Blogs from Ao Nang, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 26

A quick goodbye to the wonderful hosts at the Rattampong Hotel in Phang Nga and I was off down to Krabi.I had another weird homo moment where a lad called me Justin Timberlake in a shop and said "sexy guy" only later realised he said "sexy back" (his song) thank god. Id heard so much of Krabi,everything around there is beautiful,but at this peak season I feared it would be full.The motorbike there took in some great views until I got dropped off at some bungalows run by the sweetest muslim family.One of the young girls was the cutest thing ive ever seen,Always washing up ,making food,running about ALWAYS smiling and laughing,cheeky thing like.My mates who are 30 dont even do all that.I tried to have a little talk with her every morning to put me ... read more

Well today was the day that we visited the infamous Phi Phi Islands. We had another early start... no rest for the wicked, to catch a speed boat out to the islands. One of us had the bright idea to sit at the front of the boat (it was probably Steve!). We didn't take into consideration that the water was quite rough. Fair to say I would never sit in that position again as after a few minutes I felt decidedly sick and Emma had badly grased her arm. We were chucked here there and everywhere before arriving at our first snorkelling destination just off Monkey Bay. Considering we had really been looking forward to the islands and snorkelling since we booked the trip in september it was quite disapointing. Don't get me wrong it was ... read more

I flew into the brand new but quaintly small airport in Krabi, and yet again, the Thai's somehow managed to screw up something as simple as airport signage. The design was fine, but all of the passengers went out to the airport drive only to find out that ground transport had to be reserved from inside the terminal, which required one to go back through security. No signs stating this, just one taxi company with a booth inside the terminal, and a plane full of people making a revolving door trip out to the airport drive. It was good and comical. In the end, I shared a taxi with a gal from California, and two from Australia to Au Nang beach. Remind me to book ahead in Thailand. I got there, and found nothing but overpriced ... read more

After an extremely confusing day of trying to get to Krabi I got to Krabi a few mornings ago. I got lost for about an hour in Nakhon Prathom after an ill assumption but things got sorted out for the best. Ao Nang is a tourist resort-y place and it's very expensive and I am only going to spend one night here. My goal today is to find another book to read which I believe is can be attained rather easily. I feel as though I've lost my motivation to do any adventure type things but it also might have to do with the fact that i'm on a serious serious budget because i'm dead dead broke and i've just spent two days budget on a room for one night. I'ma need a job right ... read more

If you're coming to Krabi in the next two weeks be warned, Ao Nang is full! Prices are high... very high! Crowds of holidaying families litter the beach (literally as well as metaphorically), the locals are unfriendly (who can blame them - so many complaining tourists) and you'll struggle to find a room below 2,000 Baht for a night! On the bright side I hear it's not so bad after high season so withold your cash for now and postpone your visit for a month. You shouldn't avoid it completely, Krabi is nice, the cliffs are spectacular, the beach isn't bad and if you go to Rai Leh (Railay) it's even better as it's quieter and more laidback or as they say in Thailand "same, same but different". We definitely made a mistake coming here without ... read more