First thing we did when we arrived in Thailand was heading to Krabi province. Our destination was Ao Nang beach, one of the most beautiful beach in Thailand. Our hi-light trip started at
Don Muang Airport, Bangkok. Don Muang Airport is one of two international airports of Thailand. Another airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport, is the newer one. We flew to Krabi via Air Asia (www.airasia.com), a Malaysian low-cost airline. Our flight departed at 6.40 am... pretty early but we needed to spend as much as time at beaches. Plus, you can avoid traffic by traveling very early in the morning. (Round trip airfare was about $125 per person / Check-in luggage fee was 900 Thai Baht in 2013)
We arrived in Krabi at 8 a.m. at Krabi International Airport. Nice weather... great start of the day :)
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| Krabi International Airport |
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| The building of the airport |
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Krabi has several beaches. You can take buses, van or taxi to your destination. We picked a bus to Ao Nang Beach. Prices are 90 - 150 Thai Baht per person. Buses leave the airport 5 times in a day. The buses park in the parking lot of the airport.
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| The sign on the bus tells you if it goes to your destination. |
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| Bus tickets |
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| Me on the bus... excited!! |
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| Scenery along the way |
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The bus took us about 50 minutes to
Ao Nang beach, one of the most popular beach in Krabi. We stayed at
the L Resort (www.thelresort.com). The room price was a little high but we were impressed by the place and their friendly services.
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| The L Resort |
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| View in front of our hotel |
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Next thing we had to do after check-in at the resort was... to fill up our bellies. :P We had our late breakfast at a restaurant close by. One recommendation is to have Thai food because it is cheaper and more authentic. My boyfriend had American breakfast it cost more than my seafood fried rice which was much more delicious for me LOL. After breakfast, we walked around and found a fruit street vendor. We almost scream because they had what we love, mangosteen and lambutan!! Even though we can find these fruits in US but nothing can beat the fresh one from its original place!
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| Let's fill up our bellies :P |
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| 180 Thai Baht American Breakfast |
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| Waiting for my fried rice |
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| Fresh mangosteen and Lambutan |
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After that, we just observed the area and enjoy the beach to get rid of tiredness from the long flights. Tomorrow plan was to visit Phi Phi islands.
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| Ao Nang Beach |
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| Ao Nang Beach |
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Please follow my next blog for Phi Phi island!! :D
