Blogs from Chumphon, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

Die Nacht in Phetchaburi war alles andere als erholsam. Ein kleines zeitliches Schema zeigt warum: 22:30 Uhr: alles fertig fürs Bett; diese Nacht in getrennten Betten und mit Mosquitonetzen. Die nötige Abkühlung soll ein kreisender Deckenventilator bringen. Merle liegt im "warmen Bett" ( der Ventilator erreicht höchstens die Wade mit kalter Luft), Jule im "kühlen Bett" (der Ventilator erreicht den gesamten Körper) 23:30 Uhr: Merle kommt mit dem warmen Bett nicht klar und krabbelt zu Jule. 00:30 Uhr: Jule kommt nicht damit klar sich so wenig bewegen zu können und wechselt ins warme Bett. 01:30 Uhr: Jule wird schlagartig wach und fragt Merle ob alles in Ordnung sei. Draußen sind lautstark Platzregen, Donner und sehr lauter Verkehr von der kleinen Straße zu hören. Merle sagt sie habe sich bei einem lauten Donnern mit nahem Blitzeinschlag sehr ... read more

After 2 nights in Prachuap we waited 2 hours extra as our train to Chumphon was delayed. Well on our way we nearly missed our station and Lynn forgot her book on train,had to rush back on and retrieve it,the staff were not impressed as they turn around very quickly at stations. Chumphon is nothing special,its usually a stop over for Koh Tao or for Visa runs to Burma which is only 40km away. So we hired a scooter and travelled up the coast to a nice beach called Hat Tha Wua Laen. We also booked and payed for ferry tickets to Koh Tao and onards to koh Phagnam.... read more

Chumphon Palm Resort Last Wednesday we left Hua Hin after 5 days and took the 5-hour bus ride to Chumphon (CHOOM pon), Thailand. We picked Chumpon because it is a sizeable city (pop. approx. 50,000) about half way between Hua Hin and Phuket. We want to spend March 1-4 in Phuket and fly directly from there to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Viet Nam. We toyed with taking a bus back to Bangkok and then fly to Krabi for a few days before Phuket. Nah … let’s try something a little off the beaten track. I tried finding a hotel for us in Chumphon and found only two entries on Agoda, our preferred online booking agent in Asia. With a Google search we found several others that had possibilities and fit within our budget parameters (real cheap). ... read more

I know a place that I think may be the most accessible and best location in Thailand to see the bugs and arachnids of this tropical land. There I have scene 4 varieties of spiders. The largest of which was the size of my fist with legs out stretched, the smallest maybe 2 or 3 inches. There a scorpion once lay docile and a centipede dashed at record speed out from under my foot. Lizards abound daily and today, I saw a large toad crawling up the walls. Perhaps you are asking, where is this wild location? Or perhaps, having read my Facebook statuses you have guessed it. That’s right folks, my kitchen! Tours are available daily for 100 baht, lunch included. I have mostly been amused by this fact though I am occasionally a little ... read more

I miss “Suay, Suay.” I was always a little amused and proud of my "stretchy stomach." I could lie flat and go from a flat stomach to 3 months pregnant. Like a party trick. Not so exciting here.... My non-Asian and occasionally slightly roundish belly has revealed itself. Suddenly it’s, “Teaccchhhher…(points to my stomach), Baby baby?” asks Nanzy, a bright girl in my 3/5 class. The first time I laughed uproariously, “No baby!!” I say, “Your Teacher needs to exercise.”… “Teacher, situps, situps” she says earnestly. Though I laughed I went home and realized I was not very happy about the situation. Then and there I bought a pair of running shoes which I will probably never use. The second time, I decided they were messing with me but now I self conscientiously look at my ... read more