar

    Trip advice - where best to go

    by tezza 15 February 2007

    Not too full of tourists, has a relaxed feel, some dive places accessible - for somewhere reallly different how bout Ko Phayam or it's…

  22. milene avatar

    burnt out, ready for a month reading books on a beach

    by milene 01 February 2007


    Koh Phayam or Ko Chang - Andaman sea side ... Ferry boats from Ranong .
    No roads , no cars ...still cheap acomodation ...

  23. tezza avatar

    Some info on Ko Phayam.

    by tezza 21 June 2006

    Ko Phayam like the adjacent Ko Chang (Andaman) is a small attractive island situated near Ranong and the Burmese border, with several…

  24. kevinrayner avatar

    Ko Chang / Ranong

    by kevinrayner 04 January 2005

    I went to stay in Ranong having been flooded out of Hat Bang Ben on the mainland and people where arriving from the islands not knowing…

  25. emptyage avatar

    Ko Phayam, Ko Chang

    by emptyage 02 January 2005

    madanapalle2: The questioner is referring to the Ko chang in the Andaman, not the one in the Gulf. There are two.
    Chantpa: the word…

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