City Beach Resort Hotel Hua Hin

... br>3- it beats the beach at Pattaya, closer to Bangkok but a hell of a lot dirtier.<br>The only reedeming value of a sun-drenched beach in 32-33C weather for Pierre is the sight... what is commonly known as bird-watching.<br><br>After we've checked in at our hotel a bit after the noon hour and once we're slathered in SPF92 cream, we went straight to the beach to sit back, relax and enjoy the view. At least, that's what Pierre ...

Entering Thailand from one of the poorest coutries in the world, Nepal, made me feel like I had arrived in a Western country: The Bangkok airport is huge and clean, the minivans are finest that I've seen since Japan, and while enjoying the air-conditioned minivan ride to a Bangkok bus station, I saw all the famous international fast food and cloth chains logos among the other tall buildings. I tried to think about it, and figured out that the previous place I saw that ...

... Everything is beautiful.<br><br>Today's agenda: <br>1. Find guesthouse by the ocean (or find Dawn) <br>2. Call my mommy <br>3. Get a massage<br><br>We're planning on staying here for a few days. Maybe take a horseback ride on the beach, climb a mountain, or go to a nearby national park. We'll see how Hua Hin unfolds for us.

The beauty of Hua Hin is unique to it's nature. The air is filled with<br>the beach town vibe while containing all the comforts of a city. This<br>beach town has not lost it's good old rule generosity and hospitality<br>due to mass influx of tourism. Many other cities have been culturally<br>dominated by the ways of the west. For example in Koh Samet when<br>entering a store I would "wai" the shop keeper and he ...

... longer than usual and so by the time we got back to Chumphon and found the bus station, the bus to Hua Hin had just left! So the very helpful guy who was there (with a bit of help from an interpreter to let us know what was happening) phoned the next place where the bus was due to stop (on the outskirts of town somewhere) to tell them to wait and then put us on the back of two motorbikes, with our rucksacks on, and drove us at break-neck speed (not literally ...

... really confident.... and then... Last Thursday (1 week before the fight) in the middle of training, i felt a 'pop'... i'd torn my calf muscle!! GUTTED!! Couldn't stand up let alone walk or train... went to the hospital, had an injection in my **** for the pain and was given anti inflammtories and muscle relaxants to take for a weeks course and told to rest for 2 weeks!! No training and more definately NO ...

... sireebob. Every single one was only interested in the Oscars which were in progress at the time, and the urgent communication was only about Best Picture, Best Director, how was Lord of the Rings doing, etc.-- only in L.A.!! And to drive home the point that we'd landed in the City of Stop-and-Go (and Stop-and-Stop), we were promptly in some kind of traffic jam on the runway and had to sit there for at least 10-15 minutes before we could go on to the gate. I was ...