BPP Goes to Krabi...

It was a trip that we have waited long for.

The Sun. The Sand. The Sea. Wonderful combination of some of the finest things in life... and we had it all! For 4 days on the idyllic beachside tourist spot of Krabi.

( Before we went on rambling about our trip, we will hereby like to extend our apologies to some of our customers who had bought from our store at www.brownpaperpackage.com e.g. Tracy, Pearlene, Sharifa, Lindsay (just to name a few). We felt bad holding up your purchases as there was no one to process your orders but we wished to let you know that we always valued our customers and we were back at work processing your order as soon as we came back to Singapore :) )

Now, where were we? Oh yes, the start of our fun (sun?) filled trip at Krabi. Arriving at the new Krabi Airport (which was rather small) early in the morning at around 8am local time, we took a taxi to our hotel, Alis Krabi (booked through Asiarooms) This had to be one of the best hotels that we stayed in (after Palace of the Golden Horses in KL that is), with its Moroccan style furnishings, exquisite rooms and a small but enticing swimming pool at the top. However, we were too early to check in, so we deposited our luggage, grabbed some tour pamphlets, and off we went to explore the beautiful Ao Nang beach.

Ao Nang beach was a very touristy area, with lots of cafes and restaurants catering to the tastes of European and American tourists. Not surprisingly, as most of the tourists there were Westerners, and Asian tourists were far and few in between. After walking along the main street of Ao Nang beach, we broke away from the road and strolled along the beach, taking in the wonderful sights of one of the most popular beach in Krabi. Walking to the end of the beach, we huffed and puffed our way up a rickety set of stairs, went halfway round a small mountain, to arrive at Central Krabi Bay Resort, set on a boat-accessible only bay. The beach here was much better than Ao Nang, but the tedious climb to get here probably wasn't worth the effort. But if you are looking for a quiet time in a secluded resort, this may be your choice.

After yet another tedious climb back, we dropped in a cafe for lunch and sifted through the tour pamphlets to decide on our trips for the next few days. Stomachs filled, tours fixed, we headed back to our hotel, checked in to a cosy room, booked our tours, and eagerly rushed out to the beach to do what we want to do most: sun bathing! We were probably two office workers who were too deprived of the warmth of the hot sun :P

We underestimated the power of the sun and overestimated that of our Banana Boat SPF 45. Not long after we started, we decided that we had enough for the day, and retreat to our hideout at Alis Hotel. That's when the worse that could happen, happened. We realised we lost our spare battery for our camera. We retraced our steps for the whole day but to no avail. It was lost to us. But maybe you had picked it up somewhere. It was in small pink zipped Hello Kitty pouch. If you happen to find it, could you please do let us know? We could offer a reward: $30 worth of products on our website. Thanks in advance.

What's lost was lost, and the only thing we could do was to ... have dinner. Went to the Ao Nang Cuisine which claimed to the first Thai Chinese restaurant on the beach. Well, the food was not bad, and the rice came in cute star shaped portions. For about 300 Baht, we had a very satisfying meal complete with 3 dishes, 1 soup and rice. Having nothing to do at night (unless you are a party animal then there's the full moon party for you [heard its the first friday of every month]), we retired early, to await our action pack tour the next day.