article_snippet: There's The Beach, of course, on the island of Ko Phi Phi Lee, as featured in the 2000 film based on the Alex Garland novel and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
article_snippet: And there's the small sandy cove on Khao Phing Kan in uber-picturesque Phang Nga Bay.
article_snippet: the island of Ko Phi Phi Lee is now known as James Bond Island, upon which you and a chum can pose back to back with imaginary weapons, echoing the scene from The Man With The Golden Gun of 007 (Roger Moore) and the evil Scaramanga (Christopher Lee).
article_snippet: A trip to James Bond Island also included a look at a small rubber plantation, feeding monkeys beside a Buddhist temple, cruising through mangrove swamps in a long-tailed boat, and lunch in the Muslim village at Panyi Island.
article_snippet: Roger More (right) and Christopher Lee on James Bond Island in the film
highlights_snippet: Visit Khao Lak Phing Kan - also known as James Bond island .