Blogs from Krabi, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

The sun finally arrived on our honeymoon! We hurried out of bed to take advantage of the clear morning, unknowing if the storm clouds would move back in. Kristy got a banana and chocolate pancake breakfast while we walked between two beaches. We settled into a spot on url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1507054-d7155397-Reviews-Ao_Nang_Beach-Ao_Nang_Krabi_Town_Krabi_Province.htmlAo Nang beach. It was hot, sunny, and breezy; a perfect day for the beach. We laid out for a while then tested the surf. The water was warm but still refreshing. After soaking up as many rays as we could, we ascended some beachside stairs to the url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1507054-d8869847-Reviews-The_Crab_Company_Restaurant_Bar-Ao_Nang_Krabi_Town_Krabi_Province.htmlCrab Company restaurant. We each had shrimp and Chang/ur... read more

We left Bangkok in a tropical storm and flew the 1 hr south west to Krabi. As Bangkok, warm and humid on arrival. The only way to get to our hotel the Centara Grand is by 15 minute ferry (no charge for residents). This does of course mean you are a bit cut off. There is a steep up and down 10 minute walk ‘The Monkey Trail’ to the next bay Ao Nang, to escape, snorkeling trips to Phi Phi and other places can be organized and you can summon a long tail to take you to next beach at Rail Key. But what does Ao Nang have to offer; not much. Lots of bars, restaurants and massage parlours (all quite respectable I hasten to add). Some will be delighted to hear that Frin persuaded me ... read more

The next few days, I came to know our little group of travelers. There's Danute from Lithuania, Abby and James, from Nashville Tennessee, shimmy and devon, a couple travelling from Canada, Nayab and Iba from India, 2 separate guys from Germany, Jonas and... I didn't get his name :/, and another James, from England. Mostly together, we did the next couple of activities: A snorkeling trip at the Hong Islands. I liked this one a lot more than the one in koh Lanta. Less boating, more snorkeling and beaching. There's also a couple of people living on the island, in caves. They're supplied by the mainland and make sure the birds nests here aren't disturbed until the end of the season. After that, they harvest them, to be sold on the Chinese market. Apparently, the saliva ... read more

Arriving just after darkness fell, we found the bus station in Krabi in darkness. It seemed that our bus was the last one of the day to arrive. It was a little disconcerting but we were able to find transport to our guest house. It seems that the bus station is usually a lively place with places to grab a snack and plenty of tuk tuks and taxis to help you move on. Rooms@Krabi Guesthouse turned out to be an excellent choice. It's not luxury accommodation but it has everything you need and the staff are super friendly. They were always willing to help and if their English wasn't good enough to answer your query, they could always find someone else. It was such a refreshing change. We enjoyed it so much that we stayed one ... read more

Geo: 8.05, 98.91After a western breakfast in the hotel with many fruits I loved (not always sure what they were), we headed to the front of the hotel where I had arranged a driver to take us back into town to a beach area, from where we would take a long boat (famous Thai boat) to the most beautiful beach in the area, Phra Nang Beach. It was the beach itself but also the ride over which was breathtaking -- beautiful beach resorts and many huge monolithic karsts -- the limestone formations famous in Thai beach pictures. Of course getting on the boat was a show unto itself, as you have to go out into the water and then haul yourself up on to the two step ladder into the boat, which was pretty primitive. The ... read more