Showing posts with label Krabi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Krabi. Show all posts

Want a cheap flight ticket?? BOOK EARLIER!

Posted by Fico , Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:02 PM

I just saw this promotion from Tiger Airways. Tiger is my 2nd choice for traveling... i use their service several times when i went to Thailand.


I looovveeee them!
To get a cheap flight ticket you have to book your flights earlier. They gave us more discount on flights fare!
See Tiger Airways website for more details!

AirAsia 0 (ZERO) Fare!! fly for FREE!!

Posted by Fico , Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:26 PM

IT IS TIME TO PLAN YOUR 2011 HOLIDAY!!



AirAsia Zero Fare is here !!! book your flights right now!!

Airasia Promotion for April 2010!

Posted by Fico , Wednesday, April 7, 2010 11:53 PM

Just click on the picture and smileeee!!





April deals: Tiger airways 75% off !!

Posted by Fico , Friday, April 2, 2010 5:57 PM



Latest Flight Promotion from Tigerairways!

Posted by Fico , Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:17 AM



Sale flights from Singapore... hmmmm not bad at all! check at Tiger airways website, buy the ticket before March 24, 2010!

Air Asia Promotion March 2010

Posted by Fico , Tuesday, March 2, 2010 6:25 PM

Low fare from Air Asia flights, start from US$ 3! For most of S.E Asia destination, Australia, and UK!




and...







Vacation again !! yayyyy!

Cheap flights around the globe (with discount!)

Posted by Fico , Monday, October 12, 2009 7:01 PM

Oh God Help me ! thats what i say when i browse through internet pages, or magazines or my mail inbox.
Its cheap flights information/advertisement from and toa round the globe.. well not all.. but to most places that i want to see the most !!



At least i want to go for some relaxation from working nonstop 20 days in the jungle.. staying at home in Jambi wont help hehehe...

I heard the news about Air Asia X announce about their plan to add one more flight destination to Europe.. and its from Kuala Lumpur to Paris French (aaaww j'adore !!) This is opening more possibility to backpacking with more low cost with airasia. I hope this is will come true and Europe here i come !! (on my mind hehehe)

Jet Star, my other fave budget flights also made the same plan as Airasia X. But they haven't decide yet wether they want to open the flight from Malaysia, Singapore or Bangkok (anywhere guys.. anywhere.. as long as its cheap and available hehehe..i am a dirt cheap traveller).

Also another advertisement that catch my eyes that Cebu Pasific from Philipines have this "Go Lite" sale, with only 19 USD one way to any destination in Philipines (if you buy ticket until October 12, 2009, for flying at November 01 to December 31, 2009).




My most friendly Tiger Airways announce sale for 100.000 seat with fare as low as SGD 0.01 (tax and booking fee are excluded) for flights from Singapore to several other destination like Jakarta, Langkawi and Krabi (booking period start at October 6 untilOctober 15, 2009).

My other fave advertisement is the Jeju Air a flight from Korea. They add more flights from Seoul to Jeju from 24 flight a day to 30 times a day start from October 25, 2009 (aaaww winter sonata here i come !! xixixixixix). They also add more flights from Busan to Jeju island (start to learn Korea language now !).

These are some of the flights that have discount or "light fare" from others that i read from advertisement.. hopely this would help someone out there who's planning to go to these destination.

Airlines Link:
Air Asia
Tiger Airways
Jetstar
Jeju Air (Its not in English...)

foto.....

Posted by Fico , Friday, August 24, 2007 9:59 AM

dibelakang itu temple di krabi, keren juga di foto dari jauh











habis snorkeling, capek banget so waktunya foto2.

gw lupa nama pulau ini :)









my first snorkeling.

it was great....

you should try it!!!!!!!

Amazing phi2 and journey to phuket !!

Posted by Fico , Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:32 PM

Pagi yang cerah.. kami berangkat ke Phi2 island dengan tur yang sama Barracuda tour (andalan !!!) hehehe..
Cuaca panas banget, di pagi hari matahari dengan jor2an menyinari pagi yang indah di krabi.

Kami udah packing sejak semalam. Sebelum packing kita jalan2 dengan motor matic yang kita sewa di Baan Iyara (mahal bo ternyata! 300baht, seharusnya 100-120 udah dapat 24 jam/1harian). Kita rada bingung dengan bawaan kita yang maut beratnya itu.


