Sailom Resort Bangsaphan Hua Hin

... feed a small nation in Africa. Can't wait to get back home to my daily jogging, this beach has been very inspiring!<br><br>We are situated at the end of the beach in a quiet bay. The sand is golden and not white since we're not further south. It is very fine though and the sky was cloudless yesterday, with a very light breeze kicking up occasionally. The water is really warm and the waves are very small, providing ideal conditions ...

... an adventure minded guy like me. Moreover, I don&#8217;t feel like home at the swimming pool of a fancy hotel where most of the other people are families with small children or old western guys with young Thai girls. And apart from the Thai girls, most people there seem to be incredibly fat and have lovely sunburnt skin. However, I don&#8217;t really mind just &#8220;wasting&#8221; a couple of weeks here as on a longer trip like this, it&#8217;s good to take it ...

... 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.

... for the past 5 years after my Europe trip<br>in 2004,. So now that I am not hitting the road solo I find it to be<br>quite different. I have found the most efficient way of doing<br>everything while I am traveling, I rarely come across a situation that<br>is unmanageable, however when you are traveling for two, there are many<br>more unplanned detours. I must say I am learning a lot and would not<br>change it.

... golf. Or the sex tourism. Our new hotel manager turns out to be from Eastbourne. We chatted about Silverdale Road and how much the town has changed with the marina taking over the Crumbles. Small world etc. Seems like a nice bloke. The sea is beautiful and amazingly warm. The town is expensive. I think we will spend more time in the sea than money in the town. (As indeed we did, the whole of the following day. I think we may be brown.)

... morning we got up after a nice lie in and headed down to the beach, around 10 mins away and bought some fresh crab and prawns. Checked out the golden Buddha (Caroline!) and went to feed the monkeyts who decided to jump all over me! Afterwards, we went to the market to buy fresh ingredients for me to take a cooking lesson for lunch! So myself and On prepared a Thai Green Curry while Phil slept, obviously he was the wise ...

... in Malaysia and is in the process of setting up a similar centre over there. Then there is also Bettina form Germany. They are all really lovely. We had a lovely meal in the Italian then went shopping at the night market. I couldn't believe the price of the room the other girls cost 300 baht five pounds but I went up market and had n ensuite and air con for ten pounds!!! At last a night without any gibbons screaming dogs howling and Gordon our resident ...

... hole number 6: 342 yards, par 4, 2 on, 2 putts, par. hole number 7: 377 yards, par 4, 3 on, 0 putts (chipped in) birdie. hole number 8: 165 yards, par 3, 2 on, 2 putts, bogie. hole number 9: 500 yards, par 5, 3 on, 1 putt, birdie. this was the first time in my life that i had scored below 40. feeeeeelings, wo, wo, wo, feeeeeelings. my friend chris (swiss chris not norwegian chris nor american cris) has a 2-year-old son named jj. he ...

... beach hut in sight, I liked the look of it and took a few photos, fishing boats (yes I guess they were 'bobbing') immediately to my right as I looked towards land made a nice picture. The sun was out and it was hot, I took an ice-coffee at some cafe - picked up a copy of the Bangkok Times and was shocked to read about Steve Irwin, 'The Crocodile Hunter' stacking it. Infact I was rather gutted! Back on my bike and pedalled through the tourist section of Hua Hin - restaurants ...

... guide who got so excited every time he spotted a bird that he frightened it away before we got a chance to have a look. Quite amusing. Lastly a couple of wats - I've not been in Thailand long but it's already turning into "oh, there's another wat" - but these were in a beautiful setting. A couple of days later we hired another taxi for the trip to the Pa La U falls. This being the dry season they were less than impressive and could have been visited in about half an hour all in ...