Padang Central Hotel Songkhla

... cloth has been named as a five-star, OTOP product from the province of Songkhla.A visit to Ko Yo will change your outlook on life. Life is simple and peaceful by observing the lifestyle of the local people. The scenic coastline, little rustic villages, ancient temples, the innocent smiles etc aren’t ...

I must say that we were spoiled by all that quick plane traveling come this day. We ventured away from the security of our lovely Bangtal Bay Bungalow today to make the journey to Hat-Yai where we would hopefully be able to make a connection to the island of Pinang to meet one of Laura's good friends doing ministry work there. Our new friend, Judy, the hotel manager arranged transportation for us by a 9 passenger mini-bus - one of the many choices of travel ...

... in total 71 baht - about 1.50 euro) and saved about 200 baht (4 euro). We shared a room last night and this morning René continued his trip and I decided to stay one more day to have some laundry done and to use the internet to upload this entry and some new pictures amongst other things. My plan for the next few weeks is to go back to Bangkok and from there continue on to Cambodia and Vietnam and finally to go back to China. Enjoy yourselves and bye bye for now! Michel.

... armed....We took in dinner at the same restaurant as Friday...but this time I managed to find the name in English..."Samila Sea Sport" The Weather has been fantastic here...I've adjusted to the 80-90's we get here everyday....Could one of you back home make sure it's warm when I return next Thursday! -Shane...aka...Braverhund-

... Mae was home to boild water for me. (I'm a bachelor...what did you expect?) Like Ramen noodles.....but with spicy chilli sauce . Then Mae had her lunch...Fish...of course she ate the eye..."So Tasty" as Mae said. Well it's back to work...I actually have something brewing and I'm 'quarterbacking' it here in Thailand....9000 away....Don't cha' just love the internet!"

... he knows what it's like as he had a crazy experience in Japan where he ended up with no money in the Thailand Embassy. I use the last of the money on my SkyTrain card, end up going into -5 when I exit, whatever that means, and finally arrive and Bank and Beams house. Now I'm showered, fed and secure. In all sincerity my faith in the goodness of the human heart has been renewed. I am so grateful. Who knew I'd get all that from a trip to Bangkok?

... gemstone market in Had Yai town," Mr. Qu says, climbing into the truckbed. He holds up the plastic bag full of stones. "Here is a different way of milking the cow." For the most part, Had Yai is a sleepy and charming provincial Thai town, where roosters spar on the damp ground beneath tin-roofed houses, uniformed schoolgirls on mopeds weave past fruit stands in the center of town and stewed beetles are sold in the evening market alongside buckets of live frogs and ...

... dandy, and off we walked. The first big thing was trying to get hold of some Malaysian cash, and fighting off the three hundred taxi drivers who all knew where we were going and wanted us to go there with them. By the time this was done though it was getting late and we wanted to get to Perhentian Kecil by the end of the day, which was an island off the west coast. We didn't really have the time to go to another island, but we wanted to so there you have it. We ended up ...

Darv daaaarv! Saa er der lige lidt tid til at skrive lidt faellesmail igen... jeg har ikke viiildt meget tid saa gemmer lige Borneo til en anden god gang om en dags tid eller 2 og beretter i stedet om det sidste doegns tid som har vaeret LORT! Vi havde en fino flyvetur tilbage til Kuala Lumpur... lettede og landede med hvid chokolade i munden... det er en ny regel vi har lavet at vi skal det for det er BRANDgodt... PROEV det proev det, det' utrolig det' utrolig godt ...

... atmosphere - me and 15,000 Songkhlaians (yes that many). I was the only white fella there - everyone stares, or smiles and stares, some say hello, but everyone has a look. Maybe I'm the Freakshow of this Carnival.... The food stalls were great with cakes, Thai food, Sugar Cane juicers - but my favourites were the bug sellers. Fried insects of many kinds. Crickets, worms, grubs and even bugs, all deep fried. The kids seem to like them as they were the ones buying them ...