Thailand
I gave Camilla some choices about where she could go for her Birthday and she chose Thailand. Thailand has 3 main places that people tend to visit; Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and the islands. Bangkok is a hot, bustling city, with lots and lots of traffic. People tend to visit for the temples and food. But, we have have seen too many temples in China and wanted out of the busy city. We chose to visit Krabi.
We flew into Bangkok and stayed for 1 night. But, we flew out at 5pm the next day. I paid hardly anything for our hotel and it was pretty nice. The girls got their own bed. Carly even had her own little private stairway to a little attic room. The first thing we noticed about Bangkok was the amount of people. This place was crowded and people were out eating under restaurant roofs at midnight. There was food and restaurants everywhere. The people are so nice in Thailand. I thought the women were beautiful and their skin was tan and flawless.
Thailand is the only country in south-east Asia to have escaped colonial rule. Buddhist religion, the monarchy and the military have helped to shape its society and politics. Buddha's are everywhere!
We chose to fly to Krabi from Bangkok. I researched Krabi and it seemed to be the most family friendly and easily accessible from Bangkok.
We stayed at a hotel on the boardwalk with a rooftop pool and breakfast every morning. It only cost us about the equivalent of $25 USD per night. Thailand uses Baht for their currency and I kept getting so confused between US currency, China currency, and Thai currency. In order to get the good deals on the street, I had to carry about Baht, instead of using credit cards.
On my first morning, I went for a run. I absolutely love running along the beach!
It was so hot and humid. There were days where I just wanted to stay inside in the air conditioning. I got massages almost every day, since they only cost about $8 USD. I even got the girls a massage.
I also got the girls hair braided and they got pedicures.
We had fruit smoothies constantly. They had every different fruit imaginable.
Little lizards were crawling around everywhere.
We took a a long tail boat 🚣♀️ from Ao Lang to Railay. Railay had caves, big lizards called Asian Water monitors, monkeys, crabs and caves. We also ate food from a restaurant boat. Both girls got stung by a jellyfish. It freaked Carly out and she was afraid to swim. Then, shortly after, Camilla got stung. But, it just left a mark and wasn't painful for too long.
Then, we took the boat back to Ao Lang in a storm. The girls said it was like a fun water park ride, while I was scared that those waves were gonna throw us overboard.
Even though we were staying in a family friendly place, it did get quite loud at night. Thailand never seems to sleep.
The water is so crystal clear and blue.
The next day, we went for a tour of the Phi Phi islands. They are an archipelago consisting of Ko Phi Phi Don in the morning, Ko Phi Phi Lee in the south, and 4 small surrounding islands. They were designated as a national park and everything is very clean with tranquil blue waters, caves, and soft white beaches. We also went snorkeling.
We swam in Bombay Island.
We visited Viking Cave.
We visited Monkey Beach and saw a monkey jump up and grab a soda can from a man and open it. They are pretty funny. There were also many babies.
We took the scooter to a rainforest park. Carly said that everyone was staring at her because she didn't have a head wrap. We thought it was such a shame that the ladies couldn't show off how beautiful they were.
Our hotel was located on Ao Nang beach, about 20 km from the Town of Krabi. The beach extends to the foothills of the very famous limestone formations. At the end of the beach is a cliff with mountains and forests. We saw many backpackers.
We took a scooter to Krabi town. The town is known for their markets and we did some shopping and eating. The girls just had fun riding on the scooter. It took me a while to get used to driving on the left side of the street.
We saw many bats in the Diamond Cave.
Camilla said to me, "Vacations are so different in the movies. You never see anyone getting sunburned, bitten by a jellyfish, or spending hours on a plane."
When we flew back to Bangkok, we spent our entire day shopping and swimming. I spend about $100 USD on a summer clothes shopping spree. We all have a new wardrobe because the clothes are so inexpensive in Thailand.
We made it back safely from another trip. Camilla said she wants to travel to Vietnam next. Hopefully, Connor can join us for that one.
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