We left Ko Phi Phi on a ferry bound for Krabi (city on the mainland of the Krabi Province on the Andaman (Southwest) coast) at 9 am on Saturday morning. From Krabi, we took a sawngthaew (a pickup truck taxi) to Au Nang where we planned to stay for one night. The concierge at our last hotel recommended this beach so we had no idea what to expect. Sadly this area turned out to be quite touristy - with a waterfront promendade and rows of restaurants serving everything fr
om Swedish to Mexican food. Luckily we were able to take a longtail boat (water taxi) to Railay, a peninsula just a few kms south of Au Nang. This place was a hidden jewel! The scenery on the boat ride was breathtaking - huge limestone karst formations and caves surrounded by palm trees and picturesque turquoise water. This place was unreal! Railay boasted a few chill resorts, beachfront restuarants and white sand beaches. Many came to Railay for the scenery and cool vibe but most were there for the diving and rockclimbing, apparently some of the best in the
world! Feeling adventurous, we decided to partake in the local activities. Unfortunately, we had to wait until the next day to take a rock climbing class so we spent the evening at a bechfront restaurant in Au Nang where we selected a freshly caught fish and live crab for dinner (yes Shirin picked a live crab to eat but is still reconciling this decision). The entire meal cost us only 14 dollars! Oh and we also met couples from Sweden and Isreal (Au Nang seemed to attract tons of visitors from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe) on the longtail boat ride and got our second spa treatment at a local parlor. Au Nang turned out to be okay, but the real excitement was still to come...
We left Ko Phi Phi on a ferry bound for Krabi (city on the mainland of the Krabi Province on the Andaman (Southwest) coast) at 9 am on Saturday morning. From Krabi, we took a sawngthaew (a pickup truck taxi) to Au Nang where we planned to stay for one night. The concierge at our last hotel recommended this beach so we had no idea what to expect. Sadly this area turned out to be quite touristy - with a waterfront promendade and rows of restaurants serving everything fr
om Swedish to Mexican food. Luckily we were able to take a longtail boat (water taxi) to Railay, a peninsula just a few kms south of Au Nang. This place was a hidden jewel! The scenery on the boat ride was breathtaking - huge limestone karst formations and caves surrounded by palm trees and picturesque turquoise water. This place was unreal! Railay boasted a few chill resorts, beachfront restuarants and white sand beaches. Many came to Railay for the scenery and cool vibe but most were there for the diving and rockclimbing, apparently some of the best in the 
world! Feeling adventurous, we decided to partake in the local activities. Unfortunately, we had to wait until the next day to take a rock climbing class so we spent the evening at a bechfront restaurant in Au Nang where we selected a freshly caught fish and live crab for dinner (yes Shirin picked a live crab to eat but is still reconciling this decision). The entire meal cost us only 14 dollars! Oh and we also met couples from Sweden and Isreal (Au Nang seemed to attract tons of visitors from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe) on the longtail boat ride and got our second spa treatment at a local parlor. Au Nang turned out to be okay, but the real excitement was still to come...
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