I’m no longer a 20 something that could drink a stereotypical Irishman and Russian under the table! I pretty much spent most of the 3 days, in a daze, the first night I got so drunk after playing the circle of death with some northern girls, I ended up going for a 2-mile walk to find food and ended up going to a Late night market where I made friends with the locals and played football with the kids. I’m surprisingly nice to kids when I’m drunk almost like a primary school teacher, I even taught them the Usain bolt pose!
The next morning I just about made my trip to the 4 islands, went to Tup Island, Poda Island, See Island, Phra nang cave and wait for it… Chicken Island! Good god lemon, not a KFC in sight. So misleading! Go on this tour or the Phi Phi Island tour, its £8 for the 4 island one, and £12 for Phi Phi. But only go one way and stay in Phi Phi and pretend you are Leo di cap!
Loads of pics to follow but sure I’ll put them on Facebook!
Anyway, my second night in the Pak up hostel, which is probably the best hostel I’ve stayed in so far, so, if you go island hopping avoid Phuket, as I was told it was a place old Pervs pick up young girls!
So went off there anyway, the second night, I played circle of death but with 4 of the most gorgeous Norwegian men I have ever seen, it was amazing until I got the 4th king and pretty much drank the same as a night out in reading in one jug! BLEURGH!
The rest is a blur but let’s just say I am missing a vest and pair of shorts due to number 3!
I spent my 3rd day being sick and cursing those sexy Norwegians, but I got a number so not that bad!
After that I got a coach /train to journey to Malaysia!
There really isn’t anything to say here I spent most of it on a train really, When I arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Krabi, I spent nearly 8 hours in the centre and just ate and drank but stayed up, as I had an early night and thought: "why pay for a hostel for a couple of hours?" This was my first mistake, always opt for sleep and warmth. The second mistake was taking the tuk-tuk of the drunk guide, after 10 seconds of being in it, I realised I was going to die due to a man that smelt of cheap whiskey!
Anyway, that was Malaysia wish I stayed longer but if you go to the next page you’ll see why I wanted to get to Singapore.
Travel Tips:
- If you go to Krabi, head to Pak up hostel:(http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g297927-d1945884-Reviews-Pak_Up_Hostel-Krabi_Town_Krabi_Province.html), which basically has everything you need to climatise to western humanity again.
- Never opt for a late nighter for a quick hostel stay, your eyes and legs will hate you the next day!
- Check the “man in seat 61 ” website (http://www.seat61.com) for details on trains and buses, he always recommends trains for SE Asia, but he does other countries and some places they give you discount if you mention the site.
Personal tip – Don’t get suckered into drinking games if you are over 25, even if you are surrounded by dreamy hunks that find your accent cute! Avoid and just perv instead!
If you use the Lonely Planet guide, don’t take it to heart, the guys who write this obviously haven’t been for a while and survive in more money than other travellers; you can always find cheaper places/food, etc.
When you get to Pak up hostel don’t eat in any of the restaurants all the places have women with faces of thunder, walk down the steep hill and go to the market or go down the gentle slope to the 7-11 for cheese toadies which they cook for you there and they cost like 27p YUM! Don’t have the pork one it tastes like chocolate, yes I know bizarre.
When booking excursions sometimes the hostel one is more convenient but more expensive however they were kind enough to come to your room and wake you up, the one I booked from across the road obviously didn’t. Good thing I had a toastie from the night before stuck to my face for breakfast.
