West Railay Beach, Krabi Province, Thailand.
So I left Koh Tao 3 days ago and I am now on Railay Beach. So far this has been the most beautiful and expensive place I have been in Thailand. The beach is awesome, it's surrounded by huge towering limestone cliffs on all sides that gradually drape into the clear turquoise water. Great sunsets every night. The place I am staying at is called Sea Sand Resort and it cost 23USD/night! REALLY EXPENSIVE by Thailand terms and it's eating my budget so I am leaving tomorrow morning for the famous Koh Phi Phi which is said to be even nicer than Railay. I could have stayed at a much cheaper place on Railay East but that beach is mostly mud flats. The Internet here is also triple the cost of other places so i'm not going to stay on long.
Interestingly enough, although Railay is not an island it definitely has a most secluded feel to it compared to the other places I have been. In order to get here you need to take a 25 minute longboat ride. There are no cars and no motorbikes, you can walk to the other end of the peninsula in less than 5 minutes. Other than for it's spectacular beaches and world-class rock climbing which I don't do, there is no nightlife here at the moment. Since it's pretty much the low/monsoon season, there aren't many people here. It rained heavily all day and finally cleared up in the afternoon.
I would love to stay here longer just for the beach but I need to be out of Thailand by the 30th. That gives me hopefully 5 full days to explore Koh Phi Phi, do some kayaking and maybe a bit more scuba diving.
