text: [{"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pak Bara Pier to Koh Lipe"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000112", "text": "By joint ferry and bus service the journey from Koh Phangan to Trang is scheduled to take 8 hours. A slower option is to travel by ferry and bus to Surat Thani and then take a train to Trang."}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "Trang is a small city with around 60,000 permanent residents which is the administrative centre for the Province of Trang. Trang is laid back town with a small, but steady, stream of tourists passing through. The centre of the city has lots of old fashioned buildings, and is well known amongst Thai tourists for its Chinese and Malaysian food. There aren\u2019t really any major tourist attractions in Trang itself. The best known attractions in the area are Le Khao Kob Cave (30 km away), Ton Te Waterfall (49 km away) and Thung Khai Botanical Garden (11 km) away."}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "Trang is the connection point for a number of popular islands"}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "The main reason foreign tourists travel to Trang is because it\u2019s the closest major town to the boat piers for several popular islands including Koh Ngai, Koh Muk, Koh Kradan and Koh Libong. These are lesser visited islands, which are largely undeveloped and slightly more difficult to get to than other more popular islands such as Koh Samui and Phuket. Joint minivan and boat services to the islands depart from the main bus terminal as well as from the railway station."}]