After leaving Bangkok I headed to the beaches!!! I met up with some friends from my TESOL course (Logan, Charlie, Crystal, Justin, and Crystal’s friend Megan). We got on a bus on Khao San Road to head to Krabi the were getting on a boat to Railay. The bus ride was about 10 hours of pain, the seats were tiny and my legs were asleep the hole time! I never slept. About half way were were dumped off in the middle of nowhere and waited to switch to another bus...this was 4 or 5am. The 2nd bus wasn't much better. This was also pretty much the last time I rode the tourist bus...I stuck with the Thai bus system, they were always much better and fed you.
So we finally got to Krabi and waited on a small boat to come and get us, finally we got on the boat. It was great but I was so tired! We rode through a bunch of tiny islands and I was absolutely amazed at the shapes of all of the rocks popping out of the water, it was all pretty surreal. Finally we jumped off at Railay and were greeted by Charlie and Megan. We checked into a bungalow that cost 200 Baht per room, roughly $6.70 and split each room 3 ways. Yes, it was cheap but! We had to shower in cold salt water and the room was so damp! I honestly felt like we would fall through the floor at any moment! Not to mention having to douse each other in mosquito spray before going to bed. Back to the story...we took naps and then walked down to the beach, the girls layed around in the sand and the guys went exploring since it was low tide we were able to walk out and into caves, pretty neat.
The beaches were beautiful but the place was quite touristy and expensive for Thailand luckily for us we were there for the low season. On the second day we decided to find another place to stay with real toilets and walls. We ended up nearby at Diamond Resort, well it was at least a step up from the bungalow. The restaurant/bar there was actually really good, They had big tasty baguette sandwiches and good Thai food plus many nights they had big BBQs with fish, chicken and baked potatoes plus tons of other good stuff. Not to mention cocktails were 2 for 1 every evening and we got close with some of the staff there and ended up with a few freebies.
And then there was Last Bar. After one night on the island we were already well known, none so much as Justin aka. “JJ.” Last Bar was literally that, the last bar on the island and actually hung over into the water. They had a good DJ and fire dancer and his girlfriend was a bartender there. We drank, danced, and played games every night and also celebrated Justin's birthday there. I'll leave many of these stories to memory but we will surely never forget those nights! :)
So everyday on Railay we would ask locals where they would go to hang out, everytime the answer was “Krabi Town” so the last day before the rest of the guys had to go back to Bangkok we went to Krabi Town. We all loved it, so much more real the Railay. We got in another small boat and rode for 30-40 minutes then got in a van that was jamming out to old US pop songs and an hour later were finally in Krabi Town. Next we jumped in the back of a pickup truck and checked into a guesthouse and began to explore. We ended up checking out a place called Fubar, I walked in and was instantly sold on it. It was a Reggae bar full of random nick-nacks, reggae posters, and driftwood...most importantly there was a Liverpool FC scarf hanging above the bar. So we ordered some buckets of whiskey and Coke and started play Jenga. Side note: this was like 4-6pm. Before sunset we wanted to check out a place called Rooftop Bar, so we walked down to it and grabbed a beer and watched the sunset over the city. It was absolutely beautiful. The bartender there was a British guy who recommended a nightclub that we could go and dance. It was called Route 69. He called taxi's for us...and we saw a first: motorbike taxi's! It was fun enough just getting there. We found out that there was a popular Thai rock band playing at the club that night. Being foreigners they let us in with no cover and then gave us a table near the stage. The band was pretty good and it was a fun time. The next day I looked for a new guest house and everyone else booked a bus back to BKK. Good times with amazing people!
The rest will follow soon!
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