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Travel Blogs from Nakorn Si Thammarat
Could you please spare a square....
... belly is still holding on strong, and I have even learned the art of the cleverly timed bathroom break to avoid running into men in the coed bathrooms. I am going to kiss the person who invented flushable toilet wipes... right after I sanitize my hands.
The flora and fauna here are also incredibly enchanting. The lush greens, saturated flowers are so strangely fantasy-like, that I expect the trees to turn into Ents, ...
On route to malaysia
... the big busses which have epic murals painted on them. But the constant use of the word 'falang’ became quite grating after a while I’m pretty sure it’s a bit racist to call people a fruit because of the colour of their skin. (Falang means guava in Thai, they use it to describe white people as guavas are white inside). But anyway that’s the plan for now. Going to Malaysia for 13 days whilst we are in this part of the world, then off to ...
Christmas!
... that night. I had gotten my host family some things from Seattle nd they got me this adorable teddy bear. It's impossible to get any sense of Christmas here. It's just another day in Thailand. There's no Christmas songs, no stockings above the fire, no (real) tree, no snow, no family. I did decorate my Christmas tree though with lights. And yes Tamela, I even did make a goofy aluminum star to put on top of my tree.
My little sister Beam is ...
Nakhon Si Thammarat: Songkran
... to take a taxi but I convinced him that it wasn't that far and we couldn't possibly ever get that wet in such a short time. Retrospectively, I think this could be considered as a mistake. On the walk across, there were even more bands of water-throwers all keen to return us to our previously soaking condition. We were offered beer by people sitting outside their houses, I got handed some tiny sour fruits (no idea what they were) which I tried giving to some ...
Adrift
... one really bothers me about selling me things. If people come to talk to me it is because they are surprised to see a phrang (white boy) in their hood and genuinely interested. Today I had a pot of Tea - with something like a mild herbal narcotic added in, with 4 men who wanted me to know that they where in the local Mafia. They where all chewing this broad leaf plant as well as drinking the tea made from it. (does any one who has traveled to Thailand ...
Location
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The Twin Lotus Hotel
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Grand Park Hotel
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Nakorn Garden Inn
1/4 Parknakorn Rd. Ampur Muang, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotel -
Khamnom Golden Beach Hotel
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Taksin Hotel
1584/23 Sriprad Rd., Tarwang Muang, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotelfrom $23 -
Nai Plao Bay Resort
Tech Center/Littleton, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotel -
Muang Tong Hotel
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Montien Hotel
1509/40, Yommarat Rd., T. Klang Muang, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotel -
G.B. Resort
Downtown, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotel -
Thiam Fah Hotel
5-7 Chaichumpon 2 Rd. Thungsong, Nakorn Si Thammarat | Hotel -
Piti Resort
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