Last year on November, I went to Thailand. It was a very great getaway vacation.
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| one of the busy streets in Thailand. |
I stayed in Bangkok for three days and also went to Phuket.
On this post, I will only tell you about my experience visiting two most memorable place I went in Thailand. Though there is a few places, but i took the most photos in this two places.
First, this place is called Asiatique The Riverfront
Located right at the side of Chao Pharya River, Asiatique The Riverfront is one of the largest lifestyle shopping. Its a recommended spot for tourist to visit and enjoy the night.
Me and my brother already planned to go there. So at 5PM we went out the hotel and walked few minutes to the BTS (Bangkok Mass Transit System). Luckily our hotel is just few minutes away from a BTS Station. Its not that hard using a BTS, because its it only has 2 line and one interchange station.
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| Waiting for our train. |
Our station is at Ratchatthewi, so we need to go to Siam Chit and change line, heading to Saphan Taksin. When you get out at that station, there will be a sign for heading to the Central Pier and just follow the sign. There will be a boat for you take to Asiatique the Riverfront. But usually, it will be crowded especially at the evening. At that time we waited for 20 minutes to get on a boat. The boat itself took 15 minutes to get to Asiatique the Riverfront port. But the view was so nice, I don't even realize it was 15 minutes.
At the Asiatique the Riverfront, there are many shops and restaurant for you to enjoy. There is also a ferris wheel so you can see the beautiful view from above, but sadly we didn't go on the ferris wheel because it has a long queue and we're so hungry so our priority is to find a good restaurant first.
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| Asiatique Sky |
After looking around for a restaurant, we finally found one near the parking area. It was an all you can eat japanese-korean bbq and me & my brother just had to go there. We both love japanese-korean bbq and it was an ALL YOU CAN EAT (how can you not love all you can eat?). Its pretty cheap considering it was an all you can eat for a 500baht. The food was great too. So it was a very good choice. Definitely recommended. But sadly, I forgot the restaurant name. I think I got to excited with the food, I forgot the restaurants name.
But here's the photo of the food and if you know the restaurant name please do tell me. Maybe next time I come to Bangkok, i want to eat there again.
After looking around for one more time, we decided to go home, because tomorrow we need to go to the airport at 6AM. We're heading to Phuket~~~~ *\o/*
So, we arrived at Phuket, and we're staying in a very beautiful hotel in Patong called La Flora Hotel. It was right by the beach. You literally can walk to the beach from the hotel. Its kinda expensive though, but well its all worth it.
On the last day in Phuket, we decided to go to Phi-Phi Island. We're kinda wondering about it before we go to Thailand, but we actually decided to go on the very last day.
We register at the hotel front desk a day before we go, because it was a package tour so you have to register a day before I think all hotels in Phuket usually have a package tour for the guest that want to visit Phi-Phi Island. The package tour itself range from 3000baht to 4000baht.
At 8AM, we went to the lobby to wait for the bus tour to pick us up. After the bus came, we went to few other hotel to pick other guest that are going in the same tour to Phi-Phi Island. So after that we went to tour gathering place, right at the port where the ship that will take us to Phi-Phi Island. The place was very far, it took us an hour or more to get there. I was sleeping the whole way there.
We arrive and there were already a lot of people. We were divided into few groups and I think there were like 10 to 12 groups. After waiting for an hour, we finally went to Phi-Phi Island. We used a speedboat, and it was really fast. But even though we used a speedboat, it still take us a half an hour to get to the destination.
Usually the tour will visit the the few parts of Phi-Phi Island one by one and the first destination we visited was called Loh Lana Bay. It was a very nice but we were given a very short of time, we couldn't do anything much. But it was nice to relax after being in the speedboat for an hour.
After that we get on the boat again, we're heading to a place called Nui Bay. But instead going to the beach, we just stop at the middle of the ocean and the crew let us swim there. It was a nice place to swim but we only got half an hour to swim so I was just swimming around and couldn't do anything much either. Also I regret using a life jacket to swim because the coral there we're very nice and since i used a life jacket I couldn't take a picture of it.
So after we swam there, we went to an island to have a lunch. Its another long ride to Maya Bay, about 20 minutes. The food there was decent, and the place is kinda nice. On the island, you could look around and there were a few little shops for souvenirs.
Right after lunch, we're heading to Loh Dalam Bay. But before we went there, we passed a swallow nest farm right inside a cave. It looks scary but magnificent at the same time.
