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Traveling Thailand {Ko Phi Phi}

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Ko Phi PhiDay four in Thailand was mostly a travel day with the morning spent in Ao Nang and a long ferry ride over to Ko Phi Phi. We made it to the island for sunset, a bit of beach time, a late dinner and some island exploring. Getting off of the ferry, Ko Phi Phi was already very different than the main land of Krabi had been. It felt more touristy, yet still like we were in a different world. There are no cars on the island, and it’s made up of twisty and turny brick roads filled with people, shops, and carts. It took nearly our entire stay there just to feel like we knew our way around. While it didn’t feel quite as authentic as our stay in Ao Nang had, it was a cute island none the less and certainly had its own highlights. Small yellow flag garlands welcomed us above all of the main streets, the beaches were out of this world, and the tree house bars were really exciting.

{Day Five}
Our first full day in Ko Phi Phi we were, once again, determined to relax and enjoy the sun.  Goal accomplished; we even managed to squeeze in some beach side cocktails and snorkeling before dinner.  Can you say over achievers??

{Day Six}
This was our last day on Ko Phi Phi and was once again only a half day as we were going to be making our way to Phuket that afternoon. We had a great breakfast at our hotel before exploring the island and checking out all of the little shops. We even managed to hike up to the viewpoint at the edge of town. Potentially not the best idea on a sunny afternoon with temps in the high 80s and nothing but travel planned for the rest of the day…but hey, still worth it for the views. We made it back in time to relax for a bit and grab a smoothie in the tree house bar we had come across a couple of times. Then it was finally time to catch our ferry to Phuket for NYE.

 

Thailand Traveling {Krabi}

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{Day Three}

Waking up in Krabi on day three we were eager to get to the beach and relax after our busy days exploring Thailand.  We hopped into the hotel’s shuttle {please read: we hopped into the back of a hotel staff member’s pick-up truck} and drove about five minutes or so to the beach… a.k.a. paradise.  The morning was spent soaking in the sun followed by a  beach side lunch of pad thai and mojitos.

After lunch we decided to take a ride on on a long tail boat and head to Rai Leh to check out some more beaches. On our walk from one beach to another we were greeted by monkeys. Real, wild, uncaged monkeys just making their way across the island along a fence. And thus began my 15 minute career as a national geographic photographer.

We spent the rest of the afternoon on Rai Leh relaxing and kayaking until sunset when we headed back to Ao Nang to explore the small town at night.

It was a quick day spent, however, one of my favorites of the trip. There were monkeys after all. The next day we were off to Ko Phi Phi.

{Read about our days in Bangkok if you missed it}