Cliff View Resort Surat Thani

... coast makes Surat Thani (often known as Surat in short) a perfect hideaway for vacationers from around the world. The ideal destination for many is the Penang-sized Ko Samui, Thailand’s third largest island, and its neighbour Ko Pha-ngan a celebrated island that hosts the biggest beach full moon party. North ...

... our energy for the next days drive.. Day 2: Up and about fairly early we wandered down the beautiful beach at Hua Hin and stopped for breakfast overlooking the beach and fishing harbour area. We wandered around the streets taking in the local sights and then it was back to the pick up for a trip to 'Hat Sam Roy Yot' Coastal National Park. This national park was just amazing for scenery. We first stopped at 'Hat Sam Phraya Beach' and we were litterally the only ...

... after hiking in the midday heat! There were apparently waterfalls along the river but they were just rapids. We saw lots of lizards and birds and kept hearing things in the undergrowth but couldn't see anything. One the way back we saw a big group of Macaques and ...

... shows up. We have about 3 hours until our train leaves but were not really sure how far we are from the station. Its a good thing we had a lot of time because our "Taxi" picked up 7 other ppl from various schools ( teachers and one guy in an army uniform) along the way. That took up a good hour and a half that was not negotiated in our fee! But what else is new! All the transit in thailand is public even if you hire your own mini bus or "vip" bus! Ok so we get to the ...

... pleasantly crunchy and cracker-like. The legs felt a bit creepy rubbing up against one's tongue, but other than that there was nothing gross about it. Rushing to get the experience overwith, I swallowed my bug before I'd adequately chewed it, so I could almost say "I ate a roast cricket WHOLE!" Don't eat them whole. Back at the dock we were accosted by the creepiest drunken homeless man who thought that caressing my knee would be a good enticement for me to give ...

... by a contraption of plastic pipes which we noticed at hese hawkers outdoor shops. 21 May 08-Siam Centre PHOTO_ID_L=at-the-siam-center-bangkok.j pg] Siam Centre is fascinating and alluring with glittering shops, elevated sky train in neighborhood, finger touch guides to shopping plazas,and huge deparmental stores. Black Canyon Coffee tasted so good with a deal to get one free on one ordered! 22 May 08- Early Morning Bazaar. Can you believe this? A morning ...

... had to wait for a few hours for the night ferry to depart at 11.30. We put our bags on the boat. This boat is a cargo boat - and the sleeping area is on the top floor. The ceiling is so low that we couldn't stand up. They have two rows of tiny mattresses all along the sides of the boat, each numbered, and closely packed in next to each other. Hmmmmmm... We found our allocated mattresses ...

... beaches were jammed with Thais and tourists, stalls were set up by the roadside offering Vodka Red Bull buckets for a few hundred baht, music was pumping out from every bar and we set about going down to the beach. We agreed to meet the rest of the group back at the marina at 3am to get the boat home and all went off in different directions in search of fun! Me and Andy had a few buckets of vodka, a bit of a boogie and found a nice spot on the beach to sit and watch the ...

... experience justice. I strain to find the adequate terms in my mental dictionary that would fully transmit the combination of thoughts, feelings and sensations that I was experiencing at any given time. Almost in doing so, I think that perhaps nomaclature (even though instrumental in verbal communication), has perhaps in some way also taken away from the object that we are naming. So, as I use words such as challenging, devastating, blissful and peaceful to describe my time ...

... I also received an herbal soak where my feet were rubbed with keffir lime and then exfoliated with cane sugar. So in between my various cheap pampering sessions, I managed to try some of the local food, mainly served on the beach itself or from the side of tuk tuks (3-wheeled motorcycles). The most popular treats are fresh fruit and shakes, crepes (I had an amazing one with egg and banana, topped with condensed milk), ice cream (tried the lemongrass flavor - clearly, I ...