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
