Trip to Thailand - Day 4

Our last day in Thailand. We're leaving back to KL. A relief, for me at least, since I had a big restrictions in terms of food. I did not have confidence with halal status of the food in Thailand.

A relief, except for the 200km that stands between us and the Krabi airport! We had to start our day early. Our flight was scheduled to depart at 1255 so we had to be at the airport by 1055 to check-in our baggage. But unfortunately some people decided to take their time having breakfast, oblivion to the scale of distance we have to cover in order to catch our flight.

Actually I was not really agreeable to the idea to go to Phuket. Preferred to stick with the plan and go to Ao Nang instead. Better beaches and much closer to Krabi airport. But by going to Phuket, we went further than Krabi. A lot further. It's like after spending a day at Genting and your flight next day is at KLIA. Instead of spending the night at KL, you go to Kuantan instead. Get the idea?

The journey was mostly boring. Through small towns and villages. But we eventually barely made it to the airport on time. And after an hour in the air, we were back on Malaysian soil. Good to be back!

Transport to Krabi - THB800

Hujan emas...
People ask me, how was the trip? I would say, enjoyable! But set your expectations right. Go there to enjoy the sights and take lots of photos. You'll get nice photos almost anywhere you point your camera. But if you're like me, want to see the sceneries and enjoy the sea as well, like having your cake and actually eating it, I would say, there are better options.

If you have never been to our very own Redang Island, please try to. At least once in your lifetime. I did last June, for the 4th time. Stayed at Mutiara Redang Resort, which has sandy beaches with barely any rocks at all! Very enjoyable and safe to swim in. The water was much clearer as well. Can clearly see the sandy seabed even from the jetty with about 5m water depth!

The snorkeling experience at Taman Laut was also much better, with designated area to snorkel (no boats to fight with!), no sea current, with lots and lots and lots of fish. Even my non-snorkeling mom can enjoy the experience, by feeding the fish right from the jetty.

So if you've never been to any of our island escapes, trust me, ours are not that much inferior from theirs. As people say it, 'hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri. lagi baik di negeri sendiri...'