I had about
5 hours for the change of airport in Bangkok so I wanted to see Grand Palace
and Wat Pho. Because of one hour´s delay in Moscow I had only 4 hours and it is
not enough to get from BKK to DMK and also to do sightseeing. So I caught
public transport to downtown, afterwards motorbike drive stop and it took me to
Wat Pho for THB 100 (good price), tuk-tuk costs about THB 350 but you have
bargains. I spent there about one hour and I had to go to the next airport. I
bargained the tuk-tuk for THB 150 to the nearest metro station, afterwards I caught
the bus to the airport – there is no connection to DMK yet, it is under
construction.
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| Wat Pho |
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| The biggest lying Buddha |
I took
flight to Krabi with Airasia for about THB 1.000, I was also thinking to go by
night train (THB 500). Because I was there for a short time, I used the fastest
way.
During the
waiting for check-in I spoke to a Swedish backpacker who was heading to Koh-Lanta,
I had not heard about that place before but he told me too many reasons why I
had to go there.
I booked nights in a pack-hostel in Krabi through
booking.com – it had great recommendations, and I also had one from a coachsurfer
whom I contacted to sleep overnight. So I booked it. Price was about THB 300, shared room with 8
beds. Quite expensive for Thailand, but the service and people were nice. If
you travel alone, the best way to meet people is in hostels – I had also
experience with stays in hotels which you can read in the next chapters.
