Today, I spend over 12 hours on the road. I set off for Krabi at 11:30am after saying goodbye to my host. Hit the Malaysian/Thailand border at around 3pm.
It's my 1st time going through it and I was pretty amazed at how unorganized the Thailand part of the border is. I could have just went into Thailand without getting my passport checked and stamped if I wanted to and none of the Thai custom officers would have stopped me.
Traveling on Malaysian and Thailand road were totally different experience. Malaysia expressway is pretty much like Singapore's. You can go on non-stop until you reached an exit closest to your destination. However, Thailand's highway pretty much go through every single town along the way. So to get to Krabi, I have to go through Hat Yai, Phatthalung, Trang and Huat Yoi and I was just naming the bigger towns not mentioning the many more smaller villages along the road. On a Malaysian expressway, you probably can ride 120km/h constantly non-stop for hours. You can't really do that on Thailand's and you really have to concentrate on the road. If you don't, one of the following may happen: 1) Hit a jaywalker. 2) Beat the red light. 3) Ride off the cliff. 4) Hit by a oncoming bike on your lane.
I reached Hat Yai at 4pm and only managed to get out at 6pm. I pretty much got screwed by a round-about and exited it the wrong way. Luckily , I found a visitor centre and they pointed me to the right direction.
It was around 9pm when I reach Trang and wanted to find a hotel and call it a day. However, I couldn't find any hotel. Checked my map and realized there really isn't any hotel in Trang. So no choice, have to continue my way. I couldn't find any place to stay in the next town Huat Yoi either and Krabi is just over 100km from Huat Yoi so I mustered all the energy and focus I have left and cheong all the way to Krabi. It was just over 1am when I reached Krabi.
At 1:30am, there were still activities going on in Krabi. There were still people at the night market. Bikes speeding around. People drinking, talking and laughing at pubs. However, I couldn't find any hotel reception that was opened except for one: Pak-Up Hostel, a new addition to Krabi's accommodation for backpackers. I will talk more about the hostel later when I get more photos. Time to get my laundry from the washing machine.
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