02:56 p.m. Back on the long tail, I leave Khao Kanabnam and sail along the mangrove to the Prasong canal. You can actually see the high tide level on the trunks of the mangrove: there is a salt deposit that…
01:20 p.m. After lunch I head to the pier in Krabi in order to catch a long tail boat. Objective: Khao Kanabnam Cave! A giant bronze crab statue and a few smaller ones adorn the Chao Fa pier. A quick historical…
11:50 a.m. I am ready for my first culinary experience in Southern Thailand! Takola restaurant (which is actually the name of the ancient port) is a chic southern Thai restaurant on the rise, a bit outside of Krabi city -on the Utarakit…
10.00 a.m. The minivan drops me in front of the majestic entrance of the Sofitel Phokeethra Krabi, where staff in traditional dress greet me with a cold towel and a glass of water. The hotel is located in Nong Thale, on…
7 October 2012 – Suvanabhumi – Krabi 6 a.m. I arrive at Suvanabhumi airport (from the Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमी meaning “Golden Land“), Bangkok, Thailand. The airport is huge and modern, and one noticeable fact about it: it has the tallest control tower in the…