Krabi Trip – 5D4N.

Krabi – 10 July 2010 to 14 July 2010.

Posted By : LiZ in Oz!!

After 9 months of hard work, it’s finally my turn to go on leave…….. was looking forward to a break which I desperately need……. so here’s some photos of the trip …….

entering the boarding gates with slpy eyes!!! the flight's at 640AM... so woke up at 4plus with barely 2 hours of slp.....cant wait to slp on the plane...

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Tiger Airways Increases Flights To Krabi

Tiger Airways Increases Flights to Thailand

• Flights to Krabi and Hat Yai doubled to daily, from 4 and 3 per week
• New midday weekend flights to Phuket
• Growing demand driven by low, low fares; Grab them on www.tigerairways.com

Starting from 20 April 2010
Tiger Airways Singapore today announced that it will fly to Thailand more frequently to serve growing demand.  Tiger Airways will fly daily from Singapore to Krabi and Hat Yai. This is double the current frequency – four per week to Krabi and three per week to Hat Yai. Phuket, a popular weekend destination, will have new midday flights on Friday and Sunday, in addition to morning and evening flights. This brings the total weekly frequency to 14 flights starting from 20 April. Bangkok, another popular destination, will remain at 20 flights per week. Rosalynn Tay, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore, said, “Within Southeast Asia, our Thailand routes have been getting so popular that we have decided to double our flights to Krabi and Hat Yai, and serve Phuket more often on weekends. We are happy that our famous low, low fares have helped people travel more often, and boost tourism in both Thailand and Singapore.”
Seats for these additional flights are now on sale. Pounce on them at www.tigerairways.com.

Hoi Chak Teen

‘ FEET PULLING SHELLS ‘

Known as “Hoi Chak Teen” in Thai or as a type of wing-shell that belongs to the Strombus Canxarium family. It looks like a conch but is smaller and brown in color. Its special characteristic is its dark brown walking legs which are referred to as “feet” or “teen” (in informal Thai). It is also known to the Indonesian in Riau Archipelagos as ” Gong Gong.” This local seashell  is recognize as a seafood  delicacy in Krabi. It is commonly found at the river mouth near sandy  banks such as areas around Koh Jum and Koh Siboya. Harvesting is only done by the local fishermen twice a month during the receding spring tide. To prepare the dish, the wing shell is soaked in salty water for about half an hour. A few crushed chilies are added to the water to make it spicy. The wing shell then begins to move, pushing its feet out and expelling the mud from inside. It is rinsed several times and then put in to a pot of cold water. The pot is then put on the stove to boil and when the water gets warm, the wing shell pushes its feet out. As soon as it is cooked, it is ready to be served. To eat the morsel, you pull the feet and the mollusk will come out. You can also use a toothpick to reach into the shell and pull all the meat out of the shell in one go. It is eaten with a dip made of garlic, chilies, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce. The shells are also made into decorative items for the home or sold as souvenirs.
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Krabi Hotels: Traveler’s Paradise

Looking for a traveler-friendly city in the world, then Krabi has to be one of them. It is a town on the western coast of south Thailand at the mouth of the River Krabi into the Andaman Sea. Karbi is a small provincial city that has originated a lot in the recent years in terms of tourism sector. This small and picturesque town of Thailand is gifted with some of the best accommodations that assure you to spend a remarkable vacation. The numerous hotels of Krabi are the best place to spend your vacations if you are looking for a calm and peaceful area. They offer an excellent and marvelous view of its surrounding area. The resorts or the hotels can be categorized into luxury and budget hotels. All these Krabi hotels are opulent and comfortable as well. You will find these hotels assure each of its guest complete privacy. The Krabi Hotels also can be said as the apt place for a honeymoon vacation. Getting to Krabi is not at all difficult as you can comfortably fly down to the Krabi International airport that is located at a distance of 15 kilometers from the city center.  By road, you have to take the Phuket- Koh Phi Phi – Krabi route or access via Surat Thani from the eastern coast of the peninsula. Speaking of the luxury hotels in Krabi, you will find that they are simply outstanding. The 4 star and 5 star hotels of Krabi are something more than luxurious. Since some international standard hotel chains have established their hotels in Krabi, you will find a wide array of deluxe and luxury hotels in this beautiful town. Starting from the room facilities to dining and other associated facilities offered by the deluxe hotels in Krabi, are apt for lavish living. These luxury hotels have the basic room amenities like the writing tables, satellite television, well stocked mini bars, international direct dial telephone, coffee and tea makers and others. The hotel amenities and facilities include well equipped excellent dining facility, baby-sitting facility, elevator, currency exchange, tour desk, recreational facilities and others. You can also find a number of cheap or low cost hotels in Krabi.  Reasonably priced hotels in Krabi offers a hassle free stay to the guests. These low priced hotels are decked up beautifully and well-furnished also.  Some of these Krabi hotels have guestrooms which are more or less spacious and airy. This helps each of the travelers to move around freely. The roominess of the guestrooms are highly beneficial for the disabled travelers. The various amenities available in the low cost or budget hotels include complimentary newspaper, parking facility, concierge services, laundry services when required, room service and others.

