Thai Hospitality

If anyone is ever looking to do absolutely nothing for a week and just sit and relax on a beach, we have (with the help of our visitor Matt Loebman) discovered the place to go. The proprietors, Mr. Chai and his family, have built a remote jungle and beach bungalow on the small island of Koh Jum called Old Lamp Bungalows. To reach this island you board a ferry bound for Koh Lanta from Krabi and about halfway through the boat stops, some longtails pull alongside and you hop down to be sped away to the beach. I'm sure the longtail boat was developed for food fishing purposes but now they are being used for tourist fishing.

In the mad peak season rush to book a hotel in advance, we just picked this island and this hotel almost randomly (thank you KohJumOnline for your help) and we definitely got lucky. We spent 10 days and 9 nights relaxing, eating great Thai homecooking, hanging out with our new friends Jo-Jo and Mr. Mango, and being pampered by Mr. Chai's 5-star hospitality. The care and attention Mr. Chai's family put into the place really came across, whether by way of the freshly baked bread, homemade peanut butter or offers to make Coffee and Chocolate Shakes for us.

Thanks to Matt for coming half way across the world to hang out with us. We hope you had as much fun as we did.