Napalai Resort & Spa Hua Hin

... his Thai-tai because everyone, absolutely every single Thai person we meet tells me I look Thai. I don't think I look anything other than VNese but then again, what do I know.<br><br>After Pierre acquired his customary farmer's tan, we head back to Bangkok on the 4 pm train, which was filthy (it was 2nd class, there was no 1st class train to and from Hua Hin... makes you wonder what in Heaven's name 3rd class would be like ...

... 8217;t have high expectations to see anything new or unseen for the upcoming two weeks I was to stay in Hua Hin &#8211; just spending time with my family and relaxing in a nice hotel. Indeed, I&#8217;m leaving to Bangkok tomorrow and the two weeks have passed quickly even if I have done almost nothing during my spell here but sunbathing and swimming at the beach or hotel swimming pool. Well, I did go to Bangkok for a couple of nights to do some shopping with my ...

Yesterday we negotiated Bangkok public transportation and found our way to Hua Hin via a 3.5 hour "air conditioned" bus ride. We're trying to meet up with our friend Dawn, but so far no luck. <br><br>Last night we went to the night market and went wild; I'm going to have a hard time not bringing all of Thailand home with me in my ...

... sight. at the end of<br>my trip I quickly recovered from the affects of the present, after of<br>course visiting the eye doctor on my vacation. <br><br>Geoffrey has<br>become my travel buddy. We plan on seeing all of Asia one weekend at a<br>time. While traveling with a buddy has it's advantages, it also has<br>it's disadvantages. I have been exploring and living in the world all<br>by myself with God at my ...

... long lines. He recommended another government-sponsored agency and then went so far as to flag our tuk tuk and get us the best rate in town for travel halfway across the city (20 Baht/ .50 USD)! People in this country are genuinely kind, even to tourists and it always impresses me how they seem to understand how important tourism is to their nation's economy and treat foreigners with respect and smiles no matter how culturally or otherwise ignorant they may be. Or ...

... ready to chat, possibly to begin the standard 101 'what the hell are you doing on that bike?' question marathon) -Great. Can you keep an eye on my bike? - (something inaudible as I ran down to the sea) The swimmer turned out to be an Italian called Mario (arn't they all?), who was living in a nearby resort and learning Thai. His English was limited but we managed to communicate, and before long he offered me his spare ...

... which supports these peoples lives. I arrived after my 6 hour train ride to a city that was very much unlike Bangkok. Hua Hin has a very slow, laid-back, beach town feel. Granted the prices are slightly higher, it's well worth it. Most of the "farang" (Westerners) here are from Europe and somewhere in their 50's and 60's. There are many couples from England and Australia staying ...

... which we do. We wait and we wait and at 8.30am this Pajero pulls up and tells us to hop in and he'll take us to the bus. Kathryn (English girl) goes beserk at him asking why we had to get there so early if they had no intention of us going at that time. He asks if we want our money back - no, we say, we just want a bus! So, we go to the next bus stop and then wait with a whole lot of other travellers. Two big buses come and two big buses go with everyone except the four of ...

... government and his show was shut down by government decree. It was a decision that changed Thai politics in a profound way because it backfired. Barred from television, Sondhi took his show to the street. It was a live talk show on a stage - a totally Thai invention. The only question was whether he would have an audience. No one knew for sure if he would. The government certainly did not think that he would. They laughed at what they thought ...

... of the evening to match) Luckily, we were kept in check by Kerry's friend Dennis who had obviously done this before. On another occasion we went for dinner with another friend who took us to his "Club". A fantastic place with views across Bangkok. Beautiful teak panelled walls, sweeping staircases, leather chesterfield sofas in the library and fine dining at its best. In fact it was the first time we had eaten real european/international cuisine since leaving ...