As you may have partly worked out by now, Phranang translates as "Holy Princess" - and of course, there are numerous stories and legends to go with the name. The so called Princess Story centres around Tham Phranang - the Princess Cave - and comes in several forms, depending on who you speak to. The staff at the Rayavadee will understandably avoid going into details regarding the most popular of these as some of the locals believe the resort to be responsible for...

As I may have mentioned previously, my arrangements for our trip to Krabi had been made in secret so that Eloise didn't know exactly where we were going. Naturally, she knew we were going somewhere special - it's impossible to arrange any sort of trip without the person you're travelling with wanting to know where you're going - but I'd had to tell her only that there would be a surprise in store and insist that she didn't push me for more information. Krabi is ...