Rua Makam Villa
Travel Blogs from Cha-am
Chumphon to Hau Hin
... was very poor, with large and deep potholes. We were the second car to arrive at the start control and the organisers, having driven the road, were anxious to put to our consideration whether to keep or scrap the stage. Originally this was to have been driven at an average speed of between 40 and 50 Km/hour, but given the road condition, they quickly advanced this average requirement would be scraped. And this made our decision: Lets’s do it !
But for my fault and my ...
Arrive at the coast Hua Hin
14th Nov: Found the place I'd booked on line to stay hadn't realised it was quite a way out from the beach but it was a nice place and the staff really helpful. After checking in room caught Tut Tut down to the beach and had a stroll round town, a few beers and a bite to eat. Met a lady from Alvechurch which is a village close to where I used to live in Birmingham, had a few drinks with her and arranged to meet on the beach next day. Had an early ish night, nice to be by the coast. 15th ...
Fishing Village, National Park and Premium Outlet
... huge tents, a stage and fluro lights on the beach but we decided not to stop because of the rain. Dinner was nice but our Dum Alau (curried spuds) was too spicy, even though it was only meant to be mild! We asked Mama what was going on at the beach but the only words we understood were ‘girl, boy and Buddha’. We stopped for ¼ of an hour on our way back to the hotel. Under huge tents there were white chairs dressed with gold lace, the stage was ...
Kaeng Kachan Resivour: abundancy of monkeys'
... but the surprising thing was that all the big monkey’s, presumably adult males, stayed back on the island looking very timid while the females went wild. In an effort to get more bananas one climbed up the steel post at the end of the boat and onto the tarp roof which scared me when I turned around to face the front again there were six monkey’s standing literally 30cm away from me! They were greedy, hungry and vicious trying to grab everything they could, size or weight ...
Another guided birding day
... Thai guide. Translation sometimes a problem but lots seen, and often better views than previously.
Highlights included the Greater Flameback Woodpecker battering chunks of wood out of a dead tree and the anscestral chicken, the Red Jungle Fowl. Dusky Langur monkeys also a highlight.
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Location
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