Those sureare strange coastal and island landscapes ! Although they may be far apart fromone another,they are touristic places and are associated with famous books andfilms. Étretat borders the English Channel, on the Alabaster coast. Its cliffs and greyish pebble beaches are as well known as its three large white chalk arches. The Porte d'Aval shown here, iswhere one of the stories on Arsène Lupin is set, the gentleman thief created by the writer Maurice Leblanc and recently played in a series by the actor Omar Sy.
Let's gonow to the west coast of Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay, in the Andaman Sea. KhaoPhing Kan is a famous pair of islands because of its appearance in one of theJames Bond movies. The nail-shaped island is called Ko Tapu. today, If we approach James Bond Island by boat, it is forbidden to come close to Ko Tapu, in order to stop the erosion of limestone rocks from the waves made by boats.
Let'scontinue our journey and reach the province of Krabi and its cliff-likelimestone islands. The island of Koh Poda Nok is famous for its chicken shape; it is also called Koh Kai.
USEFUL RESOURCES:
- For more information on the Alabaster Coast and more specifically, the cliffs of Étretat, please visit this link.
- For more information on Khao Phing Kan, a pair of islands located on the west coast of Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay (Andaman Sea), please visit this link.
- Khao Phing Kan is home to Tapu Island; a nail-shaped island made famous for its appearance in one of the James Bond movies.
- For more information on Krabi province and its mountainous limestone islands, please visit this link.
- About 30 minutes by boat southwest of the main tourist area of Krabi is Koh Poda Nok, an island famous for its chicken shape and nicknamed Koh Kai.