#Travelpost: 2nd day of Family trip at DUTY FREE LANGKAWI

It's our 2nd day here at Langkawi and it's ISLAND HOPPING DAY!

We started off by meeting the tour agents at Anytime Holidays HQ. We were then being transported to the Jeti for our boat ride.

First stop - Pulau Beras Basah

Pulau Beras Basah is located 25 Kilometers southwest of Kuah, Langkawi which is approximately 30 minutes boat ride from the jeti. It features its soft sandy beaches, swaying coconut trees and crystal clear sea water - Just how a paradise would be :)

Also, note that there are a many monkeys around the beach area. So BEWARE of your belongings at all times during your time here! Also, try to hide any food and drinks that you brought along with in bag and avoid holding it in your hands.

Here's the activity center where there's Banana boats, snorkeling and many other water activities. You can check it out at this counter right here when you drop by.

After spending about an hour or 2 here at the beach, next stop would be "Eagle Feeding". I personally love this a lot as it's my first time witnessing how the Eagles will just be flying in circles waiting for they prey or food to arrive. What happens is that, either one of the boat who arrives will carry with them some food to feed the eagles. Upon arrival, the meat pieces will be thrown and feed to the eagles. I would definitely come back for this!

Here's a short clip of it,

Next and final stop would be the "Dayang Bunting" Island where it's said to have a beautiful natural lake here where you'll be able to enjoy the scenery while kayaking.



Here's the entrance fees upon entering this place:

Adult: RM6 per entry
Children: RM3 per entry

Preparing for our kayaking around the lake here at Dayang Bunting.

Much later after that, we took the boat ride back and went home for a quick shower before heading out for the sunset at Pantai Cenang. After the magnificent sunset, we drove around and were searching for a seafood dinner place. Stumbled upon this Seafood Restaurant - Wonderland whos is also highly recommended on Google, we decided to try it out as there were some really great reviews online too!

Look at the crowd at Wonderland tonight! I'm not sure if they are Halal Certified but they certainly are pork free!

Started off with this Ginger Onion Clam dish which has a little bit of spicyness but the clams are undeniably fresh!

Steamed fish

Next is my favourite Salted Egg Cray Fish!!!!!! THIS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Of course, if you prefer other types of cooking that will enhance the freshness of the seafood, you can too! :)

Sambal "Sotong"

To be honest, I was a little skeptical about this dish when it arrives but it proves me wrong from the very first bite! The spicy-ness of this dish is not overpowering the taste as a whole and the freshness of the "sotong" made it even better!

Some green vegetables

Fried oyster with omelette

In a nutshell, Wonderland offers a wide range of seafood with many different types of cooking styles which I would say it's pretty good for it's price. Having to say that, the price here at Wonderland is not too expensive as well as Seafood here are cheaper compared to back in KL where seafood are much much more expensive. Really worth the money! Definitely be back here for the Salted Egg Cray Fish and Sambal "Sotong" when I'm back next time!

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#Travelpost: My 2nd day in Krabi - Hong Island - Night street food

It's the 2nd day here at Krabi and it's also the day that we are looking forward to! We opted to do a whole day tour of Hong Island instead of the half-day tour of 4 islands hopping as a whole day tour would be more relax and less rush. Since this is a free & easy vacation, we prefer to spend a little more time to enjoy the scenery of the island.

Hong island is located approximately 30 minutes boat ride from Ao Nang beach. This Hong Island tour consist of 4 stops where the first stop would be a snorkeling spot where we got the opportunity to snorkel around the are to witness the marine life beneath. Just a friendly reminder to those who wish to snorkel in this area, there are TONS OF SEA URCHINS at the sea base! So just be extra careful whenever you're snorkeling around here. Next, its time for our next spot which is one of the beach at Hong Island.

 

Hong Lagoon

Lunch is also provided during one of the stops at the beach. After the 

 

We managed to dropped by to some beautiful beaches before heading back to our hotel and I managed to capture some picturesque scenery of the beach!

 

 

Finally it's time for dinner! We decided to have some street snacks tonight after spending a day at the beach.

One of the MUST TRY whenever you're in Thailand is this "Salt-coated grill fish"! This is one of my personal favorite among the many different Thailand delicacies.

Here's a top view of our dishes for the night! 

We ended our night with some chilled Chang beer toast at Full Moon Bar located at Ao Nang beach while enjoying the live jazz music.

#Travelpost: First day in Krabi - Getting there - La Playa Resort

It's the time for our annual family trip! This year my family decided to visit Krabi, Thailand. After listening to many positive comments about this place, we finally decided to pay a visit as coincidentally, its the school holiday season too! We took the night train from KL Central at 11.30PM on Monday - 28th August 2017. It took us approximately to arrive at Padang Besar (the border between Malaysia and Thailand).

The Thai border that we were walking pass this morning

We decided to walk from Padang Besar to this Thailand custom border as its only 400 meter distance between both the borders. We managed to arrange a transport by mini van to take us form the border to Hatyai which is about 1 hour drive away from the border. A mini van was chartered that cost 1,000 baht for the whole van. However, we managed to share this cost with another family which is also going to Hatyai with us :)

Here's the bus station at Hatyai where we board a 4 hours bus ride to Krabi.

We arrive at Krabi Bus Terminal approximately at 12.30 noon which we decided to look for a place for lunch. We came across this little eatery located at the bus terminal that serve hot food.

I personally do recommend this rice plate which consist of belacan fried rice, shredded eggs, carrots and mangoes, raw long beans and stir fry chicken. Do not be deceived by the look of this plate, trust me! It taste better than it look! All you need to do is to mix all the ingredients together and enjoy!

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Pineapple fried rice is quite good too! And, it's very affordable for it's price

Later on, after lunch, we hop onto this tut tut which takes us from Krabi Bus Terminal to our resort located at Ao Nang beach. It's about 40 minutes journey with 2 other stops in between. We were charged 60 baht per person for this ride which I think it's pretty affordable. However, I think you can try bargaining for 50baht per person to those coming in the future especially those of you travelling in big groups. 

Stopped by at the nearby 7 Eleven to stock our snacks for our stay here! :)

Here we are finally arriving at our Hotel resort after many hours of travelling through train, bus and tut tut.

My first impression of La Playa Resort is great with it's calm and relax ambience from the lobby - welcomed with a glass of refreshing pineapple juice. The room is spacious, cozy and clean! I would definitely recommend this place for those looking for places to stay around this area.

One of the many selling point of this resort would be their swimming pools! They have 2 main swimming pools here - main pool & emerald pool (in the picture above). Unfortunately, their main pool is under maintenance during our stay here. However, we did also enjoyed ourselves at their emerald pool!

After our swim, it's time for dinner! We stumble upon Tara Thai Kitchen just about 300m walk away from our resort. 

 Seafoods here are rather fresh and is worth the price for its freshness. However, I personally likes my Thai food being a little spicier than what they serve here. In general, the foods here are decent and its sufficient if you're looking for something to fill your tummy for the night!

It's time to rest after dinner and gear up tomorrow for island visiting day! Stay tune! 

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