Krabi, Thailand Travel Blogs

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Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Ao Nang
Apr 19, 2009

... has come to move on, we've had an amazing time in Thailand but just recently we've been dying to feel intrepid again. Thailand offers a hedonistic blur of beaches and bars but has sold its soul in many ways. I want to find places a little more undiscovered ...

A travel blog entry by stephen.j.booth
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Island Hopping, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Island Hopping
Oct 21, 2005 (5 photos)

To get to Krabi in Thailand we embark on a testing 16 hour journey on a variety of different modes of transport. We begin at 7am on foot, walking from our beach hut along the peaceful white sandy beach to the boat taxi collection point. There are a few ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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Krabi, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Krabi
Oct 23, 2004 (2 photos)

... food freshly and pathetically cheap on the streets, a bit like hot dog vendors but you at least know what you get in Thailand!) We ate heartily, trying some fried mussles. Johanna, a VEGAN was persuaded to try the mussles. Once she said you have to ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandsarah
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Doi Suthep- Part XIV: Leaving the Mountaintop, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Doi Suthep- Part XIV: Leaving the Mountaintop
Mar 3, 2008

At half past three in the morning, on my last sleepless night at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, I carefully crept up the mountainside to sit in the temple before the throngs of tourists arrived.  This had become ...

A travel blog entry by oriolesman
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Thailand!, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Thailand!
May 28, 2008 (22 photos)

... concerned about crossing at this point as there has been frequent bombings in the region because the southern most states in Thailand are Muslim and don't want to be part of Thailand. However, the organization involved claims to target police stations and ...

A travel blog entry by faff
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Railay, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Railay
Apr 9, 2009 (12 photos)

It is officially impossible to travel with ease in Thailand. The highlight of the trip to Railay was a 30 minute longboat ride in a gail-force winds and teaming rain. When we arrived at the harbour at Krabi I said to Charlotte that there's no way we will ...

A travel blog entry by stephen.j.booth
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The town full of crabs, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
The town full of crabs
Sep 28, 2008 (4 photos)

After brekky today we just dossed around the pool. We left the hotel place at about 1.30pm to go and get the ferry to Krabi. This was still enough time for me to have a ladyboy moment. I went to the toilets to get changed about 1pm. As I was in mid- ...

A travel blog entry by vickersontour
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Day 103, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Day 103
Dec 26, 2006 (2 photos)

I've no idea what time we awoke but it was probably around 1pm. I wandered around the area and found out about some scuba diving in the islands. The mood around Khao San Road was definitely festive with one or two people wearing santa hats. The odds shop ...

A travel blog entry by poolman99
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The Man with the Golden Japanese Tourist...., Krabi and Ko Phi Phi, Thailand travel blog
The Man with the Golden Japanese Tourist....
Jun 10, 2004 (5 photos)

... to feel sick. Two hours later we arrived at Ko Phi Phi Don - Paradise! Phi Phi was instantly my favourite Island in Thailand, there are no cars or roads on the island just paved walkways through the narrow streets of the town. Phi Phi is shaped like ...

A travel blog entry by lizandsimon
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EuroAsian Song Contest, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
EuroAsian Song Contest
Dec 1, 2003

... being decapitated by a flick of the snake's tail. Fell asleep dreaming about Jenny McCarthy's head and woke up at 9am in Krabi. Although there are a few decent beaches, Krabi is renowned for it's cliff faces and rock climbing. I wandered around the small ...

A travel blog entry by dazzla
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Vacation from the vacation, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Vacation from the vacation
May 10, 2008 (19 photos)

Amanda is coming to meet me in Thailand. Yey! Vacation from the vacation. Well, sort of. Bangkok started off well with whole buchch of activities. The highlights by far were going to Radio City for life performance of Thai Elvis and flirting with his ...

A travel blog entry by orizarska
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Loy Krathong, King
Loy Krathong, King's Birthday and Krabi
Dec 21, 2004 (30 photos)

... Non - Formal Education and the teaching is given to the local people who have missed out on completing High School to assist them have a better future. Recently I went to North Thailand to visit Monk Boun Savat. I will write about that next time.

A travel blog entry by paul
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Night in Krabi Town, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Night in Krabi Town
Jun 20, 2007

We arrived in Krabi in time to find out the last bus to Bangkok had just departed.  6:30 seems too early for the final bus to the capital to leave.  With our plan to do an overnight thwarted, we were forced to get a hotel for the night.  ...

A travel blog entry by dane
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Ao Nang - Caught in the Monsoon Rain, Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Ao Nang - Caught in the Monsoon Rain
Sep 8, 2003

Ao Nang is a really pretty little beach resort about 20km away from Krabi - it offered a much needed respite from the hustle and bustle of Patong, but is a little more lively than Kamala with a good choice of little restaurants and bars. Unfortunately ...

A travel blog entry by andanddan
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Coast to Coast, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Coast to Coast
Oct 11, 2006 (3 photos)

... in front of me and putting their seat as far back as humanly possible. Being told it was a mere 2 hour journey to Krabi I was unsurprised when we arrived there around 4 hours later and also unsurprised but annoyed on realizing we had been dumped at a ...

A travel blog entry by alasdairm
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Chapter 28: "Get Thai
Chapter 28: "Get Thai'd, talking to a tourist..."
Mar 1, 2004 (7 photos)

... it across the rather sleazy border. Hat Yai is another heavily Chinese and Muslim city, but the visual difference between Thailand and Malaysia is striking - mostly in the architecture and the lack of Roman letters on signs in Thailand. The Thai script ...

