Krabi still a destination

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photo from Jamie's phuket weather blog

Most of the time overcrowded Maya Bay is a horrible tourist trap that rivals James Bond Island as one of the World's most abused touristic spots.  


Even worse than the unsupervised overcrowding is that everybody (except Phuket Tropical Marine and Simba) seems to have an unnecessary need to feed the macaques - very dangerous for tourists and unhealthy for the CRAB EATING macaques.  Many have tumors under their jaws and will die a slow and painful death thanks to eating bananas, oranges, left over scraps from lousy speedboat lunches, etc.  In 22 years in South Thailand I have NEVER seen a banana growing on a limestone island.


(Ed - here is an article about a turtle and a plastic bag)


If you want to do Thailand a favor, do not go to James Bond Island or Maya Bay.  At James Bond the “curios” are carved seashells and (at last count) four baby gibbons – 7 to 9 wild gibbons die for each one that becomes a tourist attraction.  

photo from Scubafish International 

photo from Scubafish International

My hat is off to Krabi for keeping the Talin estuary relatively free of rubbish and wildlife feeding.  Wish I could say the same for Phang Nga Bay.  Shame on the National Park for not taking care of iconic Phang Nga Bay – truly one of the World’s most beautiful spots – when you can see past the marine rubbish and mass tourism. 

See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray