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And the last day came as quick as that, it really was fast.

We were up early again for a quick breakfast, then out to the Jungle with the owner of an outfit that does Elephant Jungle Trekking - beat that!

First up we fed the elephants with some small bananas, hmmm...nice!

Meet the Team

Each one of these buggers eats more than 200 tonnes of Pineapple leaves A DAY - amazing eh. Basically...they are either sleeping or eating, because eating so much makes them sleepy.

After that we climbed up a platform which put our feet level with the elephants backs, so we could get on easily. So we mounted up, 2-3 per elephant.

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On the third day it was up early again, a quick breakfast in the hotel and out for some kayaking in the Crocodile Canyon, sounds fun eh? It certainly was.

Although very hot, make sure you've packed a hat and some sun screen or sun block if you are liable to get burnt (as I am being a pale whitey).

The sea kayaks used are the surf-ski models, as opposed to the whitewater craft which are watertight/covered (making them more dangerous for beginners). This makes them more stable - although you are likely to get wet, so dress appropriately.

They do provide you with watertight bags to keep your valuables/camera so they won't get wet in case you do fall in or just get splashed.

The price per canoe was around 900baht including a guide, each kayak can sit two people comfortably, there are some 3-seater models but they aren't so common. The tour would generally last about an hour or 1.5 hours.

The weather was stunning as we set out.

Matthew Ong from the Breakfast Show

The scenery was quite breathtaking there, especially inside the Canyon almost gorge like reminsicent of Gulin, China - it was splendidly hot though...

After a reasonable paddling session we reached the Canyon (known as Crocodile Canyon if I heard correctly)

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Day two was up early in the morning at 8.30am, breakfast at the hotel and off out to the boat for some island hopping! We were going to go rock climbing first, but due to the tide we decided to go and see Thale Waek (Separated Sea) which is joined at low tide and see the rest of the islands after rock climbing.

The weather was pretty grey, but we still had fun on the way across.

It was pretty dramatic - you can see how clear the water is!

The weather got a little better as we reached Thale Waek, the beach was covered in driftwood though.

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As you've probably noticed, last week I went to Krabi in Thailand for 4 days. Lucky for me it was sponsored by Air Asia and arranged by Nuffnang.

Krabi is pretty close to Phuket if you are familiar with that place, the difference is it's a lot less commercialised - which in my opinion makes it a MUCH better place to go to. It's still pretty quiet, in Krabi center the shops close at 9.30pm and even in the 'tourist' area Ao Nang everything is pretty much closed by midnight.

It's a fairly small city with about 20,000 people and it's the provincial capital of Krabi Province, the province itself has a population of around 340,000 people.

We left from KLIA LCCT at 10am on Tuesday morning. Air Asia has a new facility at LCCT where if you are traveling light you can check in via the bright red Kiosk Check-In and avoid all the queues which is very useful. It's only for those with hand luggage though, but you can save some time if you don't have bags to check in. The Kiosk will scan the barcode from your online ticket print-out and check you in.

This was the inaugural flight for KL-Krabi! Flights to Krabi start from RM49.90.

It was full too, it looks like it's going to be a popular destination.

The plane landed about 6 minutes ahead of schedule! The weather was a bit grey when we arrived, was hoping for blue skies!

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I'm back and still alive...and not intruded upon by too many any lady boys.

Krabi is nice, a rock climbing haven if you are into that kind of thing. Plenty of other things to do and see too, I'll write about the trip properly soon.

Busy, busy busy!