Diving Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 / twobackpacksnoplan / Leave a comment

by Elizabeth

Aside from chilling out, the primary purpose of our visits to Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta was to fit in a few scuba dives. It had been over three years since we last went diving ! I guess we were too busy hiking on our last couple vacations to fit in any time under the water 😉 Getting in a few refresher dives when we finally got to Thailand took on new importance this last September when we finalized plans with my parents to meet them in January for a nine-day live aboard scuba trip to Raja Ampat in Indonesia. We didn’t want to be fumbling around or hogging air on our first couple dives!

Getting ready to head out with Phi Phi Diving. Photo credit to Bill and his drone at Phi Phi Diving.

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Thai Islands: Above Water

February 3, 2017 / twobackpacksnoplan / 1 Comment

by Elizabeth

After 30 days in Myanmar we were exhausted and ready to settle down for a while and do nothing. We scrapped our original idea to visit Northern Thailand and decided to settle in to the islands on the west coast of Thailand for a little R&R and scuba diving. Tough life, I know. We settled on Koh Phi Phi as a starting place due to its inexpensive scuba diving options.