Post by dcruz on Nov 18, 2007 0:20:54 GMT 7
Hai all,
We meet again , this time, trip to tempat yang kurang didengar di Thailand iaitu Krabi, Maybe ,some of you guys been there, but for those never been there and intent to visit Krabi, here some tips and some places to expect. Krabi located at middle of Thailand, where beach near Phuket Island. Tempat dia full of European tourist , actually 90% yang datang mat salleh. Malaysian susah nak nampak. Sesuai untuk bershopping, island hopping, snoklelling dan scuba diving. Night life entertainment kat sana kurang, Cuma banyak pub saja. Anyway, here is journey of me, wifeku Emma and anakku Ariena.
Day 1
From KL sentral to LCCT, we all make a move by Skybus and reach there about 10am. Lepas check in, sempat makan breakfast kat McD LCCT. After that, we enter and waited at depart. Hall for 12pm flight to Krabi. That day, only nearly 70people je onboard to Krabi. Sikit sangat ,tak tau camnana Airasia nak maju ..hahaha..Tapi okay jugak coz tak yah nak chase for the best seat.Flight ambil masa 1jam20min. Sampai di Krabi, look like the weather macam baru lepas hujan and the airport pretty new and modern. Ariena agak excited sebab dah sampai and lepas bagage claim, ada some small booth macam taxi, excursion, hotel and tourist infos. We been greet ‘Sawadekap’ by a thai lady and offer us the taxi service. Taxi cost about 600baht (rm60) to Ao Nang beach. Taxi driver yang bawak kiteorg actually a muslim, nama dia Ishak, bole le cakap English sikit2 tapi kelam- kabut..Along the way, dia offer taxi service, boat service, and makan halal yang ada disekitar. Journey from airport to Ao Nang beach took aboout 30 min, jalan sana macam jalan kampung lagi, macam kat Kelantan. Really....Sampai di Ao Nang beach, we were very impress dgn tranformation, dari area kampung ke tourist beach(macam kat Phuket). We stop at Princeville Resort and unfortunately, the rooms all fully booked and try check up other hotels. Tapi, before try hotel2 lain, we have a lunch kat cafe nearby. Cafe ala italian, so try look for benda yang boleh makan, pizza tuna jadi pilihan dan tuna sandwich, and strawberry shake.all cost nearly 500baht (rm50). What to do...international cuisine..hahahah..
Finally, there a room left at Ban Ao Nang Resort. Not bad location, near beach and great hill view. Facilities okay, internet, swimming pools, free breakfast etc. So chill out about 1 hour tuk rehat dan petang tu , we stroll down to the street, sight seeing the beach. Street kat sana very clean and sempit tuk kereta, kedai sovenier merata2 tapi barang2 dijual sama dan ada dijual di sini.eemmm...Anyway, sana ada Bgr king and Mc D. Kalau susah2 nak cari makan, gi makan buger ikan le.. hahaha..until night fall, we already tired and look for halal food, Emma time tu nakcari makan nasi and we found ‘claim’ to be halal restaurant by the owner. Pasal was2 sikit, we order, nasi goreng seafood, tom yam udang dan udang goreng pedas. Total cost lebih kurang 500baht(rm50 gak)..memang standard price kat sana cam tu le...After, the stomach fulled, we made a move back to hotel and watch thai tv channel..geezzzz..
police krabi pakai hilux
new modern tuk-tuk
nissan bluebird sss
tomyam kung and udang goreng pedas
Day 2
We woke up pretty early 8.00am in the morning to start our day. Firstly, at pool side , ada cafe served breaksfast, mena macam biasa, ada nasi goreng bihun goreng, english breakfast. Cuma buahan, telur dan toast je kiteorg makan, still good breakfast. Kenyang....just after breakfast, we all stroll down to the beach.
The beach actually tak ramai org mandi, ada banyak boat dan sampan, semua untuk pergi island hopping, so kena jalan jauh sikit sampai resort betul2 depan beach untuk bersantai. Family bersantai katakan, aku dapat bermandi mandi di laut Andaman yang luas dan dikelilingi kepulauan batu kapur. Air dia clear but lill bit unpleasent sebab banyak batu2 kasar dan sea shells, tak macam Phuket....anyway lepas tu we go back to the hotel and sambung mandi kat pool pulak...Mat salleh bukan nak mandi, just chill and sun bath je.
