Review of Thailand. How we spent November
After a long and hard work, it was decided to go on vacation. Thailand caught my eye at free prices. Friends said that we should look on the Krabi peninsula. Which is what we started doing. The choice fell on the Maritime 4 * hotel because it was practically in the jungle.
The flight was from Rostov to Phuket. Nord Wind Company - planes are old and scary. The wings move, but they don't seem to fall off. They flew okay.
The flight was long, but having a tablet cuts it down a lot.
Upon arrival, a Japanese guide with perfect Russian explained what was happening, issued SIM cards, etc. Calls to Ukraine turned out to be expensive (but cheap to Russia). The most convenient option was to call from Skype to the phone. Approximately $0.2 min.
We arrived at the hotel and freaked out. Territory super! Really in the jungle. Gorgeous. Near the river Krabi, as in the movies))). The monitor lizard runs about a meter long across the territory. I am delighted.
The rooms are clean, spacious, the view from the windows is superb.
We arrived early in the morning, so we had time to bathe, change clothes and get to breakfast.
The breakfast is edible, but the choice is not very large.
There they ran a guy (such as an administrator), I immediately “van dollar” to him to cement friendly relations.
He took us to a separate room, seated us, showed us everything and left.
We collected everything we saw on the buffet and went to celebrate the arrival.
After eating, we headed to the beach. There are two options: either a taxi or a transfer (if you have time). Taxi is expensive, but if in the fourth, then tolerable.
Let's go to Ao Nang beach. Go not close 15 km. We arrived - the view on the beach is cool, but the water is like on the Sea of u200bu200bAzov. Too many people. They sold us a carpet. By the way, very comfortable, and nowhere else have I seen such. We went further to the left along the coastline.
After 700 meters I see a lot of free sunbeds, I come up and ask what for how much, they say for free. I check if I understand correctly. They say it's right.
We sit down, bring pineapples, bananas and something else, and they also say that it's free. I feel a catch, I start interrogating them, where is the scammer.
They explain that the trick is that there are massage cabins in the back, and when you decide to scratch your heels, then this should be done in their cabin. I say what will happen if I don't want a massage.
They say - no problem, sit back and enjoy.
With a feeling of a trick that never leaves me, I return to the sunbeds. They bring more pineapples, tea, coffee, etc.
After about three hours, our conscience begins to torment us, and we send one scout (my wife is a doctor) for a massage. She comes back alive and happy. We are beginning to slowly want a massage. This is the perfect sale. You will come out of boredom when you swim!
The next day we went on a tour of the islands. The islands are more beautiful than one another, I would travel all of them if time allowed.
There's a trick, they have low tide after lunch and if you don't make it back in time, you'll have to stomp half a kilometer knee-deep in water to the shore.
In general, from the excursions, Phi Phi (Pi-Pi in their language) islands, Maya Bay, were remembered. It is better to go by speed boat, but it is more expensive. And it is desirable to arrive before everyone else, otherwise there will be a lot of people later.
As I said, it was far from the sea, but this did not frighten us. Either a transfer, if you had time, or a taxi. They took us to Ao Nang beach. And there you already choose - excursions, islands, etc.
Loved Poda Island.
It's half an hour by boat from Ao Nang.
We spent the night there in a hotel for 300 UAH. In the morning we got up at 6 am, went to meet the dawn. It was amazing - no one on the beach, only crabs. The light in this hotel is only served from 18 to 24, but this is not a big problem. There were two big spiders in the room. One was nailed with a slipper, the second was washed off (runs very quickly).
It was a little creepy to sleep in the same room with him, but I hope he was more scared.
The cafe on the Pod is very personal. Delicious shrimp, rice, and everything else, too.
There was a joke. When we stayed on the Pod, I turned off the phones - we were bastard. Then I turn it on the next morning, I see that my friends called me many times. I call back, and they tell me that we are flying out today. Fine? We have two more days of rest! ! ! I'm calling Pegasus. I say what the hell? And they, so it is - the plane was transferred. I say, well, what to do? I'm on a desert island. They say, well, take a taxi and go to the airport on your own (200 km). I say I have no money, and I sit down to write a review about you on the Internet. They argued with them for half an hour - it was useless. He says you should not go far from the hotel for the last days. Fine?
In general, we found a boat that agreed to take us. And yet, when we sailed there, we agreed that we would sail back not on the same day, but on the next.
But the boatman didn't show up the next day, but took money for the journey and back and forth.
We go to others, and they say again to pay both there and back.
I say no money. They agreed for half. We sailed to Ao Nang, took a taxi, arrived at the hotel, and there was a note that the flight was postponed to normal time)))) hello to Pegasus (bitches). Sorry.
There was another joke. I rode a bicycle around the hotel - it was slippery, I fell, sprained my finger. While we were calling the insurance company and looking for a taxi, my Friend (administrator at breakfast), seeing this case, drove up in a hotel minibus and picked me up. We went with the whole crowd to the hospital - to save me. Leaving the hotel, he tried a couple of times to start with the third and stalled. At the next crossroads - the same thing. And then it dawned on me that he only knows how to ride a moped, and probably the first time he rides a car. I mean, he took a real risk. That's what friendship is. I was touched. At the hospital, they fixed my finger for $100 and put a splint on it.
For some reason they took the money in cash. They gave us checks and they wanted to prescribe a bunch of antibiotics, but we refused. We had ours. A hotel car arrived (Friend sent) and took us to the hotel. Thank him very much for this. By the way, the insurance company returned the money to me after half a year minus the deductible))).
As it turned out later in this hotel, most newlyweds spend their honeymoon, and it also happens that they get married right there.
We watched two weddings. There were about 1000 people at the first! Guests sat at tables outside the hotel. The newlyweds were in a separate "tent" and they were filmed with a camera, and the guests watched the wedding ceremony on TVs that were installed near the tables. We've never seen anything like this before, and we're a little freaked out. The newlyweds were presented with a brand new Bentley. It really was a great wedding. The police blocked the road, and everything was very cool.
The second wedding was a little simpler, and the newlyweds were given "only" Mercedes"))).
From useful tips.
Not far from the hotel shopping center Outlet Village
There are branded items at very reasonable prices. And with the purchase of 5 Pier Cardin shirts - trousers as a gift))).
There is a cool cafe near the hotel on the right, where for 40 UAH per person you can eat as much as you like, but at the same time you have to cook yourself. They give out a frying pan and a saucepan in one device.
You pick up food and fry, cook for your pleasure))).
Were in the Temple of the Dragon. It's not far from the hotel, they had a great ride on elephants and climbed a mountain with a Buddha statue. It's beautiful at sunset.
I really liked the Emerald Lake on one of the jungle tours and Tom Yum soup.
In general, of all trips, Tai is the brightest. And everyone is smiling. I recommend everyone to visit. The main thing is not to Pattaya, but to Krabi, if you want to relax. Well, if you go through the "trances", then on Walking Street))).
By the way, only 2 trances were seen in Krabi all the time, but they were peaceful))).
The markets have very tasty and cheap fruits. Pineapple was 5 UAH.
The hotel had a lot of mosquitoes in the lobby, and there is free Wi-Fi. I had to shoot all sorts of anti-mosquito things around me.
I didn't want to go home, but...
We flew to Rostov, we smile out of habit, and everyone looks at us like we are idiots))). So we are at home.
All joyful cheerful bright travels.
