On our third day in Krabi, we went on a half day tour to see this emerald pool followed by a natural hot spring. The group of us walked about 800m in the national park and arrived at this!
The emerald pool was beautiful! Like nothing I’ve ever seen. Getting in and out of the pool was treacherous though, gooey algae things all over the rocks. The water nice and cool, soft sand under our feet. I can’t even begin to fathom how something like this exists in the middle of nowhere.
Moving on, we made our way to the hot spring. Also made a friend – we gave him the name Mr Denver Nuggets (the one with the blue towel and hat) – cos duh, he’s from Denver! Anyway I knew I’d regret not asking him for his name or, introducing ourselves… I need to get better at that. I.don’t.know.what.I’m.afraid.of.really.
A hot spring! Once again, in the middle of nowhere!
I’m not sure if you can make it out that people are soaking themselves in these smallish ponds. The water was hot, no shite. It was awesome, out in the open like that. Maybe zap away 10-15 people and it would have been really really awesome.
Grimes is an amazing creature, you have to have to go see her if she plays a show where you live. This is a video-turned-gif of her playing Genesis last night at the Mosaic Festival. Sadly had to cut the gif down to a quarter of the length, damn you file size limits.
She closed with Phone Sex (that’s not on her album), so good to bounce around to.
Some snaps using an underwater camera. Our island tour stopped at two spots for snorkelling — Ao Nui Bay and somewhere a little off Maya Bay. It was a gorgeous day, not too much sun, a very effervescent guide and just boundless blue water and cliffs. More pictures of other activities to come.
From one vacation to the next, I’m planning to visit Hanoi in the next few months. Since you guys share great tips the last time round, I’m all ears for anything (really anything would be something) regarding Hanoi! This is one part of the world I’ve never sent foot on before. I’m slightly ashamed that I’ve seen so little of Asia. So between that and the fact that we are saving for our future home, it makes discovering Asia a practical choice.
I try to seek out nice food every now and then. I thought TOOTHSOME could be a feature of establishments that sell some delicious food and also succeeded at delivering their concept/spirit/ambition through a bite of my pie or a sip of my latte. Did that make sense? So I have three places in this post, each I enjoyed very much.
What’s great? The sandwiches! Ok you might not know this but croute means crust in french. My serrano & mozzarella panini was scrumptious! Also, I love me a deli concept.
What’s great? Can I say EVERYTHING! I know at times, you go to a place and if the stars don’t align, it can be a disaster. Bad service, noisy neighbours at the next table, peak hour slam, ordered the wrong thing, any one of these occurs – Boom! Easily leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Well my latte was awesome. Strong, check. Frothy, check. Not overpriced, check. It is known Nylon isn’t so much a cafe but a shopfront for coffee to-go. Still, Ben & I lingered for awhile, listening in on a conversation going on with some customers and the owners. Watched a baby crumple her face only to smile again, over and over. Now do you believe me when I say EVERYTHING?
