Phuket pioneer Founder of Pearl Hotel amazed by quarter century of change Bangkok Post Discover Thailand Off the beaten track Fishing remains one of the main occupations on Ko Lanta Yai faces creeping pressure from civilisation Stories and pictures by Saroj Worapanya lthough the flight took us only an hour to reach Krabi, were in for test of endurance, with the trip taking us another two-and-a-half-hour