Blogs from Hat Yai, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 5

We arrived in Krabi a few days before Christmas with nowhere to stay but fortunately after a bit of searching we found somewhere half decent and cheap too. Krabi itself isn't up to much, just a scabby town but a 20 minute taxi ride away is a decent beach beside a touristy strip in Ao Nang as well as numerous stunning islands around. So instead of trying to find anywhere to stay on Phi Phi (the main island) which I've heard very mixed reviews about anyway we thought we'd just base ourselves in Krabi and do day trips out to the islands. The first day we took a trip out on a speed boat to Phi Phi Lei, where the Beach was filmed as well as several other islands where we snorkelled, swam in the sea ... read more

Well we ended up having to wait around in the border town of Hat Yai which was fairly uninteresting but had to be done before we could head onto Malaysia lucky for us we left though as it turns out a bomb went of the following day killing four people including a canadian who taught english to locals. After being in Bali when the bombs went of and last o/s visit there was the bird flu epidemic we certaintly like to fly close to the sun as you will find out later this trip we also had another close encounter with a landslide in the mountains of Nepal. ... read more

Hello everyone and yes this is another month special! We hope you have your thinking caps on so that you can win another prize! The question and only question is: Using basic ingredients and a kettle (if needed), what dish could we make to expand our diet? We are currently making boiled eggs, frankfurters (thanks to mum), smash and noodles. We have tried to make scarmbled eggs in our kettle but that failed miserably. Goodluck! Also take a look at the unseen pictures over the past months as well as photo requests.. After leaving Mum in Surat Thani, we got a bus to Nakon Si. We managed to see all of the sights in one hour and so we then moved on to Songkla by a 4 1/2 hour train journey (costing 45p). We headed to ... read more

If you ever want to try genuine local Thai buffets, go around and ask about “Mukata”. Mukata is apparently where people go to enjoy cheap food on a do-it-yourself hotplate and steamboat. Their steamboats are combined with the hotplate and you cook everything on this nifty device. They seem to have everything available on the buffet table, including different cuts of chicken, pork, fish, and seafood. And when I say different, I mean it comes in all variations, marinated, raw, processed, etc. The liver is particularly good. They have ice-cream, dessert, as well as different types of noodles and cooked food. The only rule is that you must finish whatever you take or they’ll charge you extra. Drinks are on the house, and each person usually pays about 80baht (S$3.60) to partake. ... read more

Bonjourno, we managed to get to Hat Yai and book into a cheap hostel on 1st April. After the travelling from Krabi we didn't get much of a chance to explore much before darkness descended (We did however manage to get a KFC, sooo cheap over here for a Zinger meal!) The Thai Prime Minister is in hot water at the mo, he's been accused of corruption many times in the past but this time it's really serious- There've been protests around the country for weeks demanding he stands down. The situations got so bad that he has called an election for April 2nd, pledging to stand down if he doesn't get 50% of the vote. Why am i boring you with info on a political situation at the other side of the world you ask, ... read more