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Krabi Celebrates Its Soaring Limestone Cliffs With A Rock Climbing Festival.

HEAVEN BOUND

In the heat of the midday sun, Anna Slukushicina, 30, a rock climber from St Petersburg, attempts an overhang 10 metres above Krabi’s Tonsai Bay. The prominent feature of an overhang, or layback, as climbers call it, is to oppose hand-holds with foot-holds and it’s a strenuous technique used by climbers to overcome some of the toughest spots. The crowd on the ground collectively holds their breath, clapping loudly when she finally completes the tough route. Slukushicina is one of 150 climbers participating in Krabi’s annual Rock and Fire Festival and she and her team partner take top prize, beating competitors from 14 countries in the Lead Marathon climbing contest by completing 47 out of a total 50 routes all over the Railay peninsula. Slukushicina, a rock climbing coach back home with 10 years experience to her credit, has travelled to many famous sites around the world, scaling rock faces in Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, Italy and of course, in Russia. She’s spent the last four months in Krabi and says she really appreciates the towering limestone cliffs. “This is one of the best destinations for rock climbing. Nowhere else in the world can climbers stay by the sea close to these beautiful cliffs and climb anytime they feel it,” she says.

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Ao Luk Kayak Rally 2010

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Krabi Rock & Fire International Contest 2010.

Mention Thailand and images of beaches, elephants and Bangkok come to mind. Less known is the fact Thailand rock climbing is some of the best in the world.

Thailand Rock Climbing
Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Burma and Laos in the north and Malaysia in the south. The shape of the country is somewhat similar to Italy, and you’ll find similar differences between northern and southern Thailand that you do in Italy. For rock climbing enthusiasts, the south of Thailand is where the action is. The rock formations in Thailand are almost universally limestone. The level of climbing can be as simple as bouldering or as challenging as tackling over vertical cliffs. This makes Thailand a popular rock climbing destination since it has a little something for everyone.

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Take a Tour to Krabi for an Unforgettable Vacation

Krabi is an outstanding destination, situated about 800 kilometers south of Bangkok, in Thailand. This enchanting resort is regarded as one of the most relaxing destinations on the earth. With more than 200 large as well as small islands dotted in the Andaman Sea, Krabi is much famed for its dramatic scenery and stunning landscape consisting of rich natural resources, beautiful forested areas, scintillating waterfalls, white sandy beaches, mysterious caves, swaying coconut palms, superb coral reefs, soaring limestone cliffs, magnificent coves and bays, and aqua blue color waters.

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Resumption Flight By Tiger Airways

As the saying goes :-
In every triumph there is a lot of try
By Frank Tiger.

Krabi Discovery celebrates the resumption of flights between Singapore and Krabi by Tiger Airways starting from October 25 2009. Pertaining to this, Tiger Airways is currently the only airline operating direct from Singapore to Krabi. Tiger Airways also flies to Bangkok and Phuket from Changi Airport. You can get your flight tickets now,  visit Tiger Airways website for more details. Read more

Thapwarin Resort

Working Hotel Partner, Thapwarin Resort, on Koh Ngai, Krabi, sets on a beautiful white sandy beach.  Koh Ngai  or  Ngai Island is only accessible by boat. Thapwarin Resort is a peaceful and relaxing resort which offers a wide range of modern amenities and services in its 29 guestrooms and throughout the property.  The accommodation consists of charming natural style cottages which are made of natural materials, such as wood, bamboo and nipa  palm.   Electricity is provided all day and night in High Season and from 4.00 pm. – 10.00 am. in Green Season. Completed services and facilities, together with its convenient location make the resort a perfect choice for visitors.

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