Thailand in 15 Days: Krabi
Surrounded by breathtaking limestone karsts that adds excitement to not so easily accessible amazing beaches and serpentine mangrove forests , Krabi along the Thailand's Andaman coast is home to a racial, religious and gender diverse community of Buddhist Thais, Chinese Thais, Muslims, and Thai Sea Gypsies who generously extend a very warm Thai hospitality to visitors. As for visitors, they are mostly Europeans, Chinese, and Russians on package holidays here, along with the occasional American, Arab, Indian or other Asian travelers. This place in one way is a crazy tribute to alcohol, the scantily dressed, and the massage trade. The fact that the predominant Muslim community in this area puts up with all this is one of Krabi’s most perplexing features. Pure speculation suggests that money answers this riddle. Day 9: Krabi After attending the tsunami memorial at Phi Phi Island Village we took a long tail to the Ton Sai Pier to...