Leaving Bangkok after 2 weeks in the north of Thailand, I boarded the overnight train again with a new group of travellers (plus one Kiwi I already knew) to chundle south for 12 hours arriving the folloing morning in Surat Thani – from here we boarded a bus decorated in pink frilly curtains for 2 hour, switched to a minivan for another hour (plus police stopping time to check for papers) and then in Krabi town transferred to a songteaw eventually arriving tired and hot at the guesthouse in Ao Nang beach (well about 3 miles from the beach). The next 2 days was spent in idle relaxation on Ao Nang’s beach, having a luxury massage overlooking the sea, and cooling down with fresh fruit smoothies. For one day we were taken by speedboat to the local islands of ‘See Beach’ , ‘Chicken Island’, ‘Bamboo Island’, ‘Monkey Island’ , Phi Phi Islands Phi Phi Le and Maya Beach where they filmed ‘The Beach’ for swimming, for sunbathing and snorkelling including lunch on Kho Phi Phi Don. Much of this area was devastated by the Tsunami and is recovering well with new cafes and bars. However, signposts everywhere remind tourists and locals alike of the risks of Tsumani and give instructions on where to go for evacuation routes. Leaving Ao Nang, we jumped aboard a wooden ferry to travel one hour to Kho Yao Noi island for 2 more days of beach fun!
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