Blogs from Prachuap Khiri Khan, Western Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 3

We woke up in the small seaside fishing town of Prachuap Khiri Khan, went down stairs and ordered breakfast and a coffee (the place was supposed to have a good selection of fine coffees and ice cream according to the Lonelyus Planetus). First we got some toast and jam and a nice cup of strong coffee. Mmmm... Caffeine! Then a few minutes later, the main event arrived. It was a small plate (like you might have a sandwich on) with a frazzled fried egg, a wrinkled pink chipolata sized frankfurter and a piece of pig meat - neither bacon nor ham. It was actually quite tasty with a bit of sweet chilli sauce, but not the most satisfying breakfast on record. Would be perfect for a small toddler though. We then ventured out in to the ... read more

After leaving crazy Bangkok on a local bus, which turned out to be quite comfortable and half empty (phew), we headed south to Prachuap Khiri Khan ("PKK"). PKK is very laid back and just what we needed after 4 nights in Bangkok. Not many travellers visit this place which is a shame and it is a really nice place. After arriving, we headed towards a hotel and that is when I had to face one of my biggest fears ....... the dreaded squat toilet!!!! I have also found that the beds over here are really hard - felt like concrete! All this didn't worry Chad as he was very excited when we turned on the tv and he was able to watch an Australian tv channel showing the Sunday footy show so he got a fix ... read more

Well, there I am....back in holland behind the computer, having just finished my first day of wellpaying, mindnumbing work. Thanks to my dad who provides me with limitless acces to internet, I have discovered the wonders of things like YOUTUBE. So now i am listening to my very own playlist, which is ofcourse full of foreign music. TIP: FOR SOME REALLY POPULAR INDONESIAN MUSIC, search for "SAMSON-KENANGAN TERINDAH" , I promise you'll love it. So, yeah, left kanchanaburi by bus and train. Was very surprised to see how dry the landscape looked south of bangkok. Everything looked like it hadn't seen rain in weeks. Arrived in the heat of the day, but the guesthouse was very close to the trainstation luckely, so after dumping my bags, i went for a stroll. Man, i was so happy ... read more

Our train arrived in Prachuap Khiri Khan at 4 am. To our delight the train station had benches & lights rather then just a bench on the side of a lonely rail road track! We asked the guard about a "toilet" & he took us to one nearby, as he lead the way over he was singing "toiiiiiiileeeeetetete...toilet, toilet, toooooiiiileeeet"... so that was kind of interesting. Megan tried to catch a wink but I think we both were still a little startled about the events of the last hour. We waited until sunrise & then began to hike around in search of a good place to stay. We bought some fruit (mangostein & some little yellow ball things) & some really fatty donut things. We checked into our hotel Yatichai at 8 am hot & ... read more

We have spent the last few days in Bangkok exploring the city and we are starting to like the city now we know where to go. We went to O'Reillys Irish bar last night which is on Silom road. It was great to taste that Guiness again and met a few other backpackers from Australia. Anyway we had a good night but had to be up at 5:00 this morning for our train to Prachaup Khiri Khan. We are climbing 8,000 steps tomorrow to reach a Buddah temple at the top of a mountain and hopefully get a chance to snorkle around the bay as the sea looks real clear. Heard there is a heat wave back at home, hope you make the most of it, il get back to you all next week... read more