Krabi

Krabi, Krabi...I had heard of alot good reviews about the place...but if i were to compare between my trip to Phuket and Krabi, i would say i prefer Phuket...Phuket is a more happening island...

Also, i think that Krabi has not really recovered from the tsunami, with some of the shops which has been destroyed during the disaster, looking the same as the tsunami just happened the day before we reached..It maybe also because of where we were staying i guess.. Our hotel, Ao Nang Buri Resort is located at the quiet beach, Nopparat Thara Beach.

Nopparat Thara Beach, which is situated right opposite where we stayed.

Nopparat Thara Beach is located just next to Ao Nang Beach, which is the more famous beach in Krabi island. Although more famous, there is nothing much that Ao Nang can offer in terms of foods and even place of interest. Also, the reason could be that we went during the low season ( end of Sept). But the thing that i love travelling in low season is that, more attention will be on you rather than the ang mohs- who usually travelled during the high season..the foods are also much cheaper, with promotions like - 20-30% disc or even buy 1 free 1 during dinner.

During the whole trip, we encounter alot of Korean tourist. I tot most Koreans are leng luis, but not from what i saw. ( nasty me).

With ntg muc to do, we book 2 tour packages, 1st : the island package - to 8 different places where we travelled by speed boat. 2nd being the land package which is so not worthy. I would not talk much bout the island tour because it is quite similar to the 1 I went during my Phuket trip.

As for the land package, we went to 3 places, if I'm not wrong. The 1st is the Tiger Cave temple, where I almost die-ded, climbing the seems-like-never-ending steps up hill just to discover so-so view..After the climbing, we are brought to the water fall hotspring, which is also not my favorite, mainly because of aftr climbing the stairs, my body is in need of cool spring and not hot spring and so most of us did not dip in to the spring. The last destination being the emerald pool which we have high hopes on. After about 10mins walk from the tix counter, we finally reached the emarald pool..Disappointment.. Just an ordinary green-colored pool.. look almost like the green-ish swimming pool bac in our resort.. But i guess Emerald pool is the best, because we can finally soak in icy cool water after the whole climbing and walking the whole day.

I supposed this is being kicked down by tired tourist or even angry ones after discovering whats at the top..lol

The steps are countless and some being very steep...i cant feel my legs aftr the climbing .

The view from the Tiger Cave Temple.

The Emerald Pool which is behind us. As you can see the wide smile in our face after soaking in the cool water in a hot afternoon.

I would rate my Krabi trip 3 out of 5... The expenses for the overall trip is about is about RM800..inclusive of air tix, accommodation and some $ spent in Krabi. As whether or not i would return to Krabi, it depends...maybe 1 day when i need a quiet time-out with my frens..why not...