Prachuap Khiri Khan
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Prachaup to Krabi
Today I travelled from Prachaup Khiri Khan down to Krabi. I knew it was going to be a long journey but it turned out to be a longer day than I was expecting. The day started at 3 am when I was awoken by torrential rain. Normally these showers pass quickly but this escalated into a full on thunderstorm which lasted nearly 4 hours. I was due to get up at 6 am to catch taxi to the station to catch a bus to Krabi. At 6 am I left my shared dormitory and met the owner Sherry out side the room. She was mopping up water which was leaking…
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Prachaup Khiri Khan Day 2
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Today I started my journey south towards the famous Thai islands. I decided to break the long trip up by stopping over at a couple of costal beach resorts. I woke up early to catch a 6h bus form Bangkok to Prachuap Khiri Khan. I booked the tickets online at 12go website and then headed to the bus station. The station was very busy with many local and long distance services. I was told my bus was going to depart from gate number 5. I waited for a while but then realised I must be in the wrong place as there were on small minibuses departing. Everyone was local and…