Pagi datang dengan cepat... Its been a very sunny bright morning, and we were ready for phi2. Setelah nunggu di lobby dengan tas kita yang super guede, mobil jemputan Barracuda tour datang, langsung minta angkatin tas.. dan breeett !!! tas gue putus ! alaammmaaaaaaakkk !! tega beneeeerrr.....

Si om driver berkali2 minta maaf sama gue.. tapi berhubung kita ada misi kemanusiaan yang lain (huahaha! hebat bener) yaitu pergi ke phi-phi island.. jadi dia gue maapin.
Kali ini anggota tour lebih rame dari yang sebelumnya. Mungkin gara2 kami pilih tour dengan naik speed boat yang lumayan keren. Oh ya tips yang kita dapat dan bener adanya, kalo ke phi-phi atau maya beach lebih baik dengan tour yang pake kapal boat yang lebih kecil atau long boat. Sebab kapalnya sampe ke pinggir pantai, gak berhenti di tengah kayak kapal besar (2 tingkat) lainnya. Ada yang stop kurang lebih 500 meter dari pantai, trus penumpang yang mau ke pinggir pantai harus berenang atau pake kayak (dayung perahu sendiri.. uhh repotnya !).

Setelah menunggu (lagi) anggot atour yang lain, akhirnya kami dipersilahkan naik boat oleh si pemandu yang luar biasa judesnya (cowok loh...). Kita di kasih instruksi cuci kaki sampe bersih sebelum naik ke speed boat, alas kaki di copot semua.
Mari sama aku dengan pedenya ngambil posisi di depan... sebenarnya aku udah lirik2 si Mari.. masalahnya setau aku kalo di bagian depan boat biasanya hentakan ombak berasa bener.
Tapi cuaca emang asik bangeeett ! langit biru and gak gitu panas. Jadi ya udah deh.. walopun beberapa kali "terbang" di boat kita enjoy banget ketawa2 dengan peserta tour yang lainnya.
Pemberhentian pertama "Maya Beach". Dengan pantai yang agak "nyempil" di antara gunung2 karang yang menjulang, airnya warnanya hijau kebiruan.. sampe warna biru yang muda dan banyak gradasi biru lainnya... pasirnya putih.. yupp.. putih bersih kayak tepung di ayak buat peempek.. (looohh !)



Berkali2 tuh pemandu teriak2 supaya kita jangan lupa nomor boat kita. Ternyata ada benernya, gaknyampe 40 menit udah ada sekitar 20 speed boat yang nyaris sama dengan boat kita tadi.
Amazing banget liatnya ! tapi berhubung masih agak pagian.. jadi agak males buat nyemplung ke laut. Kita udah ngambil jatah alat snorkel kita. Jadi kita cuma jalan di pantai, foto2 bule keren.




Tapi apalah daya... emang susah banget nolak untuk berenang di pantai sebagus itu.. gue langsung nyemplung waktu kita udah jalan sampe ke ujung. Lumayan berasa dingin... sumpah... cantik banget nih pantai.. bersih pula !

Mari duduk nongkrong di pinggir sambil bernarsis ria dengan jepret2 diri sendiri. Sementara renang gue ke ganggu dengan banyaknya boat yang berdatangan sampe2 gue ngeri nyangkut di baling2 tuh boat yang baru datang. Akhirnya gue bergabung dengan Mari yang udah nunjuk2 om bule yang kasep pisan ! yahhh ada ceweknya semua... (kecewaaaaa...)

Gak nyampe 1 jam kondisi pantai udah gak kondusif lagi (udah kelewat rame). Dan panas matahari langsung terik tiba2... gue ama mari dengan pasrah menggosongkan diri dengan bule2 lainnya.

Trus kita dengan suara priwitan cempreng punya tour guide kita yang entah dari mana datangnya, buat manggil anggota tour. Setalah komplit kita langsung jalan lagi ke tempat syuting om leonardo untuk adegan yang dia loncat dari batu tebing.. waktu pertama kali nyampe di pulau, sesudah adegan di ladang ganja. ...ternyata bukan air terjun/kolam sodara2 ternyata itu adalah air laut.. yup.. sang stutman dengan happynya nyemplung ke laut.. yang luar biasa jernihnya.. dalamnya mungklin sekitar 3-4 meter.. tapi kita bisa dengan jelas ngeliat ke dasar lau yang bersiiih banget.
Foto yang guede paling atas itu adalah lokasi tempat dia adegan nyemplung itu... kebayang gak sih tingginya.... nekadd nekadd..
Tapi berhubung itu adalah daerah yang dilindungi, gak semua tour bisa berenang di sana, termasuk tour kita yang cuma numpang permisi aja.
Kita juga berhenti di viking cave buat snorkeling. Pertama hati ini ragu rasanya.. masalahnya dalamnya sekitar 3-3.5 meter dan ombak lumayan gede. Tapi, bahkan dari ataspun kita udah bisa liat cantik banget pemandangan di bawah sana.
Dengan gagah berani gue nyemplung. Hehehehe... masih gak pede pake pelampung juga dunks. Mari wanti2 supaya gue ati2 sebab memang dalam bo ! gue pun berenang wara-wiri sampe setengah jam-an sampe priwitan bunyi lagi.


