This Place in Thailand Was Just What We Needed

Hey there, what's you drinking? >> [music] >> Two shots, let's pour [singing] it up. I know what you're thinking, but tomorrow [music] won't come for us. This life that we're living ain't never going to give it up. [music] Double shot for the gifted, one more for us. [singing] There you go, drink it up. All this love in a cup. Yeah, we go slow, [music] we go fast. Yeah, we can't get enough. We stay all day, all night living in paradise. Remember you don't get it twice. The time [music] of your life. >> We have a private longtail boat to go to our hotel because it's low season. So, we have to hold here by ourselves. >> All the best. >> Here's our luggage here. And we are departing right now to our hotel. >> There's no road to our hotel. Railay Beach is it's on the island, it's on the mainland, but no roads to get there. You have to go by boat.

>> Fancy, huh? Railay Beach is a little different from many other beach destination in Thailand. You cannot simply drive straight to your resort. Getting here is part of the adventure. We took a longtail boat to Railay, and the resort arranged a special transportation to pick us up when we arrive at the beach. And just like that, we were ready to leave our usual routine behind for a few days. >> The tractor comes out in the water and picks up the boat. >> Huh.

>> Good morning. We're going out to the another side of the beach. And it's more calm and more beautiful. >> [music] [music] >> One of our favorite thing to do here is walk through this beautiful limestone passages >> [music] >> on the way to Pan Ngam Beach. Look at this amazing limestone formation along the way.

Some of the rock have a really interesting shape. And wait, [music] look at this one. That is remind you of something. Let's just say the nature have a pretty naughty imagination. >> [music] >> As we continue walking, the scenery get even more beautiful. Once we come out of the passages, we are greeted by the stunning limestone cliff, white sandy beach, and the beautiful blue-green water. This is definitely one of our favorite beaches in Railay. >> [music] >> Look at this cave. Phra Nang Cave is famous for its many phallic offering. It is certainly isn't something you see every day.

>> [music] [music] >> You will also see people rock climbing on the huge limestone cliff. It is incredible to watch them climbing up to this amazing rock. For us, the best part is simply being on the beach. The water here can be lovely and calm for swimming. But, it depending on the weather and the tide. And when your the tide is low enough, you can even walk out to uh to the Koh Ra Beach. We love being able to walk along the sand, jump into the water, and spend time just enjoying the scenery. >> [music] [music] >> Oh, Chums pointing at some monkeys in the tree there. Wow, amazing, huh?

>> Four of them. >> Four monkeys. This is We're on our porch here in Railay Beach. Oh, one just jumped from one tree to another. >> What we really love about this place is how green and tropical everything feel. Our cottage is surrounded by tree and flower, and instead of looking out at busy road and building, we are surrounded by nature and the wildlife. We see monkey almost every day here. Sometimes, we spot giant lizard and beautiful birds. You never quite know what little visitor you are going to see next. It is such a lovely feeling to wake up in a place like this with nature all around us. >> [music] [music] >> We're taking a little vacation from our vacation and we're staying in Railay Beach, one of my favorite places in the world and this is the place here. They have these little huts.

Here's our hut, three at the 302 hut. >> [laughter] >> Couple pools here, couple restaurants. The Railay Beach is always this charming. Hello, it's Chun Hoy from Hobo Ventures. >> [laughter] >> Well, it's very charming, isn't it? Nice big bed. Hey, our luggage got here somehow. Very cool. It's very old school, I love it. This is old school Thailand construction. And let's see what the bathroom looks like. Got a nice little sink, toilet, glass shower. It's pretty big in there, probably would fit two people. You never know. And there's a couple chairs out front on the patio so we could get big fat cigars and enjoy the view.

Very cool. >> Try this one. Have a bite. >> Are you poisoning me or is this edible? >> It's edible. How is the taste? >> Is this the one that cures diabetes? >> Yes. >> It's terrible. >> [laughter] >> Better than putting a needle in your arm. >> Besides spending time at the beach, we also enjoy walking around this little street in Lale. There are quite a few restaurants and a little shop along the way, and it is nice just to wander around and see what we can find. When we are hungry, we simply find somewhere to sit down and enjoy a meal. I like this kind of travel. We don't need to plan every minute of the day or rush from one place to another.

Sometimes, just walking around, finding good food, and enjoying the atmosphere is enough to make us happy. >> [music] [music] >> Even though we are on vacation, we still have some work to do. >> [music] >> So, we brought our laptop to a cafe here in Lale and spent a little time working. That is just how our slow travel life work. We can be working one moment and enjoying a beautiful beach the next. After getting some work done, it is time to relax. The resort have two swimming pool, so we spend some time swimming and cooling off. Nothing too excited on the schedule. Just enjoy ourselves and take things slowly.

>> Yeah, we're spoiled. >> Very, very nice. Eating in the on the beach with a view. A sunset view. Wow. This is my duck curry. Very nice. We are enjoying our food here. This is our hotel food and we got 20% discount on that. We love to enjoy dinner at the resort and then spend some time sitting on the beach watching the sunset. I really love moment like this. There's no need to go anywhere or do anything special. We can just sit here, enjoy the sea breeze, and watch the sky change color. >> [music] >> After almost 10 year of traveling with Dan, I have come to realize that sometime the best moment in life are actually the simple one.

We love our slow travel lifestyle, but every now and then it is nice to take a little break, >> [music] >> escape to somewhere beautiful, and spend a few day simply relax and enjoying life without having to think about anything else. >> [music]