Cha-am Huahin , Thailand

" Hua Hin " is known as a famous resort town of Thailand located to a province name Prachuap Khiri khan. Since it's only 3 hours away from bangkok which make Hua Hin become an interesting place to visit once you come to Thailand.

There are  so many attractived places in Hua Hin worthly to visit such as Thai temples on mountain (Kao Takiab) , Hua Hin beach, Aquarium at Manaw bay, Night street markets in Hua hin city , Pa La-u Water fall , Hua Hin Hill Vine yard ..etc.

  How to get to Hua Hin   

•   Without the  car you can go easily by Van or  Bus .   

You can tell the driver to drop you on the way  but the last stop will be at the Clock Tower near Hua Hin Market.

  There are at least 2 stations of van and bus. (Bangkok-Hua Hin).   

1. Victory Monument BTS station. ( It's in centre of bangkok Sukhumvit road ).

2. Bus terminal (Sai Tai Mai) at Taling chan district. ( Kinda suburb of bangkok ).

  Returning ( Hua Hin - Bangkok  )  

1. Van stop at Phetkasem road (in Hua Hin city) there're so many stations you can get the van return to bangkok such as in front of Market village mall, Near Hua Hin night market Or Near the old cinema (Opposite to Hua Hin market).

2. Bus station is near to Hua Hin train station ( At the back of Hua Hin market ).

Ticket price for the van is  200 baht.

Ticket price for the (AC) bus is  180 baht. 

** Please get the price updated from bus terminal website.** 

From my own experience I don't feel so good with van service as inside the van is really uncomfortable. air-condition doesn't work very well and they drove very fast , family with kids may not feel so safe. So I prefer the bus as they don't drive so fast (Sometime too slow lol ) . But the driver has very good manner , air conditioner work properly it's easy and comfortable traveling tho, the bus will drop you at the bus station near the market where you can get the Tuk Tuk easily to get to hotel.

And If you want to travel by train you can also get on the train at Hualamphong station in Bangkok. (Advance booking is recommended). And it's the slowest way to get to Hua Hin. 

•   By car  

There are two route from bangkok to Hua Hin. The shorter one is along Thonburi-Pakho Road, Via Samut Songkhram, Petchkasem Highway and along the route to Prachuab Khirikhan.
( You can rent a car also if you had credit card and driving license ).

For few hours on the way to Hua Hin you'll see such natural with fresh breeze and rice farms at the both sides of road. 

And on the way of returning to Bangkok you'll have you face with kinda terrible traffic on Phetchakasem road as Hua Hin is at the first choice for Bangkok people to take some rest on weekend. 

So If you gotta get to the Airport after Hua Hin trip you should fix the time of leaving to make sure that you will not miss your flight. 

  Fresh and Tasty Sea Food is the thing that you expect when

  you visit the beach city but do not expect so much for

  Hua Hin especially in hotels and restaurant on the beach.

  If you wanted fresh and delicious seafood dishes I advise you

  to visit Hua Hin Market as the price of food there isn't too

  expensive and delicious too.

 If you wanted to enjoy night life you should go near to

 Hilton hotel as that side there are restaurants
 where you can sit and chillax near the beach.
There are small pubs and bars  on the both side of streets.

 But as Hua Hin is kinda place for family you won't see that

 many bars same as in Pattaya. Or you may visit the place

 near to Takiab Hill there is a night market and alcohol bars

 near by.

In Hua - Hin city is pretty crowd on the weekend just like
 the whole Bangkok has moved to this city.

Hua Hin beach isn't so clean and you may get confuse
where actually to see the beach in Hua Hin ( It's near to Hilton there are shower rooms on service).
It's absolutely crowded by people and local product shops.

So for more peaceful I prefer Manaw bay but It's quite far away from Hua Hin city about 1 hour. (If you took the bus you'd need to buy ticket to Prachuap KhiriKhan
not Hua hin station.
But here the beach is more beautiful the sea is more clean
 and ofcos less people.
There's aquarium to visit also for family with kids.

    

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     Thailand

Cruise dinner along chaopraya river @ bangkok

On weekend we planed to have dinner with Alisha's grand ma on the cruise which travel along Chaopraya river, as I remember last time I visited the cruise it's been 5-6 years back ,Chaopraya river is the largest river of Thailand which continue to another rivers in another provinces.  It's really nice to have dinner with family and got impressed by the beautiful views of  Chaopraya river.

My mother made a reservation since one day earlier to make sure that we will get seats for everyone, our dining table is on  terrace of the cruise, so we can see clearly beautiful views from the both sides of Chaopraya river & open air give better feeling than sitting in air conditioner room on the first floor.  We've arrived to The River Side Hotel  on 6 pm & did check in.  The cruise depart from hotel port on 8 pm. Here we go...

There are Chinese,  European, Japanese food on ala cart menu

Mostly people is on bulwarks to see views while we started eating.

Opp!! Uncle passed Alisha a glass of beer lol

Thai temples on the river side.

Rama 8 bridge (New bridge that is claimed as the most beautiful bridge in Bangkok)

Alisha came down on first floor  to dance with music band before the cruise returning to the Hotel .

Had really nice time with family one of good experience for having dinner on cruise .