Selanjutnya kita ke Phi2 islan sodara2 ! buat makan siang di sana, gratissss (lunch included).
Makan siang disini memang yang paling menyenangkan sebab buffet bo ! aksi kalap gue dan mari berlanjut, nasi yang kita hajar sebab jarang ketemu, hohoho aji mumpung. Ternyata kita satu meja dengan ibu2 yang tampangnya galak tapi ternyata mereka adalah ibu2 gaul yang sering travelling juga. Muslim juga ternyata. Kita wara wiri cerita sampe kenyang.
Udah kenyang, kita pun memutuskan jalan2 di pantai dan ber narsis ria dengan berbagai pose.



Phi2 ternyata gak sebersih Maya beach. Ada banyak bekas botol pecal di pantai, so becarefull wear your flip-flops !
Kita jalan dari ujung ke ujung pantai. Ada perasaan sedih waktu kita liat puing2 bekas tsunami masih terlihat. Ada sekolah baru yang baru di buka dekat pantai.
Kita juga poto2 di depan Andaman cottage. Hari itu hari jum'at. Ada beberapa warga lokal yang baru pulang shalat jum'at. Adem juga liat-nya. Walopun pulau happy2 tapi masih ada cowok yang shalat jum'at. Yang jelas itu nunjukin isi pulau ini ternyata juga beraneka ragam, ada yang muslim ada juga yang budha.


Full review tentang pulau ini. Yang jelas crowded dengan backpackers. Pulaunya indah dan memang bikin kita males ngapa2in. Everything is so relax here. Kita bisa ngebayangin cuma duduk aja di pantai selama 1 bulan. Bule2 disana aja bisa berbulan2 tinggal di pulau cantik itu.
Kita gak snorkeling disini sebab.. mungkin gara2 tsunami airnya jernih tapi dasarnya agak butek gitu. Akhirnya kita duduk2 liatin bule2 main rugby di pantai.. berondong bo, cakep...
Udah gak berasa hampir jam 2. Kita disuruh naik boat lagi. Gua sama mari udah berasa capek banget udah lari2 sana-sini sama berenang2 kayak duyung.. hoho tetap semangat !

Kita sampai lagi di sebuah pulau.. Koh phi-phi Park dan pantainya muanteb banget. Putih bersih. Kita akhirnya cuma duduk2 dan berasa ngantuk banget.
Setelah bosan duduk2 akhirnya kita memutuskan untuk menjelajah pulau.
Eh nemu berbagai macam kepiting sama umang2. Itu loh yang makannya kelapa itu. Kita kumpulin sampe satu botol aqua. Cantik2 banget !
Tapi si om pemandu yang rese segera nyuruh kita ngelepasin tuh umang 2 sama baby kepiting. (sodaranya kali hihihihih). Katanya gak boleh di bawa2 ntar kena denda ! nah loh !
Setelah capek dan udah sore banget, nyaris jam setengah tiga. Akhirnya kita jalan lagi ke spot snorkeling terakhir. Namanya shark point.

Amazing. Gua kira gue bakalan ketemu shark alias hiu beneran. Tapi yang gue temui.. pemandangan yang luar biasa indah. Gue sampe gak mau naik ke atas lagi.
Mari tetap gak mau nyemplung setelah satu bule ngaku di gigitin sama ikan2 kecil yang ngerubungin dia. Gue nggak tuh.. hohoho.
Disini ikannya lebih besar2, mungkin gara2 lebih dalam ya.. memang tempatnya di tengah laut gitu.
Pengalaman yang gak bakalan gue lupain deh.
Kita akhirnya sampe di pantai Aonang sekitar jam setengah empat. Buru2 kita bilas seadanya dan kemudian di antar oleh mobil dari tur barracuda ke stasiun bis.
This tour is highly recommended dah !

