After forty minutes, Yao Noi came into sight; all dramatic hills, an abundance of vegetation and a sprinkling of twinkling lights. The island was featured in the James Bond film “The Man With the Golden Gun”, so the speedboat arrival seemed quite fitting. Yao Noi is situated between Phuket and Crabi, is 10 km x 12 km and has around 4000 inhabitants. The island is predominantly Muslim despite Thailand being mainly Buddhist.