"On the west coast of southern Thailand, where the Krabi River empties into Phang Nga Bay, Krabi serves as both the provincial capital and the principal town of Krabi Province (thesaban mueang). The town, which has 32,644 residents as of 2020, is located 650 kilometers (400 miles) south of Bangkok. Like most of southern Thailand, tourism is the main driver of the local economy. Chao Phraya Nakhon (Noi), the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, which was by that time a member of the Thai Kingdom, ordered the establishment of an elephant kraal in Krabi at the beginning of the Rattanakosin period in the late eighteenth century, when the capital was eventually settled in Bangkok.To secure a steady supply of elephants for the larger town, he assigned the Phra Palad, his vizier, to supervise this task. Although it remained a dependency of Nakhon Si Thammarat for a while, Luang Thep Sena was the town's first governor. This was altered in 1875 when Krabi was promoted to a fourth-level town under the previous Thai political structure. The history of Krabi as a distinct entity from other provinces had then begun when administrators began reporting directly to the central government in Bangkok. The town is separated into ten villages and includes the Krabi Yai and Tambon Paknam in the Krabi District.Similar to Phuket, Krabi faces the Andaman Sea and experiences a tropical monsoon environment. The ten-month rainy season, which lasts from March to December, frequently brings days of intense rain.On March 31, 2023, the highest temperature ever recorded in Krabi was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F).On January 11, 2009, it reached its lowest recorded temperature of 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). A large portion of the province is now national parks. Ao Nang, Railay, Ko Phi Phi, and Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park are the top destinations. The province is home to more than 80 tiny islands, including Ko Lanta and Phi Phi, which are popular with explorers, yachtsmen, snorkelers, scuba divers, and Phuket day visitors. Both local Thai residents and visitors from other countries are drawn to Krabi's beaches. Among the most popular activities are kayaking, sailing, snorkeling, and bird viewing. Two national parks in the interior, Khao Phanom Bencha National Park and Than Bokkhorani, which are primarily on the mainland, provide trekking, bird viewing, and eco-tours in addition to inland visual delights such waterfalls and caves. Climbers from all over the world have been drawn to the granite walls at Railay Beach near Ao Nang, which hosts the granite and Fire Festival every year in mid-April. Railay Beach is home to a number of rock climbing schools. The limestone rock features distinctive faces, overhangs, and pockets. There are many multi-pitch sites in Railay, most of which begin on the beach.

Johannesburg is a city in South Africa's Gauteng province. It is the main financial and industrial center of the nation. Johannesburg, one of the newest big cities in the world, was established in 1886 after gold was discovered. Prior to becoming one of South Africa's four provinces, the city was a part of the Transvaal, an independent Afrikaner, or Boer, republic. Today, the city is a part of one of South Africa's nine provinces, Gauteng, which means "Place of Gold" in Sotho. The Highveld, a wide, grassy plateau that stretches across the interior of South Africa, is where Johannesburg is located. The city is situated on the edge of the Witwatersrand, also known as the Rand, which is a chain of low, rocky ridges that serves as a watershed between the drainages into the Atlantic and Indian seas. The city is between 5,700 and 5,930 feet (1,740 and 1,810 meters) above sea level. The climate of Johannesburg is moderate. The average temperature is around 75 °F (24 °C) in the summer and 55 °F (13 °C) in the winter, with very few periods below freezing. In both winter and summer, the city receives roughly eight hours of sunlight each day. Although the overall amount of rainfall fluctuates greatly from year to year, it averages around 28 inches (700 millimeters) annually. A major location for several creative and cultural industries, Johannesburg is a cultural center in South Africa with a diverse range of cultural venues. In addition to a plethora of other museums, theaters, galleries, and libraries, Johannesburg is home to the South African Ballet Theatre, the National School of Arts, and the University of Witwatersrand's School of the Arts.The Central Business District of Johannesburg is home to the Johannesburg City Library. The city is home to a number of Premiership and National First Division football teams. The top Johannesburg teams in the Premiership, such as Orlando Pirates (also known as the Buccaneers) and Kaizer Chiefs (also known as Amakhosi), are bitter rivals. They are headquartered at the Orlando and FNB stadiums in the city. Soccer City, the site of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, hosts a number of major league and cup matches. FC AK and Jomo Cosmos are the teams in the First Division. The stadiums used by Katlehong City and Alexandra United are Alexandra and Reiger Park, respectively.