Untungnya kita sempat naik bus terakhir dari Krabi ke Phuket. Gak ingat nama busnya apa. Yang jelas kita berangkat sekitar jam empat kurang sepuluh dan nyampe di Phuket jam 7-an.


Next....



Berangkat ke phukeeeeeettttt ! Keep the spirit alive !





foto2 lagi!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Fico , Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:46 PM

4 ISLANDS TOUR...tgl 23 aug



cuma 600baht bisa kemana2, asik banget dan telah menghitamkan kulitku dengan sukses.SELAMAT!!!













































PHI PHI ISLAND TOUR...tgl 25 aug


perjalanan di mulai di maya beach, pantai yang rameeeeee banget.baru kali ini gw ke pantai kayak ke pasar aja.lo bisa liat orang dari banyak negara tapi semua pada cuek karena pada ga mo rugi kali ya, disini bisa berenang dan snorkeling..












tebing tempat mas leo adegan terjun di Film 'the beach', ingat ga???













pantai andaman...bilang lo ngiri mA GW :)


















makan siang di phi2 don...enak banget plus pulau mas leo ini indah banget...ga rugi de..













tour hampir berakhir di Phi2 lay...seneng banget, hari yang ga terlupakan de

Day 2: Krabi town is small

Posted by Fico , 4:30 PM

We woke up not in rush today.
We were planning to do our own city tour around Krabi. Yesterday is hell of fun day, and we need to do something that wont made us exhausted or get water splashes for today.
We need to get rest for tomorrow because tomorrow is a big day.
We will go to Phiphi Island, i've been waiting this for so long. I want to do more snorkeling for sure if i went there. It said as the "Jewel of Andaman Sea". So, its the big thing for me !
After having our breakfast with a cup of noodle and hot milk, we went to front office and rent the motorcycle for a day, its 300 baht, we rent it since last night.
With a help of 3 different maps we hit the road.
Lost several times, but then we find everything in all sudden.
We went to the morning market, buy some t-shirt. And then went to Krabi biggest dept Store "VOGUE".. no ..no don't imagine it as big as malls in Jakarta. Its only 3 level and its just small. But at least it have Mc D, a place to eat for me.
After went to vogue and bought a jeans, we went to up hill areas, and see a beautiful temple. When we were in, there's several monks doing praying. I'm just afraid that i will disturb them, so i told Maria not to go inside, i don't see any other tourist there also, so we went outside again.
We finally go to the bottom of the temple and take some of the pictures there on the stairs.
We went to smaller shops then to find t-shirts for our family. I bought a wooden box for my sisters, also 3 different coaster for glasses made from wooden with beautiful carvings and pictures of Thailand elephant in a shop not far from a river.
We take few pictures near the river too. The river is not so big, but its quite clean.
We met with the friend that on the same tour with us yesterday. They suggest us to see the waterfall. But we don't think its a good idea because the sky is cloudy and its a bout to raining.
So we headed to Baan Iyara to get some rest. On the way back to hostel we stop in a restaurant and have a taste of Thai food in Kampan restaurant.
I have Khow Pad Poo which is a fried rice ! and maria had something with thiaw, i forgot the full name but its the noodle. I'm just afraid if it's cooked with pork. Something that definitely i can't eat.

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Day 1, Krabi Thailand & Four Islands Tour

Posted by Fico , 8:49 AM


Today when we were woke up, we feel extremely excited. We get up little bit early, eating noodles as breakfast and vitamin C as we will get lots of fun in the sun.


The Baan Iyara hostel is really comfy, and not so much noisy so we could sleep very well. Its very clean and neat too (most important thing !). I'm just thinking where in Indonesia you could have a room with air conditioner, hot shower, tv and small fridge, huge cupboard, clean towel EVERYDAY, that cost you less than Rp 100, 000,-??? answer is-NO WHERE !!

Baan Iyara hostel (http://www.baaniyara-krabi.com/) is few meters from big street, so not much you could hear from the street. Also Krabi not a crowded city... even i think Jambi is bigger than Krabi. We went for a little bit walk. We just want to find place for breakfast. And sure to see the town (if you could find nearest shopping center of food court).

The hostel also have one computer if you want to use the internet. I think it will cost you about 5 baht per hour.. cheap ?? it is !!

We wear our sun screen with SPF 30 and swim suit and then wait at lobby.

