Blogs from Krabi, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 14

Now this is going to be a short post as Krabi is literally ........pointless! There is nothing of value there whatsoever apart from the most amazing icecream that the world has ever invented! This ice cream was insane (i had Ferrero Roche and Oreo.....immense!!). Other than this though Krabi really reminds me of a package holiday to some scuzzy european destination.... all concrete and fake beaches and rude people! A number of Krabians (my new word for people that live in Krabi) decided that it was appropriate to remark on the curly-ness of my hair after i refused to eat at their restuarant and i was given alot of advice regarding flat irons ad generally how to blend in with other Krabians in the hair department!!!!! Now i did not ask for this advice and nor ... read more

We travelled to Krabi on the 24th Feb, it was only an hour away from Khao Sok so we got a minivan to Krabi town then a long boat to East Railay Beach. After wondering around for 2 hours trying to find a room we managed to get a room at Yaya Resort. That afternoon we headed to the beach and had a few Beer Changs later on. We decided to go snorkelling on our first full day in Krabi. We booked on an afternoon/evening snorkelling tour. We did the usual snorkelling but also got to do it at night and you get to see the phosphorus in the water (what happens is the water glows whenever you move – it feels like you are at a rave). Whilst snorkelling, I got a bit lost from ... read more

Kia Ora Blokes and Blokettes Time for an update (and for me to record our travels before I forget!) and this time is our February 2011 holiday in Krabi. Having explored and loved Northern Thailand last year (Chiang Mai and surrounds) this time we wanted to check out the South we had heard so much about and with names like Phuket, Ko Samui, Krabi et al, - how could we resist. Jumping on the internet, reading blogs and talking to friends who have travelled this way before resulted in a bit of brain overload – TOO many choices – the thing is, I reckon, there aren’t any really bad ones. My Sis Chris from NZ was joining us, so we planned on meeting at Bangkok and spending a few days there first. I wasn’t that fussed ... read more

We both woke up a little hurting this morning. Last night we went out to a widely advertised reggae party. Some girls from England joined our table and we got talking and drinking, which led to dancing and meeting some other guys from Calgary. I've mentioned a few times now that we are really cheap when it comes to buying things. Some of you might ask how cheap?.. well let me tell ya! It seems like everyone has checked out of our dorm room except for us. There was a pair of pants laying beside the garbage can, so Tris tried them on and they fit. FREE PANTS! You can imagine how excited we were! We spent the first part of the morning at tour agencies booking transportation. Tomorrow we head to Koh Jum, a small ... read more

5:30 came early. We haven't been up at that time in almost a month. Hard to believe I used to wake up 5 days a week at that time to go to work. The bus picked us up at our hotel on time and drove us to the Pier. We then boarded a bigger bus. We drove up to the ferry then had to get off and walk on. This seems pretty normal, as when we were in Costa Rica last year and rented a car, I wasn't allowed to drive on the ferry with Tris. The ferry ride was maybe an hour and a half then we boarded the big bus again. We drove a little ways then stopped for 30 min at a place for lunch. We finally arrived in Krabi 9 hours after ... read more