2006 Dec17-27 BKK-Phuket Rd Trip

 

Day 1

BKK to Prachuap

Found a beachfront accommodation and made enquiry. Good rate, good stay.

Day 2

Relaxing morning. Visited the aquarium at Prachuap. Slow drive to Chumpon.

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Day 3

Destination - Isthmus of Kra. Rustic. Beautiful sunset from the corner stilt-unit - right above the sea water where fishermen would come crabbing very early in the morning (4-5am).

Day 4

Local reservoir with lots of fish. Again not many people at all.

Ranong town - with hotspring for public to use (feet soaking) for free.

Day 5

Lots of signages (resort) pointing to a right turn and so I decided to heed their advices.  Next thing we were on a ferry and checked into a beautiful island resort. That evening, a newfound friend took us our for dinner and it turned out the restaurant owner is Ahia Queng!! How wonderful!

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D6

Next couple of days, fantastic meals at Queng's restaurant. And found out more about tsunami affected areas here.

D7

Soccer at Ko Khao Kho

D8

Phuket! We knew it was going to be busier but thought we would just check in and experience the place for a day or 2.

D9

The beach was full of people.

Left Phuket. Lunch at Phanga and then northward.

D10 n 11

Arrived Huahin. Stayed 1 night just before the main town.

2nd night in town and enjoyed local food etc.

 

D12

Horse riding at HuaHin beach, good local food + massage.

Then head home @BKK

Cambodia

Cambodia. One can only EXPERIENCE it. POVERTY. Children so poor that they will wait at the side of table and eat whatever food left by diners. Difficult to imagine�. MAJESTIC. Angkor Wat n others. The Khmer kingdom had 1,000,000 people residing within the 4 walls when London only had 30,000! NATURAL WONDER. Tonle Sap fed by Mekon river which flows from the sea back into the lake 4 months a year� swelling the lake from 1mtr to 10mtr deep. INCREDIBLE ADAPTABILITY. Real floating village, with floating restaurant, floating church, floating garden, floating pig sty�� EXOTIC FOOD. Very much like Thailand. Very yummy indeed. And ofcourse Cricket, Green bug, Spider�.. Hmmmmm�.. Wonder if I can find this in restaurant. "pong tea kon" (fertilised duck egg containing an embryo, like the Filipino balut). This one is yummier� with bones�. HOLLYWOOD-ish. This is "the Tomb Raider tree where Angelina Jolie picked a jasmine flowe before falling through the earth into� Pinewood Studios" (Extracted from LP) Now� you can see the "real face" of this tree. It is just so unfair that Angelina Jolie gets all the credit when it is this tree that does all the work�.. (errrrr). One of the 4 towers in Angkor Wat�. Rated 3S - Steep steps stair. Taken at a market. Near where the PhnomPenh-SiemReap bus stops. Check out the cute little fan. Interested to go? Just be prepared for the swarming touts shouting for your attention. No joke. Police has to use cane(!) and stun-gun to push the crowd back. Copyright TLLau

Apr 5th Chakri Day: Angsila-BangSaen DayTrip

Chakri Holiday (commemorating King Rama I ascension - start of Rattanakosin era). We were at Angsila-BangSaen, 1.5 hour from Bangkok. Mom did some shopping I helped to look after LuWei Entering Angsila Having lunch at this restaurant with sea view. Whole stretch of them on stilts. LuWei is happy The crab.... hmmm... sweet. Have you seen the Drunken Master? Not sure if the monkey managed to get home safely. View from a hill nearby. This is the "upper level". Our sitting area... can you see me busy over there while the rest were just eating away? Som Tam and MooPing Frontal view Back at home Sand Stone carving w my bro LuWei. Copyright TLLau