Our bus ride to Krabi

Today we have arrived in Krabi, we are staying in a resort near the main 'Riley' beach in Ao nang, Krabi. We got here by bus, the only real option as it is low season so the ferry from Phuket to Krabi doesn't run. We booked a mini-bus that would pick us up from our hotel and take us from our hotel in Patong, Phuket to Krabi town. We have also now booked all our flights and transport which includes getting to Chang Mai, Australia and Bali. After researching alternate ways, the cost wasn't that much more to fly and in some cases, flying was the only option. We could have got a mini-bus from Krabi to Samui but that could take all day and there are many budget airline companies that serve asia, we are using AirAsia for most of our flights.

The Mini-bus came to pick us up at half 7, after the man taking us did many circles trying to pick up all the passengers we eventually had everyone on board and were ready for our 3 hour bus ride to Krabi. The bus was fun, we were all going to Krabi, and we got chatting to 3 people, one from Germany and the other two from Slovenia. They were really nice and spoke great English, we chatted the whole way, and played cards to make the Journey much shorter than it was.


We also got advice off the two girls from Slovenia as they had previously been to Bangkok, so they told us the best areas to book a place to stay, in a good location to access all the places that are key to visit. It was great to get chatting and talk about the funny things we have found from our trip so far, including our findings of both the male and female versions of Mr Bean which certainly raised some laughs. We had to stop and change bus, and the three people we were chatting too were going to the same region in Krabi as us (Ao Nang) so we waited for the next bus, had some food and played cards and I attempted some of my poor magic tricks which failed as per usual :).

The man driving the mini-bus then dropped everyone off, and as it happened we were the first on the bus, and the last off the bus as our hotel was the final destination for the passengers travelling to the Ao Nang region of Krabi.

The hotel is great, another great but cheap find from Hotel finder Ben. It costs around 9 pounds each, and that includes breakfast. We have a dining room, TV and 2 bedrooms and its my turn to have the big Double bed, which is certainly going to guarantee 3 nights of comfort.

We are about to go out hopefully using the free advertised bicycles available at our hotel, if there are bikes available, we will cycle down the beach towards Ao Nang beach and to get a bite to eat and go into a few shops.

I'l be updating shortly, (Internet seems to be getting harder to get a hold of) and I'l be attaching some pictures we have taken over the last couple of days.