http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20390 Anyone on Koh Samui will tell you the story, which goes like this: Ta Kreng and Yai Riem (grandpa Kreng and grandma Riem) lived with their son in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Sri Thammarat. Their son having come of age, they felt it was time he got married, and they set their sights on a union with the daughter of Ta Monglay, who lived in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, about 400 kilometres to the north.

They set off by boat to press their suit but, on the way, the boat was caught in a storm and sank just off Koh Samui. The couple, unable to swim, drowned and turned into rocks: proof to the parents of the proposed bride of their good intentions. And there the rocks stand to this day.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20390 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20389 The islands include some of the best dive sites in Thailand. The possibilities range from touring coral gardens to adventurous drift diving in strong currents. The visibility tops out at over 40 metres (130 feet) during the November to April peak season, revealing a wonder world among the giant coral encrusted granite boulders, which are piled on top of each other from depths of 25 metres (90 feet) and more. Koh Huyong, the southernmost island of the Similan group offers a magnificent coral garden in 7 to 14 metres (23 to 46 feet) of clear waters. This site frequently has over 30metre (100 foot) visibility, only slight currents and is considered a very safe site.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20389 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13562
A 16km lake nestled into the lower Alps, with the largest inland Island in Europe.

Ferry boats, windsurfing, golf, canoeing, multi-pool complex and many other activities.

Value for money and no tourist bussle.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13562 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13433
This trip does not involve any previous experience of boating and takes you to some magnificent bays as well as to a couple of former fishermen's villages.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13433 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9776 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9776 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7049
I found a company - Bootshaus Silwar - that hires out canoes (note that I am not affiliated with them nor know if they are the best and cheapest or anything, but it should help a bit).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7049