Some nature, unspoilt by man on James Bond Island

            I am on the James Bond Islands tour out of Phuket, Thailand, and we are not on the third stop of the tour at Khao Phing Kan or James Bond island, which was the shooting location for the 1974 Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. This island cluster is part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park, notes about which appeared earlier in this album. As we proceed to the rear of the island to see Koh Tapu, the pillar shaped rock which featured so prominently in the Bond film I just mentioned it was refreshing to see a little bit of nature, unspoiled by man. Just like Maya Bay (elsewhere, but also around Phuket) suffered severe damage to it's fragile eco system due to over tourism, especially after the Hollywood blockbuster The Beach was shot there, which led to the closure of the beaches around Maya Bay until 2021 at least, I fear Khao Phing Kan or James Bond island will also suffer a similar fate, judging the the shedloads of tourists who descend on this island day after day, year in and year out, especially due to the James Bond movie connection.  (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
   

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Sets appears in: • Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019

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