Sampai tengahari, lepas ber siap2, we all jalan lagi ke arah atas bukit, kat sana we found out ada sederet gerai2 kecik jual makanan ..gerai2 nie semua muslim food and halal, lega rasa dapat jumpe, makanan yang ada seperti , ayam panggang, nasi ayam, sup, kuih2 dll. So aku pilih nak makan ‘papaya salad’-25baht(rm2.50) dan nasi ayam 30baht(rm3.00) , rasa dia okay , boleh diterima dan murah..lepas tu tapau goreng pisang untuk makan sambil jalan2..cooll..Then we back to hotel and lepak, tapi terpaksa teman kan ariena mandi dalam pool , makin hitam legam le...tak sempt nak naik ‘long tail boat’ pergi Railey beach. Yang nie murah je 100baht(rm10 je). Waktu petang, we go out to the beach street, tengok barang2 yang boleh di bawa balik...sambil2 berjalan2, aku jumpa satu stall tepi jalan jual ‘thai pancake’, actually bukan macam betul pancake, tapi macam roti canai lapik dgn buahan. Aku order 2 banana/choco pancake-20baht(rm2.00). Sedap..boleh try lagi...lepas tu jalan2 dan lepak kat Eden cafe minum cappucino, cool place , boleh tengok2 org lalu lalang dan menghadap beach. After that, hari agak senja dan matahari dah nak terbenam, we jalan lagi sambil mencari restoran tomyam halal..then , kiteorg terjumpa satu restauran Thai yang halal, agak terkejut sebab pelayan dia boleh cakap fasih bahasa melayu, rupa2nya dia penah keje kat penang. So we all order cam kat m’sia je,cakap melayu..hahhah.we have daging osyter sos dan tomyam seafood, lovely tomyam, seriously and i can say original and one of the best. Cost semua lebih kurang 300baht(rm30). Not bad...Perut dah kenyang, dan shopping sikit2, we stroll back to the hotel dan lepak sambil layan movie channel...
sweet papaya salad and nasi ayam
Day 3
Our last day at Krabi, and aku bangun very2 early jam 6.00pagi. Jam 6.00pagi macam 7 pagi m’sia, waktu syuruk...hehehe..Aku sorang diri, keluar dan menghirup udara pagi betul2 depan beach dgn coffee ari Burger King(24 hrs). Time tu org2 Thai dah siap sedia untuk bersihkan kedai2 untuk di buka...impressive..very early dah start. So , we all headed to cafe below and have breakfast dan time yang last2 nie spent at pool saja...We all check out about 11am dan pergi tapau ayam goreng and goreng pisang kat gerai2 Muslim semalam. We got a cab and go staright to the airport, Cab driver tu org muslim dan petah bercakap, so dia kata actually banyak muslim restaurant dan even international hotel muslim, 90% Krabi population is muslim. So dont worry to visit Krabi, walaupun banyak mat salleh, namun bab makan still senang. That some ideas and journey tips from me , till we meet again...next trip...Bali, Indonesia this January..
6.00am in the morning during sunrise
all pick up truck
pimped pick up truck
We meet again , this time, trip to tempat yang kurang didengar di Thailand iaitu Krabi, Maybe ,some of you guys been there, but for those never been there and intent to visit Krabi, here some tips and some places to expect. Krabi located at middle of Thailand, where beach near Phuket Island. Tempat dia full of European tourist , actually 90% yang datang mat salleh. Malaysian susah nak nampak. Sesuai untuk bershopping, island hopping, snoklelling dan scuba diving. Night life entertainment kat sana kurang, Cuma banyak pub saja. Anyway, here is journey of me, wifeku Emma and anakku Ariena.
Day 1
From KL sentral to LCCT, we all make a move by Skybus and reach there about 10am. Lepas check in, sempat makan breakfast kat McD LCCT. After that, we enter and waited at depart. Hall for 12pm flight to Krabi. That day, only nearly 70people je onboard to Krabi. Sikit sangat ,tak tau camnana Airasia nak maju ..hahaha..Tapi okay jugak coz tak yah nak chase for the best seat.Flight ambil masa 1jam20min. Sampai di Krabi, look like the weather macam baru lepas hujan and the airport pretty new and modern. Ariena agak excited sebab dah sampai and lepas bagage claim, ada some small booth macam taxi, excursion, hotel and tourist infos. We been greet ‘Sawadekap’ by a thai lady and offer us the taxi service. Taxi cost about 600baht (rm60) to Ao Nang beach. Taxi driver yang bawak kiteorg actually a muslim, nama dia Ishak, bole le cakap English sikit2 tapi kelam- kabut..Along the way, dia offer taxi service, boat service, and makan halal yang ada disekitar. Journey from airport to Ao Nang beach took aboout 30 min, jalan sana macam jalan kampung lagi, macam kat Kelantan. Really....Sampai di Ao Nang beach, we were very impress dgn tranformation, dari area kampung ke tourist beach(macam kat Phuket). We stop at Princeville Resort and unfortunately, the rooms all fully booked and try check up other hotels. Tapi, before try hotel2 lain, we have a lunch kat cafe nearby. Cafe ala italian, so try look for benda yang boleh makan, pizza tuna jadi pilihan dan tuna sandwich, and strawberry shake.all cost nearly 500baht (rm50). What to do...international cuisine..hahahah..
