Krabi
Travel Blogs from Krabi, Thailand
Ao Nang
... The time 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 ...
Island Hopping
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 ...
Krabi
... 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 ...
Doi Suthep- Part XIV: Leaving the Mountaintop
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 ...
Railay
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 ...
Sun, swimming and shopping
... enough. That evening we Skyped Vic from an Italian restaurant but her microphone was off so we just waved around a bottle of Chang. Thailand is just so expensive now though. A different place to when we came a few years ago. Yes we negotiated discounts ...
4* Luxury - From the sublime to the ridiculous
... dragged ourselves out of the air conditioned room at about lunch time and went to the Swiss Cottage for our second Pad Thai in Thailand. It didnt disappoint. We then went for a walk around town, Ao Nang is so charming, before coming ...
Day 103
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 ...
The Man with the Golden Japanese Tourist....
... time 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 ...
Vacation from the vacation
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 ...
Loy Krathong, King's Birthday and Krabi
... 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 ...
EuroAsian Song Contest
... 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 ...
Night in Krabi Town
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. ...
Railay and Ko Samui
... , 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 ...
Chapter 28: "Get Thai'd, talking to a tourist..."
... hoofing 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 ...
Ao Nang - Caught in the Monsoon Rain
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 ...
SOUTH THAILAND AND BURMA
... package tourist destination which also means high prices, so we didn't hang around too long before we went over to see Thailand's other famous beaches at Krabi. The beach of Phra Nang, just north of Krabi, is said to be one of the best in southern ...
The town full of crabs
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 ...
Krabi, Krabi, Krabi.....
... with compared to all the other beaches so far. At the end of the beach on each side were big limestone cliffs, synonymous to Thailand, it looked lovely. Chris and I went exploring, and found some quiet little coves and at the end of the beach were a ...
The bad then the good
... Nang beach, the most common spot people visiting Krabi go. We didn't have any trouble finding a nice bungalow and we settled in. Krabi is magnificent, the beach and cliffs are amazing and the relaxed town life is enjoyable. We've done a lot since we have ...
Crappy Krabi
... 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 ...
Thai New Year in Krabi and Phi Phi Island
... Thai Green Curry and more cheap beer. Love Thomas and Hollie x x x x Travellers tip: As most companies in Thailand have been privatised, prices have risen considerably and there are no longer budget backpacker prices. The tours are sold everywhere but no ...
Phang Nga - A Night in a Fishing Village
... walking through people's homes. There seemed to be all sorts of animals crawling all over the place from scabby cats (a common site in Thailand) to monkeys, a goat and even a bird of prey. Dan and I felt very much the odd ones out as we realised that ...
Coast to Coast
... 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 ...
Back on the mainland
... 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 ...
Myanmar to Bangkok - Culture Shock
... money they will probably not be able to use and we got on our plane back to Bangkok. Our next blog will be from Krabi in Thailand, we do not like doing too much flying but when we have spent money getting into central Bangkok then waiting a few days to ...
Climbing Mecca
'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 ...
Thailand!
We have finally made it to Thailand, our third country. From Kota Bharu we got a public bus to the Thai border (Sungei Golok). Initially we were a little concerned about crossing at this point as there has been frequent bombings in the region because the ...
Surreal Dreamscape
... a surreal dreamscape surround the crescent-shaped coves, creating the illusion of islands rather than a peninsula disconnected from the town, this is Krabi! We want to An Namg beach and then took a "long boat" over to Ao Railay West beach. We left Ao ...
Ao Ton Sai - Day 59-67
... 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 ...

