by Booney » Wed May 27, 2015 12:02 pm
by Dogwatcher » Wed May 27, 2015 12:10 pm
by Jim05 » Wed May 27, 2015 12:12 pm
Booney wrote:Well, what an amazing trip.
For a bloke who was right out of his comfort zone, I loved it! The food was spectacular, little Mum and Dad kitchens on the beach front, $4 for deep fried prawns,squid, or chicken with rice, $4 for a 600ml long neck of Singha, $2.50 for satay entree....and it was all brilliant.
Stayed in the Beyond Resort ( part of the Kata Group ) in Khao Lak. 4.5 star and could not fault the place. Brilliant. In among a resort strip so no hawkers or people flogging you t-shirts, walk along the beach to get a $12 one hour full body massage ( no, not happy ), girls got manicure/pedicures for about $8 Australian which they told me would be $40-50 here while sitting on the beach sipping $3 cocktails, sun, 33° most days with 90+% humidity, swim up bar in the resort had "happy hours" from 11-12:30, 3-4:30 and 6-7:30 every day, 25% off all drinks ( Had one massive day in the swim up bar with two lads from Brisbane, G'day Tommy and Nicko ) met some lovely Swisse people, but the resort was pretty much full of Aussies.
Scooters out for a day or two, elephant trekking and washing the elephants in a river, a boat ride out on Phang Nga Bay through the islands where you kayak under a cave into a hidden lagoon, visited a temple and met the monks, shopping at the markets, beers from the Tesco nearby to fill the villa's fridge....simply stunning people, so friendly, the food amazing, the place stunningly beautiful.
I'm a hermit crab, I never thought I'd see the likes of Thailand or SE Asia, I can't wait to go back!
by PatowalongaPirate » Wed May 27, 2015 5:54 pm
Booney wrote:Well, what an amazing trip.
For a bloke who was right out of his comfort zone, I loved it! The food was spectacular, little Mum and Dad kitchens on the beach front, $4 for deep fried prawns,squid, or chicken with rice, $4 for a 600ml long neck of Singha, $2.50 for satay entree....and it was all brilliant.
Stayed in the Beyond Resort ( part of the Kata Group ) in Khao Lak. 4.5 star and could not fault the place. Brilliant. In among a resort strip so no hawkers or people flogging you t-shirts, walk along the beach to get a $12 one hour full body massage ( no, not happy ), girls got manicure/pedicures for about $8 Australian which they told me would be $40-50 here while sitting on the beach sipping $3 cocktails, sun, 33° most days with 90+% humidity, swim up bar in the resort had "happy hours" from 11-12:30, 3-4:30 and 6-7:30 every day, 25% off all drinks ( Had one massive day in the swim up bar with two lads from Brisbane, G'day Tommy and Nicko ) met some lovely Swisse people, but the resort was pretty much full of Aussies.
Scooters out for a day or two, elephant trekking and washing the elephants in a river, a boat ride out on Phang Nga Bay through the islands where you kayak under a cave into a hidden lagoon, visited a temple and met the monks, shopping at the markets, beers from the Tesco nearby to fill the villa's fridge....simply stunning people, so friendly, the food amazing, the place stunningly beautiful.
I'm a hermit crab, I never thought I'd see the likes of Thailand or SE Asia, I can't wait to go back!
by mighty_tiger_79 » Wed May 27, 2015 6:47 pm
by Booney » Thu May 28, 2015 9:22 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:How much did the trip cost ya in round figures booney?
by mighty_tiger_79 » Thu May 28, 2015 11:46 am
by Booney » Thu May 28, 2015 12:02 pm
by PatowalongaPirate » Thu May 28, 2015 12:26 pm
by Dogwatcher » Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:15 pm
by Jim05 » Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:25 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:So...the hotel in which we'll be staying, just over a month from now, in Bangkok is just under 1500m from where the bombing took place.
by Dogwatcher » Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:34 am
by gadj1976 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:27 pm
by Booney » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:05 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:We're not. But we have sought a little advice about a few things here and there.
I've been trying to read up on the area where the orphanage that we're visiting is, but can find bugger all. I reckon we're going to a place where few westerners go. However, it appears there are good roads and there's plenty of civilisation. We've booked a hirevan - fits 8 to 10, has a/c and a DVD player (which will keep the kids occupied) for 5.5 hour each-way trip. The orphanage is at Lom Sauk, Phetchabun.
As far as the Vietnam leg of our trip goes, I've read recently that the main thing I wanted to see in Hanoi is closed during our time there - Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. A bit disappointing, but I'm sure plenty of other things will make up for it.
We're on the countdown now - one month to go.
by Corona Man » Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:18 pm
by heater31 » Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:23 pm
by Corona Man » Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:27 pm
by PatowalongaPirate » Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:32 pm
by Corona Man » Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:53 pm
PatowalongaPirate wrote:http://www.golfhuahin.com/hua-hin-golf-courses.htm
Green fees include return transfers from your hotel and a caddy. Range from approx AUD$100.00 - $150.00.
Lots of bars to choose from including Buckley's Aussie Sports Bar.
http://www.huahinparadisecity.com/categ ... rshua-hin/
by PatowalongaPirate » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:32 pm
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