Finally, there a room left at Ban Ao Nang Resort. Not bad location, near beach and great hill view. Facilities okay, internet, swimming pools, free breakfast etc. So chill out about 1 hour tuk rehat dan petang tu , we stroll down to the street, sight seeing the beach. Street kat sana very clean and sempit tuk kereta, kedai sovenier merata2 tapi barang2 dijual sama dan ada dijual di sini.eemmm...Anyway, sana ada Bgr king and Mc D. Kalau susah2 nak cari makan, gi makan buger ikan le.. hahaha..until night fall, we already tired and look for halal food, Emma time tu nakcari makan nasi and we found ‘claim’ to be halal restaurant by the owner. Pasal was2 sikit, we order, nasi goreng seafood, tom yam udang dan udang goreng pedas. Total cost lebih kurang 500baht(rm50 gak)..memang standard price kat sana cam tu le...After, the stomach fulled, we made a move back to hotel and watch thai tv channel..geezzzz..
police krabi pakai hilux
new modern tuk-tuk
nissan bluebird sss
tomyam kung and udang goreng pedas
Day 2
We woke up pretty early 8.00am in the morning to start our day. Firstly, at pool side , ada cafe served breaksfast, mena macam biasa, ada nasi goreng bihun goreng, english breakfast. Cuma buahan, telur dan toast je kiteorg makan, still good breakfast. Kenyang....just after breakfast, we all stroll down to the beach.
The beach actually tak ramai org mandi, ada banyak boat dan sampan, semua untuk pergi island hopping, so kena jalan jauh sikit sampai resort betul2 depan beach untuk bersantai. Family bersantai katakan, aku dapat bermandi mandi di laut Andaman yang luas dan dikelilingi kepulauan batu kapur. Air dia clear but lill bit unpleasent sebab banyak batu2 kasar dan sea shells, tak macam Phuket....anyway lepas tu we go back to the hotel and sambung mandi kat pool pulak...Mat salleh bukan nak mandi, just chill and sun bath je.
Sampai tengahari, lepas ber siap2, we all jalan lagi ke arah atas bukit, kat sana we found out ada sederet gerai2 kecik jual makanan ..gerai2 nie semua muslim food and halal, lega rasa dapat jumpe, makanan yang ada seperti , ayam panggang, nasi ayam, sup, kuih2 dll. So aku pilih nak makan ‘papaya salad’-25baht(rm2.50) dan nasi ayam 30baht(rm3.00) , rasa dia okay , boleh diterima dan murah..lepas tu tapau goreng pisang untuk makan sambil jalan2..cooll..Then we back to hotel and lepak, tapi terpaksa teman kan ariena mandi dalam pool , makin hitam legam le...tak sempt nak naik ‘long tail boat’ pergi Railey beach. Yang nie murah je 100baht(rm10 je). Waktu petang, we go out to the beach street, tengok barang2 yang boleh di bawa balik...sambil2 berjalan2, aku jumpa satu stall tepi jalan jual ‘thai pancake’, actually bukan macam betul pancake, tapi macam roti canai lapik dgn buahan. Aku order 2 banana/choco pancake-20baht(rm2.00). Sedap..boleh try lagi...lepas tu jalan2 dan lepak kat Eden cafe minum cappucino, cool place , boleh tengok2 org lalu lalang dan menghadap beach. After that, hari agak senja dan matahari dah nak terbenam, we jalan lagi sambil mencari restoran tomyam halal..then , kiteorg terjumpa satu restauran Thai yang halal, agak terkejut sebab pelayan dia boleh cakap fasih bahasa melayu, rupa2nya dia penah keje kat penang. So we all order cam kat m’sia je,cakap melayu..hahhah.we have daging osyter sos dan tomyam seafood, lovely tomyam, seriously and i can say original and one of the best. Cost semua lebih kurang 300baht(rm30). Not bad...Perut dah kenyang, dan shopping sikit2, we stroll back to the hotel dan lepak sambil layan movie channel...
sweet papaya salad and nasi ayam
Day 3
Our last day at Krabi, and aku bangun very2 early jam 6.00pagi. Jam 6.00pagi macam 7 pagi m’sia, waktu syuruk...hehehe..Aku sorang diri, keluar dan menghirup udara pagi betul2 depan beach dgn coffee ari Burger King(24 hrs). Time tu org2 Thai dah siap sedia untuk bersihkan kedai2 untuk di buka...impressive..very early dah start. So , we all headed to cafe below and have breakfast dan time yang last2 nie spent at pool saja...We all check out about 11am dan pergi tapau ayam goreng and goreng pisang kat gerai2 Muslim semalam. We got a cab and go staright to the airport, Cab driver tu org muslim dan petah bercakap, so dia kata actually banyak muslim restaurant dan even international hotel muslim, 90% Krabi population is muslim. So dont worry to visit Krabi, walaupun banyak mat salleh, namun bab makan still senang. That some ideas and journey tips from me , till we meet again...next trip...Bali, Indonesia this January..
6.00am in the morning during sunrise
all pick up truck
pimped pick up truck