A travel blog entry by easyread
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Another day in Krab land, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Another day in Krab land
Sep 29, 2008 (6 photos)

I was up at 8am this morning, a good 3 hours before the slavering beast awoke! I decided to get some tasks done whilst she was out the way. Firstly, I went and drew out some cash before booking our bus & ferry trip to Langkawi. This was going to be ...

A travel blog entry by vickersontour
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Railay and Ko Samui, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Railay and Ko Samui
Mar 5, 2008 (22 photos)

... , I hopped on a minibus to the pier followed by a ferry to the mainland, where I caught a flight to Krabi, which is located off the Andaman Sea on Thailand's east coast.  I ended up in Railay, a gorgeous beach community that can only be reached by ...

A travel blog entry by oriolesman
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climbers beach paradise, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
climbers beach paradise
Sep 30, 2006 (16 photos)

... time I had made a good decision and used my OFF switch. As it is monsoon season here in Thailand we receive a lot of rain. The trip to Krabi was traversed between bouts of soaking downpours eventually arriving at Ao Nang beach in the evening. This was ...

A travel blog entry by pshemek
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Crappy Krabi, Krabi, Southern Thailand, Thailand travel blog
Crappy Krabi
Mar 24, 2006

... the emphasis on food. For other goods there are many street side vendors but there is nothing unique on offer here in Krabi. Top Tips: Wear some closed shoes when walking around as the many street dogs have left many turds on the pavement! Local ...

A travel blog entry by jawad
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Krabi, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Krabi
Apr 10, 2006 (8 photos)

... that tourists are starting to come back to the areas affected by the tsunami. The numbers are still far from what they were. Thailand's Songkran (it's like our New Years)is in April. It is also known as the water festival. From what we heard we were ...

A travel blog entry by audreyandjack
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Back on the mainland, Krabi, Southern Thailand, Thailand travel blog
Back on the mainland
Mar 24, 2006

... at the Hollywood Guesthouse (200 Bhat for a pretty nice big fan room). It's taken me a little longer to get used to Thailand again, but after three days I'm right at home. Of course, the great food always helps! Gotto love authentic Pad Thai and Thai ...

A travel blog entry by jawad
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Climbing Mecca, Hat Ton Sai, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Climbing Mecca
Apr 12, 2007 (19 photos)

'Hat Ton Sai' - A name that will forever be synonymous with rock climbing, near-death experiences, partying, eating, and obscene amounts of chilling. All will become clear. We were excited. "A climbing mecca" they say, "completely surrounded and ...

A travel blog entry by bobsonthegreat
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Ao Ton Sai - Day 59-67, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Ao Ton Sai - Day 59-67
Apr 22, 2008 (18 photos)

... national marine park which is a group of 40 islands 35km west of Ko Samui. Suppose to be the most beautiful islands in Thailand and relatively untouched. Day 61 - 23/04/08 Another late night and another wasted day. I'm seeing this laziness as my ...

A travel blog entry by christosp
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return to paradise, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
return to paradise
Jul 3, 2005 (14 photos)

... things to do I missed out on. Could've taken snorkeling tours from Phuket, snorkeling and boat tours from Phi Phi, would've done more volunteering on Phi Phi, and kayaking around the limestone cliffs in Krabi. At least I got the chance to see them though.

A travel blog entry by twittg
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Ao Nang and Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Ao Nang and Railay Beach
Aug 2, 2003 (1 photos)

... a train, spending a night in Hat Yai and catching a bus then a sangthaew, we reached Ao Nang beach in Krabi, Southern Thailand. Ao Nang had a loooong stretch of sand with greenish water flanked by limestone cliffs, and the water was dotted with islands ...

A travel blog entry by lizandsteve
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Yet Another Island Tour, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Yet Another Island Tour
Apr 23, 2008 (32 photos)

... of the climbing frenzy that Trav and I saw was due to a climbing competition scheduled to take place just after we left Thailand.  Of course, this is a climbing destination that makes climbers all excited about life and stuff, so it could just be ...

A travel blog entry by youngtravellers
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Ko Phi Phi & Ao Ton Sai - Day 58, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Ko Phi Phi & Ao Ton Sai - Day 58
Apr 21, 2008

... knew him and his older brother, we chatted for a while on the rocks. Then we randomly bumped into each other on a boat in Thailand, big coincidence. He only lives a couple of miles from me too. The even stranger thing is my friend was talking to us both ...

A travel blog entry by christosp
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Post Tsunami Krabi, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
Post Tsunami Krabi
Jan 19, 2005 (7 photos)

... which was where we stayed near the border. Hat Yai is a farely big city with not many tourists so we actually liked it as it was a total change from everywhere else we'd been in Thailand! The next night we caught a 17 hour over-night train to Bangkok.

A travel blog entry by lizand_rich
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On the run...to Malaysia and back, Krabi, Thailand travel blog
On the run...to Malaysia and back
Jan 7, 2006

... say yes. I had intended to go through a travel agent in Krabi but she saved me a lot of hassle. Instead of traipsing around Krabi for hours I would be getting straight in a taxi and doing the round trip in about 8 hours. Only 1000 baht which means I was ...

A travel blog entry by rbisset
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