Bangkok to Krabi

Our last morning before the journey to Krabi. We were on the overnight train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and neither of us had had much sleep. The train was comfortable and we hadn’t seen a single cockroach so we weren’t complaining, however it was just too bright and bumpy to sleep for any length of time. We arrived in Bangkok a bit later then planned but as we didn’t have a flight to catch until 1.30pm we were in no rush. We said our farewells to Dong and Jennie at the station and was whisked off in a taxi back to the airport. Third time here in as many weeks!

We had decided against finding something to do in Bangkok for the extra few hours as we weren’t that keen on the city and as its so big, its hard to do anything quickly. Thankfully we could check in any time for the flight and so we booked in and enquired about using the Thai Airways lounge as we had 5 hours to kill. They said they could upgrade us for £30 each which Leigh was happy with. It was a good decision. The lounge had unlimited tea/coffee/food/internet access and comfy chairs so we settled in. We caught up on the blog, sent some emails and generally chilled out. We felt we deserved a little luxury and this was to be the nice end to the holiday.

A short flight later we landed in Krabi and were taken to the hotel which is really out of the way. On arrival we were met with hot towels and a drink and given a tour of the complex. There are only 42 rooms and the service was fantastic. Every need is taken care of. It was definitely very luxury which is something I’d not had the experience of before.

We took a stroll down to the beach and spotted a crab. Normally I only ever find shells at home so this was quite novel. The we spotted another and then more. The tide was out and we could just see crabs right up the beach. We joked this is why the place is called Krabi!

After exploring the beach and hotel we grabbed a bite to eat then headed back to our room. We popped into the library on the way back and took out a few dvd’s and some books as well.