http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Thailand , South-West Thailand , Railay en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:56:59 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:56:59 +0000 Thailand can mean a lot of things to a lot of people some want the hustle and bustle of Bangkok some the neon lights of Phuket for me i wanted white sand beaches with a laid back way of life which is exactly what we found here.Railay is a little beach seperated into three parts for the backpackers climbers and honeymooners and appeared to be a little Thai rasta community completely cut off t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-461181.html Hello Sorry about the really long delay we didnt have the internet for a whileBut we're back in action. Railay is located just beside krabi we heard it was a nice relaxed town so decided to see for ourselves It started on the 17th of November we got the boat to railay from phi phi island. The boat was terrible as we were traveling through a storm ive never seen rain like it and just our http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-456626.html After our wild partying on Ko PhaNgan we decided that we would head for the beautiful scenic Railay just 45 minutes in a long tail boat from the main land Krabi. But before we could get to Railay we had some more travelling to do this time in the form of boat bus. Also another reason we needed to leave Ko PhaNgan was because a storm had hit the island which now seems to be a regula http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-454733.html The entrance to Railay Beach is a gateway to tropical heaven. The only way to get here is by longboat and so we arrived at dusk on a weighted down longboat filled with backpackers on October 20th. A sliver of land guarded by giant limestone cliffs with beachfront real estate on all sides. Sunset gazers and rock climbers toast one another from seat cushions on makeshift bamboo decks overlooking http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-448978.html And we're off on a van to a pier to a boat for a 45 minute boat ride to Railay. Sea Sick meds check We ended up sitting at the front of the boat staring at the amazing view all around. We stopped a few places on the way and arrived at Au Nang. From there we took a local's long tail boat to Railay West beach. We got there and it was paradise. Huge rocks protruding from the water hardly any tour http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-447608.html We both decided there wasnrsquot much more to explore in Aonang and so headed for a beach called Raily. The guide book recommended Raily for its stunning sunset and its rock climbing. The water was too choppy so get into a long tail boat on the beach so those of us waiting jumped into a van and headed for what they called a lsquoportrsquo. This was most defiantly NOT a port it was a walk http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-443463.html Donnerstag 20 November 2008 Railey Beach Krabi Die Zeit in Railey verbringen wir berwiegend mit sem Nichtstun. Wir wohnen auf der coolen Ostseite wo eher gnstige Bungalows Backpackern und Individualreisenden Heimat geben. Das schbige YaYa Resort verlassen wir nach zwei Nchten. Aber es gibt gengend Ausweichquartiere so dass wir schnell eine hbsche Bleibe finden die auch nicht mehr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-442757.html A final night on Koh Samui was followed by a 1 hour boat journey 6 hour bus to leave us in Ao Nang On the Andaman Coast. We relaxed here for 2 nights drinking heavily in a great irish bar right next door to our guesthouse. Strange how we ended up there. We managed a good few drinks that evening returned the following day for a roast dinner. Gemma didnt speak for 10 minutes... it was aweso http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-434031.html We haven't managed to write a blog for a while as we've been in Myanmar Burma where communication is tough to say the least. So we're a little behind Before getting into the wonders of Myanmar here's our Thailand blog...The only flight between Delhi and Bangkok was at 3.30am So we took it and arrived in Bangkok on 24th June. From Bangkok we got a bus straight to Pattaya to see my d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-426855.html For the last week we have been based in Krabi province on the Andaman coast in the South of Thailand. Sun sea and sand have been the main theme of the week with lots of relaxation. A welcome break after 5 weeks on the road. Railay Our first point of call was Railay Island. Getting there was the usual facade. Little long tail boat rough waters and once again a wet bum However the boat journey w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-426459.html boats catamarans minivans tuk tuks canoes motorbikes escalators lifts buses and more of all the above.the last of our talesafter one more day hiking and beaching in phi phi don climbed a high and incredible hike to a viewpoint where you can see both sides of the island we took midsized boat to railey which is a remote beach area on the southwestern tip of thailand only reachable http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-424285.html Sawadee mis amigosGuess what I did...more cool stuff After the flurry of Bangkok and the onslaught of Phuket Kristi and I were in the mood for something with a mellow nature vibe. This led us to a place called Railey in Krabi Tonsai to be more precise. This wonderful town is known all over the world for having some very excellent rock climbing. Although not an island it very much feels like http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-423847.html heheybin seit gestern in railay in der naehe von krabi...schick schick hier...leider laeuft zur zeit mein letzter tag in thailand aus...allerdings wartet ja auch was schickes...das inselleben wird weitergefuehrt es gibt nur einen landeswechsel...pulau perhentian wirds sein...letzter tauchgang wird dort gemacht...und dann wird sich weiter informiert wos hin gehn soll...koh phi phi war der knaller http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-411147.html Breakfast was at 9 AM and we said farewell to our friends from Manchester England who were headed to Phi Phi and then on to Malaysia and Indonesia on their honeymoon. We caught our longtail at 930 AM whicch met a taxi at Ao Nang to take us to the airport. The 1205 PM flight was uneventful and on time which got us to Bangkok at 215 PM. We picked up ouir baggage and then checked it in immed http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-406176.html 5 June Friday The weather wasbetter today so I headed to Pranang Beach to get some better pictures of a sunny beach. Will had suffered sunburn from our day of snorkeling at Phi Phi so spent most of the day in our room. I spent most of the morning there and then headed back for a dip in the pool before lunch.Perhaps this is a good time to talk about some of the people I met. The more intere http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-406151.html 2 June Tuesday My spreadsheet showed a 1020 AM departure from Bangkok to Krabi so right after breakfast we took a taxi to the airport. When we approached the ticket counter I was informed that we were too early to check in for the 145 PM flight to which I responded that I was booked on the 1020 AM flight. Apparently my original intention was to take the earlier flight but by the time http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-405218.html Next stop was Railay Beach so we hopped on the night train to Surit Thani which felt a bit like the Harry Potter knight bus with crazy characters roaming up and down the aisles and beds appearing from nowhere. Thought that I'd mastered the art of squat toilets but the jostles and jerks of the train took this to a whole new level. We fell asleep in the smog of the city and woke up to palm trees http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-404143.html Day 320 Friday 15th May A change of plansWhich of Thailandrsquos islands do you go to There are so many to choose from. On the west coast there is Phuket Ko Phi Phi Ko Lanta Ko Tarutao Ko Mook Khao Lak the Surin Islands and the Similan Islands. On the east coast there are just as many Ko Samui Ko Pha Ngan Ko Tao Ko Samet Ko Chang and Ko Kut. And I havenrsquot even mentioned th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-401976.html So. Und jetzt bin ich wieder in Bangkok mit schnellem Internet und blicke auf meinen Monat Ton Sai zurueck. Ein Monat Nimmerland wie Chris gesagt hat. Zeit spielt keine Rolle die Sonne und die Tide regieren den Tag. Und wie letztes Jahr habe ich es geschafft mir alle Namen zu merken obwohl es ein grosses Kommen und Gehen war. Weniger Leute als im letzten Jahr waren mehr als einige Wochen da. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-400495.html Ton Sai hier bin ich wieder. Wunderbares Wetter Sonnenschein Chillen Klettern nette Leute Poi Slackline Klettern Chillen Strand Palmen Singha or Chang Deep Water Soloing Missing Snow...Also im Grossen und Ganzen alles wie beim letzten Mal . Keine so grosse Familie wie beim letzten Mal aber viele nette Leute ziemlich viel Deutschsprachig sogar. Mit Marina bin ich viel un http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Railay/blog-395334.html