I am feeling a little perplexed as to how to describe this island…..
One half of it is fantastic... beautiful beaches, beautiful resorts on the beaches, a fabulous coastline, a jungle interior and great climate. Not to mention the great Thai massages for under 10 euros ($11) an hour and great food on the beach.
The other half is absolutely tacky!
We saw all the main sights in the tour books very quickly! The ring road is only 50kms around the island!
But with unbelievable traffic in the more touristy parts of the ring road….
and sometimes being slowed down by a salesman…
We skipped the mummified monk who has his RayBan sunglasses changed daily!
We also skipped the monkey shows and the elephant shows…..
We did visit their very visited tourist site Hinta and Hinyai. As it is heavily promoted and there is little to do off beach……everyone else was also there. With tatty souvenir stalls….
We had no problem identifying Hinta but weren't sure about Hinyai
But it would have been so beautiful without the crowds……
We felt we had to check out Chaweng, the main drag for night life…..
Our first thought…didn't look as bad as expected!
After we started walking down the main drag……we changed our minds very rapidly!
And in the middle of all that tat we were able to go and enjoy a fantastic drink on the beach….
I had thought of booking into this particular hotel…… The Library…
…….we absolutely enjoyed 'Happy Hour' on the beach….
They even have a DJ on the beach….great music!
One half of it is fantastic... beautiful beaches, beautiful resorts on the beaches, a fabulous coastline, a jungle interior and great climate. Not to mention the great Thai massages for under 10 euros ($11) an hour and great food on the beach.
The other half is absolutely tacky!
We saw all the main sights in the tour books very quickly! The ring road is only 50kms around the island!
But with unbelievable traffic in the more touristy parts of the ring road….
and sometimes being slowed down by a salesman…
We skipped the mummified monk who has his RayBan sunglasses changed daily!
We also skipped the monkey shows and the elephant shows…..
We did visit their very visited tourist site Hinta and Hinyai. As it is heavily promoted and there is little to do off beach……everyone else was also there. With tatty souvenir stalls….
We had no problem identifying Hinta but weren't sure about Hinyai
Our first thought…didn't look as bad as expected!
And in the middle of all that tat we were able to go and enjoy a fantastic drink on the beach….
I had thought of booking into this particular hotel…… The Library…
…….we absolutely enjoyed 'Happy Hour' on the beach….
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