{"id":2104,"date":"2014-02-02T02:04:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T10:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2015-04-02T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T23:31:00","slug":"krabi-town-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/krabi-town-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Krabi Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we were in the Philippines surrounded by towering limestone cliffs and perfect beaches<\/a> we heard several other travelers say knowledgeably to one another \u201cwow, this looks just like Krabi.\u201d \u201cTotally” everyone else in the circle would agree scanning the horizon and finding it krabi-like. At which point I pulled out a little notebook and scribbled down hastily \u201cgo to Krabi, it\u2019s pretty.\u201d This is typical of our travel plans and research these days.<\/p>\n

We realized once we got here that when people talk about Krabi, they are usually talking about the province or district and not the town of Krabi specifically. Krabi province includes about 150 islands, the most famous of which (Ko Phi Phi) was where \u201cThe Beach\u201d was filmed. Areas of this province are also famous for great diving, beautiful beaches, and rock climbing. The capital of all this beauty is little unassuming Krabi town itself which is considered a \u201cjumping off point.\u201d Meaning that most travelers tend to just spend a night or two here or on their way to somewhere else in the province.<\/p>\n

Tom started feeling a bit under the weather our first night here so we immediately knew that no matter what we thought of the town we were just gonna hunker down in a comfortable guesthouse until he felt better. As it turns out one of the friends we made while traveling in South America had been living in Krabi for the last few months, and there was a little yoga studio right around the corner from our guesthouse. Old friends AND yoga? If there were ever a good place to feel bad than this looked like it might be it!<\/p>\n

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Though I am not glad Tom didn\u2019t feel well (he is better now, thanks for asking!) I am glad that we ended up in Krabi for a longer look. Krabi is more of the type of city that grows on you, than the type that bowls you over at first glance. It is not on a beach, or surrounded by rice paddy terraced hills.<\/p>\n

But grow on you it does! There are a ton of lovely places just a short motorbike ride away from this little laid back town. Perhaps the most famous sight is the Wat Tham Suea or Tiger temple cave – don\u2019t worry, no actual tigers here. The Wat is most known for it\u2019s strenuous hike to the top and beautiful views once you reach there. There are also troops of monkeys roaming around the place trying to steal things from the unwary. We saw one monkey that had stolen a baby\u2019s bottle. I\u2019m telling you, monkeys are vicious, and they prey on the weak!<\/p>\n

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