Chao Sam Ran Beach @Pechaburi

Thailand is the famous tourist attraction country. There're so many beaches are known as the most beautiful beaches in the world.  But today I'm going to invite you to know about the place where is different from another beaches that you used to know such as Pattaya, Huahin or   Phi Phi island .

On April 15, 2011 Thai new year , so we've got very long holidays since April 10 - 17.  I  & my friends decided that we should go to a good place outside bangkok together to stay away from polution for 3 days. And finally 2 weeks before the holidays start I've got a house on beach where there're everything we need and perfectly location as we wanted.

On April 15, 2011 We left bangkok on 10.30 am and reached to Chaosamran beach, Phetchaburi after 2 hours

House on Chaosamran beach

     

Front beach view

Kitchen & Grill

Bedroom                                                                   

Living room





The beautiful house with peaceful beach on almost 1 acre  perfectly with all facilities you needed. 

In this house there're 4 bedrooms 4 bathrooms with heater, Full house air conditioned,  1 kitchen (mini bar) 1 thai kitchen ( Outside) for main course cooking, every type of kitchenware , the large pool with panorama view & jacuzzi, Plasma tv , Dvd player, Cable Tv &. , all you need to prepare is just fresh foods and ingredients.





The owner also give you 2 house keepers for taking care of whatever you need and to keep the house always clean 

This house is perfectly for people who want real relaxation and comfort life . First time I've visited here it's really impressed me with these beautiful views ,where we can swim and do sun bath at home or  want to swim in the sea as you can do both comfortably .

Karnchanaburi (Part 2), Thailand.

Here we come again to Kanchanaburi but this time is more exciting because where we stay is quit far almost cross to Myanmar border.

Good view resort is hidden in the jungle and embraced with mountains.

Good View Resort

Can See Mountains As The Background.

Kwai Noi River View From Dining Tables.

Alisha Is Doing Survey And Enjoy Jumping On The Ground.

We Reserved The Tent With Air-Conditioner (Bathroom Is Also Inside The Tent).

There're 2 Goats And A Big Family Of Rabbits.(The Resort Owner Is Very Kind&Friendly).

There's A Restaurant In Resort Which Served Local Thai Foods.

' Good View ' Is Quit Big Resort Full Of Green Grasses , Big Trees And They Also Offer You The Babeque Maker .


Good View Resort is managed by an old man who loved natures and camping till he decided to buy a land.
 And he just discovered there's Kwai Noi River at the back of the land he bought , He spent quit much money to make the resort ,  designed and decorated it from his own ideas. The owner is very friendly and talkative .

This resort is pretty beautiful and peacefully but I think it quit far from the city (But there's 7eleven minimart near by)
as it's near to Sai Yok Noi water fall, and so many attractive places with lots of activities for all ages.

The room rates are inexpensive included breakfast.

It's absolutely worth place to visit. I'll visit there again for sure very soon.

Visit Theirs Website For Update Room Rates & More Photos.

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

KANCHANABURI  is one of the most beautiful provinces for nature lovers. Kanchanaburi is close to Bangkok and borders to Myanmar (Burma). It has much more to show as just the Bridge on the River Kwai - many worthseeing attractions like the Erawan Waterfall, the Tiger Temple or a ride at the Death Railway etc. You will find here background information to the Death Railway and the Hellfire Pass, bus and train timetable and a list of accommodations of Kanchanaburi's guesthouses, resorts and hotels.  (Credit www.kanchanaburi-info.com)

I've visit to Kanchnaburi several times It's pretty nice place for long holiday and kind of adventure trips.

Raft Floating.

Erawan Water Fall 

First time I visited to Kanchanaburi it was on 2011 New year celebration , the weather at night was pretty cold but quit hot on day time. 

Alisha my 1 year old daughter (at that time)  loved there, as it's so peaceful, pure air , and the resort has very large yard which is perfect for playful kids. 

We reached the Felix resort  by 7 pm.   Although we went there without any plan, just suddenly  decided that we should go out of the city to celebrate the New year , to the place we've never visited before and Karnchanaburi has came in my mind so we just headed to Karnchanaburi and luckily when we reached there  they still had  2 rooms left for ' walk in ' guests. ( I would prefer of  earlier booking if I had plan so no risky ).

The way to get to  Felix resort is quit far from the main road and it isn't really comfortable for tourist  who doesn't have car. But once you got to the resort you won't need to go anywhere else because everything is right there already . All you have to do is just take the rest and enjoy the peaceful moment with nice Spa treatment and delicious foods. 

The Trains Museum Near '  Death Railway ' 

Kwai River View's From The Railway.

Tourists Were Taking Photos With The Death Railway.

Kwai River High view's

Jewelry Shop 

Local Gifts Shop

Hand Made Products.

Left From The Death Railway, On The Way To Felix Resort

Felix's Reception,Where We Did Check In.

Natural Decorating. 

Balcony,  Enjoy The Water Fall View.

Deluxe Room Garden View 

Double bed for 2 adults and 1 kid

Power System  Controller 

Big Bathroom With Tub.

Here what first impressed me was staffs they were so helpful and friendly with smiles always. Second is the environment which so green and clean.  There's a big pool for children and spa massage for adults , varieties breakfast are so fresh and delicious.


Check the updated price from the website www.felixhotels.com.