Blogs from Satun, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 3

Geo: 6.62, 100.07Loi Krathong is a festival in Thailand which is celebrated by floating decorated baskets down the river for good luck. It is celebrated on the full moon in the 12th month so dates change each year.In Satun in Thailand we visited the nearby river which was ablaze with celebrations, there were decorations all around the river, floats made up and everyone was celebrating and enjoying the event. Many were in traditional dress and outfits and taking part in the good luck of floating a basket of flowers lit by candles down the river. It is good luck to add a strand of hair, fingernail and money into the basket before sending it off into the night, sending it off with your thoughts.It was lovely seeing locals in traditional dress and taking part in the ... read more

Koh Lipe, a beautiful small island in the Andaman Sea, Satun province of southwest of Thailand, close to the Malaysian border. It's my first time writing a TravelBlog. I'm excited to write a story about my new experiences on this exotic island. I arrived at the Thai border in Sadao, went through immigration where they wouldn't let me (a little Thai girl) get back to my home country. That was kind of funny as I'm 100% Thai and I just wanted to come back home after my fun, adventurous trip in Malaysia. I started at Hatyai town where we could catch a van to Pakbara Pier (about 1.30 hr), then a speedboat to the island (about1.45 hr). The speedboat driver stopped at the entrance of Tarutao National Park for 10 mins so that tourists could take ... read more

Geo: 6.62, 100.07It's strange being back in Satun although I quickly settle into a routine of cycling every morning and pottering around the boat during the day helping out. In the morning I bump into the local farmer taking his cows to the field, eat local food in Che Be Lang and watch the comings and going in the shipyard which I find fascinating.I love the Thai fishing boats, the colors and fishermen but the smell can be overwhelming... it's fairly disgusting coming up the river and into the shipyard but fascinating at the same time. Here's some pictures of day to day stuff at PSS Shipyard to give you an idea of what it's like. Strangely enough many of the workers all bring their birds to work with them, I mean seriously, they bring them ... read more

So heading downstairs to book our transport to take us to Ko Lipe we were told that this was no longer an option! And that the only choice was to catch a public minibus to the port, being 2hrs away. Thinking that we were closer to the port being in Satun we were actually as near to it as when we were in Trang - so could of saved ourselves the extra journey to Satun in the end! We caught a bus to the pier and brought tickets for the boat to the island - finally we were on our way! A pleasant journey past Ko Tarutao and we had made it to Ko Lipe. The only way to gain access to the island is to dock at a pontoon then take it in turns to ... read more

I took a minivan to Satun this morning, which is a small town bordering Malaysia. Usually only on a backpackers route to catch the same day ferry across to Langkawi. Given I don't need to rush I decided to stay for the night in Satun and soak up the local charm. I'm staying at a cute, eclectic guesthouse called AngYees. It's right in the centre of town and I have a double bedroom with fan and window overlooking the garden. Gyeee has put a lot of effort intoMaking the place very individual and it feels like an artists home. You walk into the reception/bar area and then out to the oasis of a garden. For 400baht it's a little Pricey but certainly homely. The minute I walked in I met with Gyee, and a guy called ... read more