Gotta make it to the top!

I felt sorry for our driver. His poor little tuktuk just was not quite up to pulling to people of my BF and I's stature up hills . He ended up having to buy a new chain for his bike and we had to walk over the crest of the hill. This was taken when we were all leaning forward in an effort to increase to forward momentum of the tuktuk.

Taken on: 8th February, 2010. Copyright: All Rights Reserved - See aclifford80's page of Flickr

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For a long time something of a forgotten island in traveller terms, Ko Lanta is these days making a name for itself as one of southern Thailand's best getaway spots.

The long, slender island of Ko Lanta, or Ko Lanta Yai to be exact, used to be a backpacker destination playing second fiddle to the grand traveller magnets of Ko Phi Phi and Railay Beach on the west coast, and Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao on Thailand's east coast. Those looking for a little less action and little more relaxation and even culture, headed over to Ko Lanta instead.

As more travellers moaned about packed out beaches and ... Read our complete Ko Lanta travel guide

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