Blogs from Railay, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 4

Nuestro primer destino playero fue Koh Phangan, una de las islas más famosas de Tailandia, una de las favoritas de los jóvenes por sus Full Moon Party (entre otras) que atraen a miles que van a rumbear a la playa y a intoxicarse (con alcohol y cualquier droga imaginable) hasta perder la consciencia... bueno, no todos van a eso, pero la mayoría... Pero en Koh Phangan hay mucho más que fiestas, es una isla grande con muchas playas y alojamientos para hacer felices a todos. Llegamos como a medio día, en plenas celebraciones del Songkram, el año nuevo tailandés que lo celebran con guerras de agua colectivas en la calle, no perdonan ni a los que andan inocentemente caminando con su equipaje a cuestas... tuvimos que caminar por lo menos 15 minutos en plena zona de ... read more

Decided to sit down and write this entry as we are currently in the middle of a thunderstorm so there isn’t much else to do! After getting Holly back fromLaos, we spent one night in Ayuthaya, visiting all the temples that the old capital ofThailandhas to offer its tourists. There were some very spectacular sights, particularly the first temple that we saw at sunset on our first day there. Unfortunately, Ayuthaya is one of the places that was worst affected by the flooding back when I first arrived in Thailand and much of the area of the temple was sectioned off as the authorities are still not sure quite how much damage has been caused. All the water has obviously gone now, but there may be unknown structural damage. It was a bit of a disappointment ... read more

Dear family and friends....it has been too long. This, of course, is due to the lack of internet service, not from laziness:-) And, it is about time that we discuss food from our travels, as it is one of the key ingredients in reminding us that we are in Asia- at least while on Tonsai beach (that, and the assortment of mispelled English words meandering about), as Tonsai and Railay are mostly comprised of climbers, backpackers, and resort go-ers. Then we'll continue to indulge in a quick travel update. FOOD Let's dive right into the deliciousness: First of all, it is important to note how food is served: fork and spoon, sans knife. Naturally, we fumble around cutting what needs cutting with our spoon, as it is typically in our knife hand, and use the opposing ... read more

Things I associate with Railay: beautiful beaches, no a/c, electricity from only 6pm-6am, Canadians, even more Canadians, chilled out vibe, kissing, no toilet paper, sleeping on the floor, monkeys, over priced boat shuttles, paradise and semi-friendly Thai's. This place is absolute paradise, there is getting round that. I just had a few unfortunate situations. We found our accommodation in Hat Ton Sai, a small place a short way along the beach from the main town. The only way to get there was an overpriced boat shuttle a semi-climb up and down steep rocks or wading through water (something that would prove problematic for the rest of our stay there.) Our hut was 1.50 pounds per night - it wasn't the best but it was still comfortable. We had no a/c, the fan and electricity only came ... read more

Finally we are on our way to Krabi, or actually Ton Sai, where we've already wanted to go a few days ago. So after a 3 hour bus ride to Krabi, another 40 minutes taxi trip to Ao Nang and a 15 minutes boat trip to Ton Sai we are there. On the beach we have no difficulty, as always, to find someone who can show us a bungalow. This time however we are surprised that the bungalow they offer us is only 200 baht (approx. 5Euro) a night. That would be the cheapest we had so far. So we jump on some sort of motorbike and a friendly, slightly stoned Thai guy is driving us around (while my bum is almost killing me sitting on this vehicle). He first showed us his own bungalows which ... read more