Hello, steemians!
Today I would like to tell you about my trip to the Phi Phi islands!The Phi Phi islands(Mu Ko Phiphi in Thai) are a group of islands located in Krabi province, Thailand. The Koh Phi Phi Don is the largest and the most populated island, with almost 3000 people living there. 
Island was firstly inhabited by muslim fishermen, who moved there in 1950-s. But nowadays citizens are mostly Buddhist, as other parts of Thailand( Thailand is 94.5% Buddhist, it's the most Buddhist country in the world)
Koh Phi Phi Don is famous for its Full Moon Parties and stunning views from the viewpoint!!
Koh Phi Phi Leh is may be even more popular, than Phi Phi Don attracting thousands of tourists every day. Despite the fact, that this island is not inhabited, people come to see beautiful beach, that got famous after the American- British movie "The Beach" with Leonardo Di Caprio, that was shot in 2000.
Production of the movie had to bulldoze the beach and move some more palm trees on the shore so that the island would look more "paradise-like". This caused some environmental problems and government of Thailand had to file a complaint to International Court against 20th Century Fox, for ruining the island's ecosystem.
Koh Phi Phi Ley is only 6.6sq km. so the story in the movie actually didn't take place on the island, only the beach scenes were shot at Koh Phi Phi Leh. If you watched the movie, you could probably notice, that the lagoon was closed and couldn't be reached from outside. This is not true either, Lagoon has quite a broad pass, so they had to shoot all the scenes from the left side of the beach, that way it looked like the lagoon is closed.
Phi Phi Don islands got severly damaged during the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 when almost all of the infrastructure was destroyed and literally just washed out. 
So called "Viking Cave" is located in the western part of Phi Phi Leh, that limestone cave got its name from the strange drawings, that looked like Scandinavian warships - Drakkar. Very exclusive and rare edible bird's nests are being found here. It is believed, that bird's nests can prolong human's life and keep you away from various illnesses.
The Phi Phi islands are a wonderful opportunity to stay away from civilization and become closer to nature for 1-2 days, explore the nearest islands and beautiful beaches. If you come to Phuket, don't miss your chance to visit "The Beach" and have some fun at Full Moon Party.
Hope you enjoyed my story, more are coming!
Stay happy and have an amazing day!
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Thanks :)
Beautiful place and pictures, nice description.
Thank you, Tito!
Your photos are absolutely beautiful. I would love to see such amazing beauty. Thank you for sharing.
I am glad you liked it, you should come visit Thailand one day :)
Excellent post mate! Informative, interesting and beautiful pics! This really should have more upvotes. You have mine, I only wish it was worth more because you deserve more! Resteeming this.
Thank you mate! Really appreciate this!:) I guess I got wrong timing or smth :(
My pleasure! I don't think you have the wrong timing, I've noticed in the last week activity on steemit has been really low. At least it seems like it. I've hardly had any activity on my own posts compared to previous weeks. Just keep posting awesome content! That's my plan ;)
very beautiful I like
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Funny name! Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing! Followed you :) We do travel vlogs on YouTube and would like to make some connections on Steemit! Please follow us back so we can be friends :) Looking forward for your posts
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Tnx
great pictures! I personally love the phi phi islands :) They're perfect for the ultimate beach and holiday feeling
I'm also gonna post some thailand stuff - check them out if you like to
Already checked you out and upvoted:) Welcome to my blog :)
Is it too expensive to go there? Sounds like a wonderful place! Would like to know more about it, jeje.
Wonderful photographs!
It's only 20$ for the ferry from Phuket, and you can get a guesthouse over there for another 20 :)
ok, that's crazy cheap! It's really wonderful!
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Beautiful photos I follow you.
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I have been there a few years ago, it is do awesome
In september i am going to make another holiday in Thailand but on the other side of the country ( Koh Panghan)
Thanks for sharing and remembering me of this beautiful place!
THank you, mate! Koh Phangan is like big Phi Phi I guess, I am living in Thailand for 4 years, but never been there :) Post some photos when you are there!
I definitly will! I plan to do at least 2 parts of our holiday (Bangkok and Phangan) follow me so ain't gonna miss them ;-)
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Fascinating pictures
Thank you,mate!
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One of these days I am going to make it to Thailand, I have seen way too many beautiful pictures like these to pass it up. Thanks so much for sharing. BTW...
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Thank you so much!You should definitely come to Phuket, it's an amazing place:) You have a great project and I really appreciate your attention :) Have a nice one, cheers!
I just generally want to make it to that part of the world. It seems just so different from the area I am in, in so many ways, that I feel I need to experience it!
First time I went to Goa, India as my first Asian country, and I was overwhelmed by everything! Everything completely different and exciting:) So many authentic architectures, traditions, minds around! You should definitely experience it someday:)
Thanks for your beautiful pictures, I'm going to Pi Pi Island end of this month. I will share my photoes on steemit. Follow me @bangli
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