RE: Maya Bay closed indefinitely (famous beach in Southern Thailand)
Dude, is that last picture real? That’s horrific to see that much plastic !!
Sadly, phi phi islands are one of the most beautiful and picturesque locations in the whole world, but the tourism aim is the young/party/drink culture, along with just a massive tourist hub anyway due to the beauty.
It’s kind of good to hear they’re closing it, but the bleached coral and pollution will take many years to change.
It was sad when I would get the boat to and from koh tao that I could literally see plastic bags and bottles floating everywhere inbetween the islands, for miles and miles. I love snokeling so much but I can’t imagine what it may have looked like 50-100 years ago!! I would love to know.
Also, you almost had an anchor dropped on you?! Woah! Crazy stuff man, people need to be more responsible and have some respect for the ocean... but money is more important to some...
the last pictures is a common sight but to be honest it is a bit of fakenews because those bottles were going to be collected. Plastic waste is a massive problem in Thailand though, and it is just frustrating to see that the park rangers normally end up burning it rather than taking care of it properly. Would it be awesome if no one brought the plastic there in the first place? Of course. But it is extra frustrating to me that the tourists pay an admission charge that is supposed to go towards proper clean up but alas, it is not.