July 24, 2013

KRABI, THAILAND


Why is it that we always book our transportation at the most unpleasant early hours of the morning- we caught this ferry from Phuket to Krabi. There was seating inside but we chose to go back-packer style frumpy hoodie on the deck, the view was too beautiful to miss. With the wind stinging our faces we saw island after island all the way to Krabi.
We caught an open air bus (why arn't all buses open air!!) to our hotel in Krabi town- where we were reminded of why Thailand is amazing, our accomodation was 4 star by S.A. standards but alot cheaper, stunning! We again rented a scooter and since Warren wasnt training during our Krabi leg we ate, explored, ate, got sunburnt and generally just relaxed. The food at the restaurant in the sister hotel walking distance from ours was amazing and the gentleman who sang and played three instruments on his own every night kept us very entertained and amused.


Krabi was everything I had been in search for when we traveled to Thailand; thick forrest, turquoise water and majestic mountains that spike out of the ground with the roads winding between them, it was breath taking. After a day or two of exploring the local beaches we booked an Island tour. I'm not big on activities designed around tourists , but the day trip was alot of fun. We left on one of many boats and visted Island after island, even the one from the movie the Beach, which was slightly ruined for me by the tourist who put out her cigarette in the sand. We had lunch on Ko phi phi and headed home, definatly a worth while spend.


 
Bamboo island


Ko Phi Phi
Aside from the beautiful mountains the town had a cute little market, and driving a little out of town we found the Tiger cave temple , Warren and I can never resist some beautiful architecture and this place had sections carved into the mountain. It was peaceful and beautiful!

Krabi was just perfect, the town is real and messy but it doesn't feel like a tourist town like some of Thailand, its real. The night market is hot and over whelming but full of all the good and bad kind of cultural experiences you want when visiting a new place, the service is impecable and every person we met was friendly and helpful.


We left Krabi so relaxed, jumped on a plane back to Bangkok to catch our flight to Hong Kong, the final leg of our trip .

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