Holiday destinations?

Post by **saint** » June 19, 2008, 7:24 am

i agree khoa lak is stunning , and i like phuket a lot , but its a long haul by road and the recent publicity for phuket aint good.

laphanphon · Post by **laphanphon** » June 19, 2008, 11:05 am

but its a long haul

yes it is. thong wua laem is my deciding point, when conditions right, i can stay there for long time. very relaxing, quiet, a good restaurant or two and fair priced bungalow right across from the beach. best place i know for sunrise coffee break.

if wanting amenities, there is always the cabana resort, hidden around the south end of beach. id conditions not up to par, then kata for me, one more day, but always worth the trip.

may hit khao lak, since ree has never stayed there, and they finally rebuilt the beach bungalows i stayed at before. one of the best places i've stayed and decent restaurants in the area. not sure about prices, as was a bargain before everything rebuilt.

Post by **RALPHCUSENS** » June 19, 2008, 11:13 am

panick wrote:
RALPHCUSENS wrote: it looks like Hua Hin
Does your wife know the alternative Hua Hin song?......the Hoi Him song

No Panick, she don't,can you elaborate !!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **panick** » June 19, 2008, 11:25 am

RALPHCUSENS wrote:
panick wrote:
RALPHCUSENS wrote: it looks like Hua Hin
Does your wife know the alternative Hua Hin song?......the Hoi Him song
No Panick, she don't,can you elaborate !!!!!!!!!!!

Its rude so better not

but to give you a clue they changed the lyrics so, instead of sitting on a rock....its a certain part of a girls anatomy sitting on a boys certain part

Post by **Othello** » June 19, 2008, 11:43 am

Ko Lanta is nice.
You will want a 4WD to get to the southern end as the road stops half way.
The best beach I found on Ko Phuket is Naithon.
Also Lame Singh is stunning but the water gets deep very quickly and there is coral at one end.
A long drive, takes me 3 days each way.

Post by **stattointhailand** » June 20, 2008, 10:21 am

A long drive, takes me 3 days each way.

According to my calculations, 3 days drive heading South would leave you somewhere near Jakarta (even alowing time to catch ferries)

My personal choice would be Cha-am rather than Hua Hin.

The beach is better. You can still get the horse rides, plus those old fashioned 4 wheel bikes. It's quieter (and cheaper ), there are plenty of "farang" resturants, and a few nice bars (plus a few 'working girl' bars that are not in your face, but still easy to locate if required).
There are nowhere near as many holidaying farang as there are in Hua Hin.
Hua Hin at night is like farang alley/soi sauce/soi 2 & 7 all rolled into one and doubled in size.
It's only a 20 min drive from Cha-am to HH, so an evening or two there is still easy enough. Any day trips from HH are just as easy from Cha- am.

Just my two penneth

Post by **Naam Jai** » June 20, 2008, 1:37 pm

I agree with Statto,
Cha Am is good for children too. Check out discount rooms online and Lonely Planet.

I drove it in one day, bypassing Bkk. After Saraburi and where the No 32 road joins the No 1 road take the No 9 road east to the No 4 road to Phetchaburi. Set off in the very early hours on a Sunday morning. One option is to have a stopover in a 400bht condo in Korat. The kids will love the Mall there too. Once in Cha am dont forget to visit the fish restaurants at the port, the Rama V1 summer house, and Hua Hin down the road. The beach and beach road are child friendly.

Post by **stattointhailand** » June 20, 2008, 6:43 pm

Cha-am/ Hua Hin takes about the same time to reach as Patters (about 7 hrs if at night)

It's also an ideal overnight stop if you wan't to break your Udon - Samui/Phuket journey into a two day trip.

laphanphon · Post by **laphanphon** » June 20, 2008, 9:33 pm

cha am/huan hin about 9 hours, and pattaya, couple hours in the wrong direction, if headed to samui/phuket.

Post by **stattointhailand** » June 21, 2008, 8:38 pm

LA ........ only you could think about breaking a journey to Samui/Phuket in PATTERS

Post by **RALPHCUSENS** » June 21, 2008, 10:17 pm

laphanphon wrote:cha am/huan hin about 9 hours, and pattaya, couple hours in the wrong direction, if headed to samui/phuket.

stattointhailand wrote;"LA ........ only you could think about breaking a journey to Samui/Phuket in PATTERS "

I think LA was trying to say pattaya was in the wrong direction for Samui/Phuket.

Thank you for all the feedback, looks like were headed for Cha Am in october, is the weather likely to be similar to udon at that time of year?

Ralph

laphanphon · Post by **laphanphon** » June 22, 2008, 10:02 am

wrong direction

reading comprehension 101.

headed for Cha Am in october

let us know how it us, haven't been there in a while, preferred hua hin, in the past, but now head further south. don't know how much time or driving you want to put in. at least 5 yrs since been there. on the main road to beach from hwy, if going the other way inland, there is a local market. if wanting to pic up some fruits and veggies, bbq chicken and sticky rice at local prices. opens early in morning. well, used too anyway.