Island Retreat
After Kuala Lumpur we flew into Krabi for the beginning of our Thai vacation. Since we had a spare week before Phuket we decided to go to the remote island of Koh Jum. We took a 40 minute longboat ferry to the island which was a new adventure for the girls.
We stayed at the Oon-Lee Resort, a beautiful place owned by a Thai/French couple Oon and Valerie. It was recommended by our friends Richard and Kim and we pass on the high praises to anyone else. They have built 9 bungalows set in the jungle with beautiful gardens throughout.
With a Thai chef and French influences the food there was also amazing; a step above.
Our bartender, Enda from Ireland, was always good for a chat and a cold beverage.
We had many days on the beach with turquoise waters and white sand. We hiked to ‘Magic Beach’ and had the whole place to ourselves one afternoon. Maddie loves being buried in the sand, as you can see.
Simon went deep sea fishing with Oon one day, no big fish but lots of smaller ones were caught. The kitchen staff made a wonderful fish ceviche appetizer for all with some of the catch that night.
We both had our first Thai massage which was very luxurious, and only $12 for 80 minutes. I needed it because our bungalow was up the equivalent of 6 flights of stairs.
I really enjoyed our week ‘unplugged’ from society, relaxing in a hammock or playing in the sand on the beach. It hardly gets any better than that…
Looks magical. Merry Christmas!
Hi together,
it was very nice to meet you on koh Jum.
Hope you are fine.
We wish you all the best for the year 2011 and some nice days in Europe.
Don’t forget to visit the “Zotter-Chocolate Factory” in Austria 🙂
If you are interested: I just read in an Austrian newspaper that a former italian Soccer-Player wrote a book about his ALS-Illness and about the fact that much more Italian Soccer Players are getting ALS than elsewhere after their career.
Best regards,
Mario and Petra
Hi Mario and Petra,
Thanks for the reminder of the Zoller Chocolate…looking forward to some bacon chocolate, etc.! Thanks for the info, there is similar research about US football players having more incidence of ALS. I am actually helping with some research in this since I was a professional downhill mountain bike racer and definitely did some head jarring. Here is a related article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/sports/18gehrig.html
Paradise! Gorgeous photos 🙂
Hey Simon, PAuline, Emily and Madeline,
It is Enda here, the bar man from Koh JUm. I lost your email address but eventually found your site. I see you are all now back in Canada. I am back at the bar for one more season. We used some of your photos for the website and VAlerie is very grateful for these. Check them out on http://www.kohjumoonleebungalows.com. All is well here. Wishing you a happy xmas and new year.
Enda