Ko Phing Kan

Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Mon 18 Jan 2016 06:59
Ko Phing Kan, alias James Bond Island, is nothing more than a tourist trap.  But it did put this part of the world on the “Must Go” list and has therefore created a lot of employment.  Which Thailand needs.
The water is shallow and I anchor 600 yards from shore with one and a half metres below the keel and go in at 0800.  The famous beach is in heavy shade.  The scene must have been shot after twelve noon when the sun was high and much further towards the west. The first tourist boat arrives half an hour later, an upmarket bit of kit with well to do 30 somethings aboard.  The first “volume” boats start arriving shortly after that. Literally thousands of visitors each day.
I wouldn’t go again but by the same token I would not have missed it.

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