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Reaching Bangkok by night train, we took early morning train to Pattaya (31 Baht/person) . After long delays we were in Pattaya at noon on 1st April. Pattaya is a beautiful city with full of old men enjoying with young Thai ladies.We involved to the night life on Walking Street and bars. We spent one day on the north beach which is relatively clean. Gunay made a tour to the Budha Hill. Two nights is enough for families in Pattaya and we moved to Bangkok by bus, only two hours. We made a one day visit to Kwai Bridge by train. Nothing is interesting for us. We just made a tick that we we have visited the bridge. In fact there are many activities in Kanchanaburi area bu have only visited the famous Kwai Bridge.We had ... read more

Jogjakarta or Yogjakarta or Jogyakarta or Yogyakarta or Jogja or Yogja or Jogya or Yogya are meaning the same city on Jawa Island. A pretty and crowded city. Our losmen (=small hotel) was very centrally situated.We reached Jogya interests by tricycles easily; Sultan’s Palace, Bird Market, University and famous Malioboro Street for shopping. One day we took a Borobudur and Prambanan Tour. Borobudur said to be the largest Budha Temple and Prambanan the tallest Hindu Temple and both are world Herritage. We enjoyed the city in all aspects, specially massages we took in Inna Garuda Hotel and other places. On 24th March we took a night train to Jakarta to fly to Phuket. Now we are spending impressive days in Phuket . Stay Best.... read more

On arriving Ampana we spent the night at Oasis Hotel and took the ferry the next morning to Wakai (main pier on Togeans). Actually instead of unboarding the ship we paid few rupies more and continued to Malenge Island, two hours sail. We enjoyed the island at Lestari Resort , 3 nights. The food was excellent, swimming perfect and we easily visited sea- gipsy village. Our next stop for another 3 nights was Black Marlyn Resort on Kadidiri Island. That place was also very panaromic but many mosquitos and management is thinking only money. Food is very basic. The trip we took with two German ladies was expensive but worth the value. We snokelled at reef # 5 , in another open sea area, Bolilanga Island and we had lunch at Fatillah Cottages on a small ... read more

An old colonial city. You feel safe even at dark. Everybody tries to help you. The most impressive action is the visit to Shwedagon Pagoda. It is a praying complex. It gives a feeling like Kabe for Muslims, Varanasi for Hindus, Vatican for Christians . As if there exist a vast religious energy at the atmosphere. We visited top restaurants, Monsoon, 50th Street , Bilar Briyani and had our last dinner at 19th Street , Chinese area, with BBQ and drinks. In Myanmar because of the toursim exploited, especially hotel prices are increased more than twice than the books write. The other interesting is the traffic is on the right and the steering wheels are also on the right. We are going to KL by Air Asia at 17.00 today. Tomorrow we will fly to Makasar ... read more

The main objective of our visit to Myanmar is BAGAN. Of more than 4000 Pagodas, now remaining about 2000. The people are lovely, you always feel safe under any condition. Tourists are not allowed to drive motorbike and no motorbike driver takes tourist. You either take public bus ( there is none after 5PM) or bicycle or the best for us horse carts. We enjoyed the pagoda area two days and had the sun set at a pagoda near the river Ayayewaddy. The second day the sun set at the pagoda side. We also visitedMyin Ka Par village near Bagan to lacquerware works. The last day we went to Golf Resort and spent the whole day there swimming in their pool. Tomorrow we are leaving this impressive town for Thazi via Meiktila. The next day we ... read more