I’ve enjoyed just over two weeks in Thailand so thought I should put finger to keypad and write about it.
First off, say what you will about budget airlines, but Air Asia is great. There’s a reason they consistently win the worlds best budget airline award. Service is excellent. Here’s a hot tip – if you are on an Air Asia X flight (long hall) the last 5 rows of the planes drop down to two seats on each side. Nab one of those. They will only fill the neighbouring seat if the flight is absolutely full. Also I somehow managed to score myself a business class flight upgrade (do not underestimate the power of flattery/bribery) so that was quite nice too.
Spent a few days in Bangkok, such grandiose plans that never came to fruition. I did walk around a hell of a lot, and met some lovely people, but otherwise I managed to do what I always do; wake up with ideas, go back to sleep after breakfast, and wake up again for afternoon drinks and dinner. So be it.
Then it was down to the islands.
On my first trip overseas I went to Than Saadet – A beautiful cove on the east side of Koh Pha Ngan. It’s been 4 years or so since my last visit, so thought I’d give it another go. Despite a little further development and influx of day tourists, not much had changed. This time I opted for a room “on the rocks” which is polite Thai talk for half way up a mountain the size of Everest. Add to that my dodgy night vision and it made for interesting trecks up and down the mountainside. At one stage I think a turtle overtook me. Fucking show off.
3 nights there and I was ready for the banana pancake trail (I’m sorry to admit) so off to Haad Rin I went, where I feasted on surprisingly authentic Mexican, enjoyed air conditioning and some truly excellent company, and before I knew it, I was back in Samui. I decided to spend 2 nights in Chaweng – the crazy bit – before one last night in Lamai - the not so crazy bit. It’s been 2 years since my last sojurn in Samui, and I was glad to say that I quite enjoyed it (goodbye my cool, independent backpacker ethos)
Before I knew it, my time in Thailand was over. I took my Bangkok Air flight back to the capital, made excellent use of my Priority Pass card (look into that, seriously) – a self service open bar, which made my flight back to KL much more enjoyable. A night at the Tune hotel at KL LCCT and then an early morning flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for more beach, beer and barramundi.
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Hello! It’s my first time here at your blog. Glad that you had an awesome time in Thailand. Hope you’re enjoying your stay in KL! Just wondering though if you have plans of going to the Philippines?
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Next year I am heading towards Thailand for business deal and definitely stay for a week and look forward to the attractions.. I am glad I visited here and come to know about the facts which will help me being there..