Phetchaburi, Cha-Am & Hua Hin. Thailand.

PHETCHABURI
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There was no reason at all to stay in Pattaya any longer so we made our way to Phetchaburi, on the upper southern gulf of Thailand. It took us about 5 and a half hours and cost us a fiver each.
phetchaburi is an old Thai town not really seen by tourists, we only noticed a handfull of westerners in our two day stop. We hired a taxi driver for a few hours to take us to Khao Luang & Bandai Caves. The caves were nice and cool inside with plenty to see. Bats hanging from the cave tops, large buddha's, monks and monkeys. After this we went to Phra NaKhon Khiri
and caught a cable car to the top where we had a look around King Mongkut's palace. it's a national historic park, where sam was asked to cover up her sexy legs. Cobblestone paths then lead us to temple Phutta Sai yat and Sa Bua. At the top there are great views over Phetchaburi and the palace.

CHA-AM
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We caught a local bus to Cha-Am which took about one hour. Cha-Am is full of modern Thai culture and is a getaway spot for Thai families. It reminded us of being at the british seaside without the fish and chip shops. The long beach is full with multi coloured deck chairs, buckets and spades and screaming children. A blackpool for the Thais. The few shops and restaurants
that were there, closed early. But they did have a few sleeze bars where we could play pool and laugh at the good old english causing trouble. Another short stop before making our way further down the upper southern gulf.

Hua Hin
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It took us 40 mins to get to Hua Hin and we travelled there in a kitted out mini bus with widescreen tv and surround sound. The driver dropped us off outside the Hilton hotel where we didnt stay. Hua Hin also has a very large beach but is more accomodating to tourists. With plenty of bars and restaurants. Still not a place we would come on holiday too. In the evening we had a look around the night market and walked through the streets of Hua Hin. The following day we
visited the "famous" Hua Hin railway station. The train station features a beautifuly restored royal waiting room and a steam train. We then walked to the kings summer palace which was supposed to be open to the public, we were not allowed in so maybe he was there.