Then the speedboat took us to the famous James Bond Island. I was surprised when we enter it because of the hufe cliff surrounding us. It was so amazing, my jaw dropped. The boat stopped right at the middle of the island and the view was so magnificent.
We can swim there and this time i swam without the life jacket so it was much better. Then the staff suddenly went up the boat and jumped to the ocean! Everyone went to follow it and i also tried. It was so much fun, jumping from a boat to a very clear blue ocean.
After 40 minutes of swimming and jumping from the boat. We then head to an Krabi Island. It was the place where Leonardo di Caprio shoot his film The Beach. It was amazing too and we just relaxing at the beach.
So after all the great time we had, it was finally time to go home. It was already 4PM and after an hour back to the port, we arrived at 5PM.
We really had a great time in Phi-Phi Island and the amazing view we saw was priceless. I definitely want to go back there again or maybe other island when I visit Phuket. Its definitely worth it.
But here's the photo of the food and if you know the restaurant name please do tell me. Maybe next time I come to Bangkok, i want to eat there again.
After looking around for one more time, we decided to go home, because tomorrow we need to go to the airport at 6AM. We're heading to Phuket~~~~ *\o/*
So, we arrived at Phuket, and we're staying in a very beautiful hotel in Patong called La Flora Hotel. It was right by the beach. You literally can walk to the beach from the hotel. Its kinda expensive though, but well its all worth it.
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| the beach was right in front of our hotel. |
On the last day in Phuket, we decided to go to Phi-Phi Island. We're kinda wondering about it before we go to Thailand, but we actually decided to go on the very last day.
We register at the hotel front desk a day before we go, because it was a package tour so you have to register a day before I think all hotels in Phuket usually have a package tour for the guest that want to visit Phi-Phi Island. The package tour itself range from 3000baht to 4000baht.
At 8AM, we went to the lobby to wait for the bus tour to pick us up. After the bus came, we went to few other hotel to pick other guest that are going in the same tour to Phi-Phi Island. So after that we went to tour gathering place, right at the port where the ship that will take us to Phi-Phi Island. The place was very far, it took us an hour or more to get there. I was sleeping the whole way there.
We arrive and there were already a lot of people. We were divided into few groups and I think there were like 10 to 12 groups. After waiting for an hour, we finally went to Phi-Phi Island. We used a speedboat, and it was really fast. But even though we used a speedboat, it still take us a half an hour to get to the destination.
Usually the tour will visit the the few parts of Phi-Phi Island one by one and the first destination we visited was called Loh Lana Bay. It was a very nice but we were given a very short of time, we couldn't do anything much. But it was nice to relax after being in the speedboat for an hour.
After that we get on the boat again, we're heading to a place called Nui Bay. But instead going to the beach, we just stop at the middle of the ocean and the crew let us swim there. It was a nice place to swim but we only got half an hour to swim so I was just swimming around and couldn't do anything much either. Also I regret using a life jacket to swim because the coral there we're very nice and since i used a life jacket I couldn't take a picture of it.
So after we swam there, we went to an island to have a lunch. Its another long ride to Maya Bay, about 20 minutes. The food there was decent, and the place is kinda nice. On the island, you could look around and there were a few little shops for souvenirs.
Right after lunch, we're heading to Loh Dalam Bay. But before we went there, we passed a swallow nest farm right inside a cave. It looks scary but magnificent at the same time.
Then the speedboat took us to the famous James Bond Island. I was surprised when we enter it because of the hufe cliff surrounding us. It was so amazing, my jaw dropped. The boat stopped right at the middle of the island and the view was so magnificent.
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| we are surrounded by this huge cliff. |
We can swim there and this time i swam without the life jacket so it was much better. Then the staff suddenly went up the boat and jumped to the ocean! Everyone went to follow it and i also tried. It was so much fun, jumping from a boat to a very clear blue ocean.
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| the aftermath jumping from the boat |
After 40 minutes of swimming and jumping from the boat. We then head to an Krabi Island. It was the place where Leonardo di Caprio shoot his film The Beach. It was amazing too and we just relaxing at the beach.
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| a nice place to relax and enjoy the view. |
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| speedboats parking lot, |
So after all the great time we had, it was finally time to go home. It was already 4PM and after an hour back to the port, we arrived at 5PM.
We really had a great time in Phi-Phi Island and the amazing view we saw was priceless. I definitely want to go back there again or maybe other island when I visit Phuket. Its definitely worth it.
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