The story started back in 1995, Wally and Giovanni were on their way back to Phi Phi Island from shopping in Langkawi with Wally’s boat, the “Windstar”. That evening Wally felt like he couldn’t go any further, so they decided to spend the night on a island, the same island that later on became site for Paradise Lost Resort. But let’s go a little deeper, who is Giovanni and who is Wally?
Giovanni, is an Italian guy, arrived in Thailand in 1994 with his small black Pincher named Pluto, he opened his very first business (Oasis Restaurant) on Phi Phi island the same year, just before the dry AKA high season.
Wally is an American citizen whom flee the US after he received the call for Vietnam War in 1970, a peaceful guy in love with the sea the very same night he jumped on his boat and sails away. Giovanni and Wally met in Phi Phi island early in 1995, they became friends right away, then they spent many hours of the day together on Wally’s boat, then Giovanni used to work at the restaurant at night time while Wally was enjoying even more boat. During a trip back from Langkawi they had to stop somewhere to rest, a beautiful island with nothing on it, just palms, white sand and clear sea water, they couldn’t believe how beautiful it was, in fact once back on Phi Phi island, they spoke about it with their friends, among these friends a local well known landlord came up with something like this: ”I do have a piece of land on that island,I don’t even know where it is located but yes I own a piece of that island”, by the way, we are talking about Koh Kradan.

In 2006 it was time for the Lonely Planet guide, and the Resort started to be well known around, but still keeping everything small enough to be enjoyed from their Guests. With the Obama administration Wally has received,together with all the others, an official pardon for the Vietnam issue. He was now able to move around freely, unfortunetly life plays its rules, and after no long, Wally passed away in 2015 on its bungalow’s door steps. But as he always used to say.. He was happy.
Giovanni in the meantime was running a successful ice cream production business ’Pluto Ice Cream”, yes, named after his dog, a well known brand in the south of Thailand. After taking care of his friend’s funeral he had to managed to keep the business in Kradan running. So, after a few bumping months everything was back to normal, even better now. Giovanni redesigned the Resort a little bit, he bought 2 brand new generators,built a new restaurant, he want actually to build a few more bungalows. And even if not always there, he tries to go to Kradan at least once a week, because that it is the place where he actually want to spend his time once he will retire, in a Refound Paradise Lost!