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Back from honeymoon

Posted on 04 April 2008 by Carine Olivia

We’ve been back since last week and I’ve been very busy ever since.

Overall, our honeymoon was great (but too short)!! We spent 3 nights in Hua Hin and another 3 nights in Bangkok — I regret not going to Bangkok first!! Hua Hin was much better than Bangkok. Bangkok was just not my type of place for a relaxing honeymoon — too crowded, busy, noisy or maybe I’m just a beach person and prefer a slow pace of life!! We took a private car from Bangkok airport to Hua Hin and the journey was almost 3 hrs — cost about 2400 Thai Baht for a single tip (about $100).

Hua Hin is a quiet and peaceful beach place. The people were really nice and the resort (Let’s Sea Al Fresco Resort) was one of the best we’ve ever stayed during a holiday. It has a total of 40 rooms, it’s romantic and quiet, the bed is comfortable (this is very important to me), the interior design is modern and the reception people are very friendly. Breakfast isn’t buffet though (I would have preferred buffet for my breakfast). You can choose from a few sets (american, thai, healthy, low cholesterol sets etc). The beach isn’t crowded but definitely not as beautiful as Mauritius beaches. We didn’t do any sea sports, so it didn’t really matter.

We rented a motorbike during those 3 days — we paid about $40 total. The husband rode us around despite having no license! I think there were many other illegal tourist riders! The motorbike was really useful as it allowed us to explore Hua Hin on our own. We went to mountains, elephant park and simply rode from places to places etc. He enjoyed riding.

After our 3rd night it was time to head to Bangkok. Bangkok was totally the opposite of Hua Hin. It was my first time in this big city. The hotel that we were staying at (The Elegance Suites) wasn’t nice (pictures from their website look nice though). After our 2nd night, we decided to check into Sheraton hotel where we rested and enjoyed our last day of our honeymoon. I loved their dinner and breakfast buffet!

So in Bangkok we visited those famous markets (MBK, Chatuchak, Siam City etc). I didn’t do much shopping though. For sure I am not a shopping person. I’m still amazed how we ended paying $90 because of our excess luggage (10kg in excess). We also had to get 2 backpacks. One for tidbits and the other for the mua thai boxing set which we bought. We also visited Patpong night market. I’ve heard much about the boy girl show and of course I wanted to watch the show out of curiosity. Well, we ended up in the wrong place with lots of sleazy girls instead. We were like fools (we were the only ones at such an early hour - 7pm) sitting there for 20mins. They kept asking for tips, which we gave, but then we left after they kept asking for more.

Here are some random pictures out of the 800++ photos taken … loading time is loooong …


In Hua Hin: Let’s Sea Al Fresco Resort reception area


In Hua Hin: The hotel’s architecture


In Hua Hin: The beach in front of our hotel


In Hua Hin: One part of the bathroom


In Hua Hin: The hotel’s pool


In Hua Hin: My first and last time riding an elephant. The 1hr elephant ride was fun but it was a pity to see them beat the elephant’s head when he disobeyed.


In Hua Hin: A view from the top of a mountain



In Hua Hin: Common food stuffs at the night markets. I dunno what that colourful thing is.


In Hua Hin: We rented this motorbike for 3 days. My first time riding a motorbike but it wasn’t along the road.


In Hua Hin: Shopping for house decoration


In Hua Hin: The only shopping mall in Hua Hin


In Hua Hin: View of Hua Hin sea


In Hua Hin: I was totally drunk that night after drinking 6 tequilla shots, 1 vodka shot, 1 sex on the beach and 1 glass of wine all within 1 hour. Back at the hotel I puked 3 times and I don’t remember anything after my 3rd puking. My first and last time getting drunk.



In Hua Hin: Breakfast by the sea. I tried their healthy, low cholesterol and American breakfast set. I like the healthy breakfast the most.


In Hua Hin: At a mountain. Lots of monkeys surrounding you


In Hua Hin: Cute and colourful cottage house


In Hua Hin: Horse riding along the beach


In Hua Hin: The Beach


In Hua Hin: The husband having his thai massage along the beach - 1hr oil massage for just 300 Baht ($13). We had thai massage everyday.


In Hua Hin: While the husband was having his massage, I had a cheap manucure


In Hua Hin: Relaxing


In Hua Hin: Hua Hin Center


In Hua Hin: Hua Hin Center - more busy there


In Hua Hin: Night Market


In Hua Hin: Street food


In Hua Hin: Our last day in Hua Hin

BANGKOK PHOTOS


In Bangkok: Heading to Bangkok


In Bangkok: The Elegance Suite Hotel


In Bangkok: Darling tried their chicken rice - selling on the roadside


In Bangkok: Night markets


In Bangkok: Traffic jam everywhere


In Bangkok: At Chatuchak park after visiting the famous Chatuchak market


In Bangkok: Common foodstuffs along the roadside. I didn’t try them - didn’t seem good haha.


In Bangkok: Breakfast at Elegance Suite


In Bangkok: Checked into The Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel


In Bangkok: Fresh roses


In Bangkok: View from our room on the 23rd floor


In Bangkok: Loved their gym!


In Bangkok


In Bangkok


In Bangkok

4 Comments For This Post

  1. aline Says:

    nice pics! I prefer the Hua Hin pics though .. :P
    Just wondering, how much did it cost for the whole trip? plane tickets ,hotels,transport,food etc
    I’ve never been to Thailand and I don’t know how much I should expect to spend for a stay of 6-7 days there.

  2. Carine Olivia Says:

    @Aline: Check your email :)

  3. LaSh Says:

    Ohhhhh

    Great pics all along :D [ They sure did take some time to load! ]

    I just can’t seem to get enough of food pics from around the world :D

    and isn’t it great to be puking while drunk? :P I always find it funny… weird I know!

    Anyway! Have fun Mr and Mrs Tan!

  4. aki Says:

    The Hua Hin accomodation looks stunning:) If u want to watch the tiger show in bkk, it’s always better to have a local friend to bring u. Cos my friend kena cheated as well.
    All in all, hope both of you had a nice honeymoon in thailand…It’s their new your soon! Sawatdii pii mai:)

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