Blogs from Ao Nang, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 13

If you are looking for something a bit different than ordinary boat tours in Phi Phi Islands or so you should try to Mangrove Kayaking river tour middle of the forests. The area where the trip started was called Ao Thalan, I guess all the different tours started from there so it was just up to your bargaining skills how much you end up to pay for it.. The Kayaking itself then, it was lovely and exciting. Our English speaking guides told us about the mangroves, wildlife living there and the history of the area. We also saw wild monkeys in their natural environment which were bit scary.. . Highlights were when we visited in Canyon and different bays and caves. One of the caves was previously called the crocodile cave but nowadays the name has ... read more

Lauantaina 28. paiva saavuttiin siis turistien kansoittaamaan Ao Nangiin. Oltiin alunperin suunniteltu menna Chiang Main jalkeen Koh Sametille mutta viidakosta loytamamme Kroatialaispariskunta, Daniela ja Marko osoittautuivat niin mahtaviksi ihmisiksi, etta paatimme muuttaa suunnitelmia. Kroatit olivat Thaimaassa kolmen viikon lomalla ja jo varanneet kaikki majoitukset ja transportaatiot valmiiksi. Meita kun ei ole sidottu mihinkaan, on erittain helppo vaihtaa plaania halutessaan. Krabille saavuttiin BKK:sta yobussilla. Otettiin kyyti dosarilta kampille, Nopparat Thara- biitsille. Kyseessa on huomattavasti hiljaisempi ranta, kuin mm. suomalaisten pakettimatkailijoiden suosiossa oleva Ao Nang. Kamppa saatiin neljaan sataan per yo. Siisti huone omalla kylpparilla, n. 5 min kavelymatkan paassa rannasta. Kampille paastya kaytiin vetamassa aamupilat ja sen jalkeen nukkumaan pariksi tunniksi. ... read more

One night in Railay and it was another longtail boat to Ao Nang. Really nice place, great beach, but on the mainland, so a lot more to do.... Got a really good front with loads of bars and shops.... Roy lost the cables to his laptop & speakers a couple of weeks ago, so he trawled the shops looking for replacements. Apparently the ones he needs are very specific so nowhere has them. Looks like he's carrying a useless laptop round a bit further. I bought some shorts here and a T-Shirt (almost a babyape personalised one). I was warned not to bring white clothes, and i should have listened. My white shorts & T Shirt are beyond disgusting. I was walking round and must have looked like a tramp, even more so! So if you ... read more

When we arrived from Vietnam, the plan was to head straight to a beach to get some sun bathing time as it was important to have a decent looking tan for when we got home. First we decided to head to Koh Tao, which is a small island just off the east coast that’s known for it’s diving and beautiful beaches. We got a night bus (again!!) down to the port where the ferry leaves. It arrived at 4am, two whole hours before we could catch a boat to the island (why do they do that?). Eventually we set off and arrived into Koh Tao at around 10:30. Accommodation wasn’t cheap but eventually found a scummy looking place that fitted our budget - remember we don’t have much money left so we are trying to be ... read more

Hello From Thailand! From Clark (Phillipines) we flew to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), a four hour flight, with nothing to eat or drink except two donouts each =), which we managed to buy at the airport for our last phillipino money. Our plan was to catch the night train from Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai in Thailand the same evening (14 hours), but we had been unable to buy a train ticket, so we didn't fancy our chances. We arrived at the train station later then we had expected because apparently there are two airports in KL (we didn't know), one for expensive flights and one for cheap flights (like with Ryanair). We landed on the cheap flight airport which was not connected with the airport express train, so we had to take the bus to the ... read more