Krabi
We land in Krabi at around 9 in the morning. We take a prepaid taxi to Pak-Up Hostel, a super nice and clean place, where we crash for hours in the first bed we’ve seen in ages. We are in a female dorm with some really sweet girls. One of them, Tori from England, end up going to dinner with us at this popular seafood place, where I have crab. Because, you know, I’m in Krabi. Tori isn’t really into seafood, yet we still eat there for some reason, so afterwards we go to a restaurant/bar right next to our hostel, where I order more food, and I’m not even sorry. The place is called Good Dream, and the food, homemade guidebook, and travel agency in there is amazing. I’d recommend Pak-Up for accommodation and Good Dream for everything else!
The next day, the three of us have breakfast and then go on a day tour that we book through Good Dream. First stop is the hot springs, which is full of tourists and since we only have half an hour there, we don’t bother getting in. Next stop is Emerald and Crystal pool. Emerald pool is also filled with people, but we still enjoy swimming around. After a good 20 minutes, we do the long walk through the “jungle” to Crystal pool.
Now, this one is soooo much prettier, but the sand in the pool is dangerous or something, so swimming is not allowed. Boo.
After a nice thai lunch, we go to the Tiger Cave Temple, which is on top of a mountain.
This is the best pineapple I’ve ever had. Asian pineapples are much sweeter, and doesn’t sting your mouth the way other pineapples do.
Before we knew what we were getting ourselves into
About 1300 steps doesn’t sound like a big deal, but oh it is. It takes us about an hour of dry heaving, sweating excessively, crying and catching our breath before we reach the top. Three Swedish girls are standing at the top, getting a picture taken, wearing perfectly white shorts, nice loose curls and DRY FACES. It’s pretty upsetting.
With red faces and soaking wet bodies, we go all the way down the steep steps and treat ourselves to an ice cream. We meet a cool monk, who tells us he can climb the stairs in 20 minutes, and that the record is 8 minutes. Fuck.
At night, we have a nice dinner and cocktails, and feel surprisingly tipsy, which means we continue to the hostel bar with live music. I also have my first Tiger beer and it is pretty awesome.
The next day, we head to Ao Nang to do some shopping. We only lasted two three days in Thailand! Sara needs some shorts, Tori a pair of sunglasses, and I needle and thread for the pants I wore for the camelsafari – I ripped them getting off my camel. We spend way too many bahts, I buy like two Jack Daniels tops, because I’m a basic bawler. We take the bus home and go for some awesome thai dinner:
I have Tom Kar with shrimps, which is a coconut soup. Delish.
After that we are exhausted. But for three days we’ve been on a mission to get a photo of the big statue of a crab, ’cause this is friggin’ Krabi. It’s a no-brainer. Unfortunately, the place is always swarming with locals and tourists, so we’ve walked back to the hostel everytime we’ve passed the statue. Today, on our last day, I decide it’s happening, and Tori comes with me for some amazing, although awkward (because the local teen boys were totally staring at us) pictures. I love Krabi.
