Krabi to Ko Phi Phi to Phuket and back to Bangkok


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March 24th 2008
Published: March 24th 2008
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Of all Thailand cities Krabi has been the best simply because its extremely built up but Thai style not Western style like Ko Samui and extremely slow paced and chill not like the mecca of Bangkok...the food was amazing, cheap and locals beyond friendly. Graeme and I got a room with air con for a mere 700 Bhat ($23, split 2 ways $11.50 each) we tried to bargain (just for fun) and I'm sure we woul... Read Full Entry



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30th March 2008

best story so far... the fight!
nothing is more exciting than a live fight... i also wished you got that on vid!!!!! why didn't you join in?
31st March 2008

Fight
I would have but I didn't want to make the other tourists look bad ;)
2nd April 2008

Just went on the 31st to watch some Muay Thai fights nothing like those authentic!! I would have loved to see the Ram Muay** there!!! **Ram Muay is the way to show respect to the teachers and the trainers. The fighter first performs the Wai Khru, circling the ring three times before kneeling and bowing three times as a sign of respect to god and man. He also bows to Buddha to ask for protection for himself and his opponent and for an honourable fight. The fighter then performs the Ram Muay/Wai Khru, whose simple movements demonstrate a fighter's control and style. Each fighter performs the Ram Muay on each side of the ring to demonstrate his prowess to the audience. The Ram Muay is a personal ritual, ranging from the very complex to the very simple, and often contains clues about who trained the fighter and where the fighter is from.
6th April 2008

Ram Muay
I wasn't that impressed with the Ram Muay...they did that before each fight and pretty much did the same thing. It was ok, but wasn't worthy of video taping or taking a pic of.

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