We're waiting impatiently, and ask the hostel receptionist (Wa an) to call the tour provider (Baracuda Tour). I book the tour since a month ago before we leave on line (http://www.sayhikrabi.com/tour.html). But i also find a site that offers low price too http://www.phiphiholidays.com/package-tours.php
this could be another alternative beside barracuda tours. But if you stay at Aonang Beach, i think its not a big deal to book it at advance or just go-show. There's plenty of tour operators at Aonang Beach.
Baracuda already fax Baan Iyara about the tour, so every thing is set for us when we're arrive. We ask to be picked up at 8.15. The tour included lunch, the price per-person is 600 baht (Rp 156.000,-). Its cheap and its half day !!

At 8.20 the a pickup stop infront of the hostel, its about the time !



When we jump in, there's 2 couples on the pickup. Two guys and two girls. We, then pick another couple near our hostels. So there were 8 peoples on the pick up.
The pick up took us to the Aonang Beach. On the road i see lots of places that interesting to see, including one site that also had small reclining Buddha, along the street.

I feel worried, the sky look little bit cloudy and the weather little bit cold. We just hope that there's no rain today.
When we're arrive the hostel owner told us that it's been raining since last 3 days in Krabi. Well... due to moon soon its possible to happened.

When we got to Aonang.. woah.. feels like Bali (never been there, hehehe). I mean... just looks like what my friend been describe. The street next to the beach. And there's shop and restaurant along the street. Its clean for a tourist place. I'm quite impress with that.

Two couple that picked up with us seemed went to the Phi2 Island tour with a speed boat (Cool!).
So we have to wait for another two person for the tour. (The tour for 10 person/boat).

They give us a sticker that we stick to our t-shirt that we must wear, because as he said there will be a lot of different tours when we get there, so that would different us from other people that join other tour for lunch.

First we go to Poda Island, i'm all crazy about snorkeling, so i did !
Its alittle bit crowded, but the water is clear.. i know its not the best month to do snorkeling in andaman sea, but still its beautiful .. I haven't see much fish yet, just 3-4 different kind of fish.. they were yellow, grey and some are blue.. but the sand is WHITE !! and the sea color are green and blue.. amazing !

The beach is clean that you could walk along without being afraid there will be broken bottels or something that could hurt your feet.

Maria did her first snorkeling here. Its not too deep, and the wave is small.

Then we went to chicken island where we could feed fish with bread that we bought at Aonang Beach !! lots of tiger fish !! i mean like thousand of them.. and i went snorkeling AGAIN !! the coral reefs are amazing.. but the fish is the major attraction ! there's plenty of fish, different colour and size. I see sea eels again.. but this time i didn't feel so much scare as i see the, first time when i went snorkeling at university.

I think its because there's so many coral reefs for this little fishy to stay they were .. euuhhh.. every where !

Maria little bit afraid with the "bulu babi" (sorry i don't know the words in english) its kind of sea animal, the color is black and its round and its have spikes all over its body.. and they were poisonous !! also its kind of deeper to do snorkeling here. So i jump there using a live vest.. just in case ...

The water little bit cold.. but it was okay.. the color also green because the algae at the bottom of the sea.. beside that everything is fun.. other tour member also swim and snorkeling or just sat on the boat feeding the fish.


After Chicken island we went to Taloo island were we do our lunch. There's several tours went there also. The lunch is with chicken and rice (Indonesia tummy yummy!!!), its great lunch. And then we walk along the shore and see the boards that tells about tsunami information last year.. the wave is 4 meters high (sigh), and we see the evacuation maps and warning.. well.. its seen that they don't want the same things happened again, and they were well prepare.. its good..



We went to Railay beach, the last beach. We went to a cave at the end of the beach... this beach said is one of the most beautiful beach in the world. It is. At the cave we see something that.. unusual.



A..(sorry) huge "dick" (a.ka penis shape) made of stone (1,5 meters high), painted with gold color. And there were hundreds of dick with different size and shape and.. wow.. even the tiniest.. what is this ??? i told my self.. some kind of dick worship here ??!!


And as i try to find and explanation i see something written in english.
So this "things" called Lingams, its belief create fertility and prosperity to the whole earth and man kind.They give that as a gift to the Goddess of Phranang. After their prayers and wish have become true, they put all of this Lingams to this cave as a gift to the goddess.
Its interesting.. hehehehehhee....

After almost 3.30, we went back to Ao nang beach. Tired, wet, and cold... but because we have to wait for people to get back to Krabi City so we decide to get gellato (softer and nicer than ice cream) from the gellatos stall not far from Barracuda tour office, yummsss !


We also ask for the tour to Phi2 and its only 1000 baht with speed boat !! we will go at 25 of August to Phi2, and then go to Phuket by bus !!

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