Blogs from Surat Thani, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 5

The overnight bus down to Saigon was spectacular. I ended up with the entire back row of five seats all to myself, so I lounged out and pretended it was a bed. Definitely one of the more pleasant overnight trips yet. I ended up in a really nice guesthouse in Saigon, centrally located, complete with a huge bed, air conditioning, and a refrigerator, all for $8 per night. And a Bia Hoi stand was right next door. I spent the first day catching up on some sleep and then went to the War Remnants museum, previously known as the American War Crimes Museum. It's really striking how different things can be portrayed depending on where you are. I was literally jaw dropped several times. I definitely missed the day in school when we learned about this ... read more

Day 16: Surat Thani to Sichon The next day we awoke in our new room and J’s knee felt worse than ever. Oh well, we had to travel on, it was time for new adventures. But we felt a bit indignant about the flood of our room and the lack of concern or apology from the staff. We decided we should at least get a refund for that last night. Unfortunately, the staff did not agree. I went down to the desk alone, explained the situation nicely and requested to speak to the manager. I was told we would get no refund, and the manager, promising to come down, did not appear. Her mistake. Next time, I sent J. He yelled and demanded to see the manager. This time, she appeared and told J she would ... read more

Hi, So I wasn't as lucky as AK and Colin. I was 3 hours late to change my flight from Krabi-Bangkok (45 vs 48 hours) so I had to make my way from Ko Samui to Surat Thani on a boat. On Ko Samui we stayed in a little north east corner of beach. It was so serene. Last night Mark, Krystal and I had a romantic dinner on the beach.. sand btw our toes and waves lapping next to us. Mark's shark was soooo good!! My crab was tasty but too much effort after a couple glasses of white wine. Today we chilled with shakes, massages and beach time. I left at 430 and took a way overpriced cab to the pier to catch the boat to Surat Thani. I knew I had to stay ... read more

ok...first to answer some questions i got the thais love everyone american (dont know why) and seriosuly do everything for me. i am trying to figure out how to con them into a massage.... i come home the 29th. i am done in thailand the 26th, but leave for cambodia for 3 days. when i get back i will put up all the pics woot woot and no, there arent really toilets here. (i took a pic of what they claim to be a toilet) if you get a lucky you can find a "western" toilet, but there is never toilet paper or soap so i always carry kleenex and hand sanitizer. it looks like a miny toilet, but you stand on the seat and like squat. at any given time there is opee on my ... read more

Happy New Year to you all, the year is now 2552 and Ive had a lotta fun celebrating. I was Invited by my Muay Thai trainer Chin to his home in Nakon Si to celebrate New Year and his daughter Em's birthday. I wasn't sure what to expect as these situations always have a tendency to shock you. We arrived at his is Home (or should I say Homes) in the back of a pick up truck, his houses are sorounded by rubber trees which he also owns and farms. We where given a private house to use for the following days. His family where very lovely and looked after me well, too well if anything, and helped me improve my Thai by not speaking more than 3 words of English (by the way my Thai ... read more