Before we climbed to the top of Cannon Fort, someone warned us: “It’s technically closed.” We went anyway. A guard at the checkpoint looked at us, nodded, and waved us through for a small informal fee. At 177 metres above Cat Ba Island, with Lan Ha Bay stretching out below and not another tourist in […]
Budget travelers on Koh Phi Phi spend an average of $39 per day (฿1,245) — but only if they know where to look. We spent a week on the island, hunting out the reef nobody else snorkeled, the restaurant where Thai people actually eat, and the kayak spots that feel like you have the whole […]
