Our trip started in April and the first stop, the lovely Thailand.
We took a direct flight from Copenhagen to Bangkok via Norwegian airlines.
In Bangkok we had to pay 1000 baht each to get a 15 days visa (again this is just for Romanian tourists, other European tourists get a 30 days free visa).
Although Phuket seems to be the main destination for most tourists, we heard so many bad things about it that we decided to skip it. Instead we flew from Bangkok to Krabi and we were very happy with our choice, but if you do like to party then you’d better stick with Phuket.
Krabi is a cute town, with nothing much to do except the night market, however it shows you the real Thailand, the one that is yet to be so commercialized.
We stayed in Krabi strictly to do all the day trips that we wanted (Thailand is all about day trips to all sort of islands by the way), so our schedule was basically trips by day, night market by night. By the pier there were a lot of places to eat street food and all the tables were full every night.
Fried bugs, worms and crickets...omnomnom
Krabi night market
Thai sweets
Day trips
Railay Beach
Some choose to stay a whole week here, for us one day was enough; after all it is one beach, never the less a beautiful one. There is also a viewpoint that has a fantastic view of two stretches of water separated by a beautiful and exotic palm tree jungle. You might need proper shoes to get to the top, although we did the climb in...yup you've guessed it...flip flops! Do not recommend it though!
Also, beware of the monkeys!
I will probably mention this a lot in the future, but after being attacked by one and had a scary encounter with a group of them while we were alone in the jungle (we will get to that story at one point) one gets to not like the evil, yet cute creatures.
To get to Railay we took a public boat early in the morning from the Krabi pier for 300 baht return ticket per person.
Railay East (where the boat left us)
Phra Nang Beach
Railay West
Railay viewpoint
Don't be fooled by their cuteness
Yet at every corner they sell you bananas to feed them
James Bond Island
Here comes one of the most over rated attractions in Thailand!
We booked a tour to get to James Bond Island and in between we were supposed to visit a fishing village and go kayaking around a mangrove forest.
The entire tour felt rushed, the majority of time was spent in the boat, besides that it was extremely crowded...and James Bond Island is a pretty rock, nothing more.
The tour was 1100 baht/person and to be honest I would not do it again.
James Bond Island (007 was no where to be found)
Kayaking through mangrove forests
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