Queen Hotel Songkhla

... please". Once I had finished she took the coconut and ran off, then came back with the top cut off and a spoon so I could eat the fruit inside (not like coconut back home, more like a coconut flavored peach). Then once I was finished with the coconut she check me in. I am here till Sunday, then back to Hat Yai Sunday afternoon! Songkhla is a quiet place, not much going on, but lots of museums and things to look at. It's also a lot hotter than the islands or the north!

Following our less than comfortable overnight train ride from Bangkok, we arrived safely this afternoon in the Thailand's third largest metropolis, Hat Yai (pop 194,000). Upon our arrival at the train depot, we navigated our way through a seemingly endless line of tuk-tuk drivers, cab drivers, and bus drivers, and finally caught a mini-van to our destination, Songkhla ...

... arriving in the capital of Georgetown. We both thought Pinang was a separate town until the driver told us, "Hello, you're in Pinang. Get out!!" Well, he was nicer than that. We got out at one of the many small bus depots - this one in Chinatown, wondering how we could call Laura's friend Reuben to tell him where we were. We vainly searched for a phone when suddenly, this Malaysian kid from Australia saw us while he was getting a tattoo. He had just ...

... and it was just beautiful. Just huts and small shops along the water with plenty of space to lay in the sand and a picture perfect view. We made friends with a lot of the locals and one guy took us on a walk through to some banana trees, lemon grass, lime tress, and all kinds of stuff. He made me a walking stick with his machete and some tree because I was in my flip flops and unprepared for a trek through jungle. Really nice guys, they were all maybe my ...

... which tell your fortune (if you are into that kind of thing...I'm not...) but you'll see a pic of two young ladies shaking the holder....the stick which pops out first is your lucky number and then they have a chart to tell you your future.....all in all...very beatutiful up here! upon retuning to the bottom of the hill, of course I had to take more pics of the monkeys! I don't ...

... story is she was spoted by a young fisherman who fell in love with her beauty...she was frightend and disapeared into the sea...the fisherman waited for her to return...but alas...she never did! I decided to give trhe lass a 'Halik' for good fortune! We took a ...

... writing in the sky. It was pretty cool to see from the beach, but not nearly as cool as seeing it up close. After the airfields we travelled north along the sea until we delved inland to find a waterfall on the map. When we reached the far north end of the island we headed west until the waterfall- which was pretty unimpressive considering the pictures we had seen. We then continued around the island until the road dissapeared and we had to turn back. On the ride back it ...

... stones," he tells me. "Tonight, he will probably tell his friends that he tricked a stupid Czech man into great bargain." Mr. Qu holds up the wad of cash with a stump-toothed grin. "Milking the cow, right?"... I had to agree. I find a hotel room for the night in Had Yai, but Mr. Qu -- his business finished -- is ready to go back to Krabi and then on to Koh Phi Phi. Before he leaves, he treats me to some of the local rice noodles at a streetside food stand. When I ...

So, my plane was delayed in Singapore for 4 hours. It's kinda silly when the flight only takes an hour. But the Singapore airport is probably the best airport to get stranded for 4 hours. They have video lounges, bars, fitness cent**, massage, jacuzzi, movie theat**, free int**net comput**s, etc. Right now, I am making a mad dash for Koh Tao, so I can begin my scuba lessons. Nothing int**esting, except due to my flight delay, I arrived at 2 am in Hat Yai, Thailand ...

... vej foer Butterworth og Penang eller noget... sa ville der komme en bus og samle os op fik vi at vide af en mand (ikke buschauffoeren for han kunne ikke snakke engelsk!!)... paa det tidspunkt kunne jeg godt nok ha sat mig til at tude! ARGH! Vi stod der saa 10-15 min saa kom chauffoeren gaaende og sagde gjorde tegn til at vi skulle komme med hen paa bussen igen! Og saa kom vi ellers til Penang!! Hen mod kl. 8 havde vi holdt ved et sted med andre busser og nogle ...