I figured I'm going to lose my gist and passion for writing if I don't start... writing so I guess the only outlet for me is through Blogging.
And also the fact that its my 3 years and 2nd monthsarry with my boyfriend! Yea, we do get to that level of corny where we track monthsarries and anniversaries. Well, we don't really track it- it has kinda turned into a competition of who wishes who first every month on the 5th. I normally win. Today, I wished my bf and he replied with an, "oh yeah hor". OH YEAH HOR.
We actually have Sungkai dinner later on at Anjung Saujana, at BIA so I have around 10 minutes to blog before I start getting ready.
So I've decided to start my big comeback (snort) with a Travel Blog post from my trip more than half a year ago to Bangkok and Hua Hin in Thailand! I didn't know it was that long but I guess numbers do not lie.
So, we went to Thailand last year around early December.
Our itinerary included our favorite and regular Bangkok, as well as a new venture for us to Hua Hin!
I cannot remember our days and what exactly we did in chronological details, so I will just split what I can remember, with no relation to chronology.
1. Hua Hin
Hua Hin is approximately a 2-hour car ride away from Bangkok. We went in a group of 5 people, so we got a private van from Bangkok. I went to http://www.huahincarservice.com/ and emailed them, and got them to pick us up from our Hotel to our resort in Hua Hin, and back. The service was good, so I would recommend them. :)Our resort that we booked online was a quaint little privately-owned resort by the beach called Baan Talay Dao. It was recommended by a Thai friend of ours.
It turned out to be a little gem! It was very affordable, and was right next to the beautiful Hua Hin beach. Although, it is to note that the tides were pretty strong when we were there so we did not have much shore-area to play with. There is a pool, however, where you can go for a splash as well as tan yourself!
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| Baan Talay Dao, Hua Hin entrance plaque |
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| Me by the Pool :) |
We were placed in the Duplex Suite, if I am not mistaken. The rooms were nice, and more importantly, the toilets were very spacious!
Me again, by the Pool! All you have to do is walk down the stairs and you're at the beach. You can just sit there and enjoy the windiness, day or night. The breakfast spread is next to where this was taken. Breakfast views were great and food was basic enough to fill our tummies :)
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| Breakfast w a view! Stolen from my Bf's IG! |
It is also interesting to note that this resort was a Christian resort, which was something new as most Thais are Buddhists.
The resort is no Hilton, but it was exactly what we wanted. Quaint, quiet and not too extravagant, it was a perfect getaway for us! Beach, pool, amazing views, and close enough to everywhere you need to be at Hua Hin, with excellent service and help (from the Boss, but that will be another story to tell another day :)). So yes, we highly recommend this resort if you happen to visit Hua Hin.
We also got around Hua Hin with the help of a lovely Thai woman, who drove us around. We could give her a phone call and she would turn up in less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, I lost her contact number but it was a woman and she drove a van. You can ask the resort reception to help you call taxis.
A visit to Hua Hin would be incomplete without a visit to Santorini Park!
I read somewhere Thais are confused. They are very much infused with Western culture, and I love it! Santorini Park is a replica sort of theme park of the beautiful Santorini in Greece. (I am still hoping to go there one day! *hints strongly at Boyfriend :))
Entrance fee to Santorini Park is 50 baht.
It was a very hot and sunny day, which was bad in general but so good for photos! But photo taking is all you do at Santorini Park because its so beautiful there!
Santorini Park is also kind of a shopping centre, with shops inside selling things from shoes, food to souvenirs. |
| Through the Looking Glass.. |
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| In front of the iconic ferris wheel! |
We went on the ferris wheel ride. And me being me, I was too afraid to look down. Haha, I swear I keep doing this to myself. The ride has a fee, but I cannot remember how much it was. The wheel spins twice. We were the only ones on the ride at the time, so it felt kinda grand to have the entire thing operating just for us!
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| View from the top of the Ferris Wheel! |
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Everything in Santorini Park was basically either very white, or very blue. If this replica is already so pretty, I just know the real one is going to BLOW my mind! Hint hint boyfriend! Ha!
We also went to Plearn Wan. It was like an old-skool wooden area for shopping and for food.
My description sucks so I took the initiative to google the below:
Not just a themed open-air mall, Plearn Wan feels more like a living museum where you can experience a slice of life in 1950s Hua Hin. Plern Wan’s two-storey courtyard-style building, an architectural statement in itself, houses a community of period-style shops selling everything from liquor, inexpensive plastic-and-tin toys, snacks as well as a beauty salon, photo studio, outdoor cinema screen and a 20-room guesthouse or ‘Piman Plern Wan.
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| Obladi Oblada, Life goes on ;) |
"Hua Hin's station is one of the oldest in Thailand and its main feature is The Royal Waiting Room that used to welcome King and his court when they were visiting the town."
We went to this historical site and took lots of pictures! Well, we did but I seem to have lost many of them :(
Like I mentioned, Thailand is a large population of Buddhists.
So when in Rome, we visited Wats!
In Hua Hin, the Wat Khao Takiap is the Wat to be at!
It has a big standing Buddha statue by the sea and a breathtaking view from the top!
Obviously, we HAD to go to the top! I overdid it a little with the covering up over here, as I later realized. Many only covered their legs. They have cloths laid out on a table right below the stairs.
Its important to note that there are a LOT of monkeys running around so its best not to make any eye contact or to hold onto anything that might make them wanna snatch away from you... Basically a handbag or FOOD!
I cannot remember the names of the places we had dinner at in Hua Hin, but one was by the pier and the food was amazing! Food was amazing in general from Hua Hin. And Hua Hin is by the sea, so seafood is crazy fresh and affordable! Here is a collage of photos I stole from my boyfriend's IG am lending from my Bf:
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| fish, prawns, clams, the whole lot!! |
Will blog about Bangkok soon x
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