1147 ICT 13 February 2013 Taj Palace Restaurant, Ao Nang, Krabi province, Thailand I have barely scratched the surface but I am in love with Krabi province. Aside from the predictable 2 hours to get off the plane and into Ao Nang, the beautiful drive in and (barely) cooler temperatures are welcome from Bangkok. I only felt a breeze once in Bangkok, on top of Golden Mount. Here a pleasant breeze moves in off the Andaman Sea perpetually. The road from Krabi winds through beautiful jungle and dozens of vertical limestone cliffs. Once in Ao Nang... Holy crap. It's so beautiful. The water, the karsts, the long boats. Otherwise, off the water it's pretty much ocean city, Maryland. T shirt shops, scuba shops, restaurants. Starving from leaving the hotel at 0530, I dropped my hiking backpack
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