Losing track of the days

All is well in Thailand! We arrived Krabi late Tuesday night. The flights went well, but the second was delayed. Some technical issues, so we had to switch planes. After seeing Bangkok Airways' quite amusing safety demonstration music video, I was starting to get a little nervous... As it turned out, they knew what they were doing, and we landed safely! Hurray! 

Check out the amazing video here: 

http://youtu.be/nc_-y56UiHM 

Once we got to Krabi Town, we searched for a hostel. After stopping by a dozen hostels, we found a place that had two vacant beds in a 6-bed dorm. We shared the room with two guys from Wales and two girls from Canada. We went out for a few beers with the Canadian girls and some other backpackers we met. It was nice to socialize with other people, and not just be hermits!

After spending the night in a hostel, we decided to head to Railay, a small peninsula between Krabi and Ao Nang. It's only accessible by boat, so we hopped on a long-tail boat and arrived 45 minutes later. Railay is divided into an East and West side. The East side of Railay isn't as nice, but has cheaper accommodation and restaurants. The nice sandy beach is on the West side, along with nicer resorts and restaurants. It takes approx 5-10 minutes to walk from the East to West side. 

Cheap accommodation is relatively scarce here, but we found a nice bungalow at the Lakeview Resort on the East side for 700 baht a night (130kr/$21.28). A little pricey for our budget, but it's nice! Comfy bed, our own bathroom, a TV (with two English channels!), and a pool nearby. 

We'll be here for one more night before heading to Koh Phi Phi (pronounced pee pee, haha). This island is about an hour and a half (by long-tail boat) from Railay. 

In my last post I said that I would try to keep the summarization posts to a minimum. In the meantime, I have realized that there may be quite a few more of these in the future. I mean, the whole purpose of this blog is to inform family and friends of what I am doing while traveling in Southeast Asia and during our study abroad experience in Australia. Sooo... That's what you're going to get! 

Time to get back in the sun! 

Love, 

Suzy