by Azure
We flew to Krabi from Singapore. It felt really good to be out on our own again. We had been to Krabi for a night in 2006 on our way to Koh Lanta and decided to spend a few nights there this time around. We rented a scooter and drove northish out of town and hooked back around to some of the beaches. We were immediately struck by the dramatic beauty of the area. Large treed cliffs rise out of the horizon in every direction and the roads are lined with rubber tree plantations, that give a dark, eerie feel to the drive even in the daylight. (read more photos)
Krabi also has a fairly large night market in relation to its size, which was right across the street from our hotel, so each night we would go and get some cheap treats, banana pancakes, fresh squeezed juices, fried dough pieces with coconut jam and of course phad thai. On our third night, we heard loud music playing outside our room and went out to find an enormous weekend night market. It had a stage and many clothing stalls in addition to the food vendors, so we walked around to look at everything before we sat down to eat. There were more options at the weekend market, so we got papaya salad and stir fried vegetables. Also, there were cute outdoor bars that served fruity cocktails by the glass or jug. A jug cost 99 baht, or $3. A great deal if you are ever in Krabi on Fri-Sun.
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 9:03 am.
by Mike
Kids playing in the surf – near Krabi, Thailand.
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Posted on at 8:54 am.
Hi!
On Sunday, after taking care of a bunch of stuff having to do with stolen credit card information, Az and I flew out of Singapore and directly to Krabi, Thailand. In my first email from Singapore I compared the city to India. That was completely wrong. Singapore is more like a huge shopping mall, with banks here and there. Neither of us liked it much, but when we got to Thailand there were better associations… the smell of burning trash (really, it’s good), mangy dogs (not as good), poorly lit roads… I guess that kind of stuff is growing on me.
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Posted on November 23, 2006 at 8:16 pm.
