Krabi Province, Thailand. For The World of XPILAR - LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE CONTEST #070
Hong Islands, Krabi Province, Thailand. A view from Dragon Crest Mountain, 2.5 hours of hiking up the steep slope covered with jungles.
Camera: Nikon D750 | Lens: Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G
Aperture: f/4.0 | Shutter Speed: 1/640 | ISO: 100
The beginning of the trail located an hour away by motorbike from Ao Nang, the main travel hub of the province.
Ao Nang is a seaside town, colourful and, yeah, touristy but no much bustle over there, they have kept the peaceful atmosphere of a province, more a fishermen settlement than a city. There are many places to see around the town easily accessible on a rented motorbike or a tour boat including Ko Phi Phi islands where the movie The Beach starring DiCaprio was filmed once.
Prices in Ao Nang: 15$ for a room with AC, 1.5-3$ for a plate of street food, 8$ for a daily motorbike rental.
During the pandemic, Thailand closed the borders and avoided a large scale covid epidemic (thanks to Thai advanced medicine as well). But many people who worked in tourism went broke. However there is new hope for these people: Thailand government speaks about plans to re-open the country for international tourism from October 1.
I love the not as touristy as other Thai hotspots Krabi province where I had the best so far Thai massage which relaxed every inch of my body after yoga like exercise together with the masseuse. That's exactly what one needs if you ask me after having backpacked around Thailand for few weeks. @datych