We escaped the clouds and rain of Hong Kong (it seems this year the weather is particularly bad) to the sun and blue skies of Thailand. Instead of our usual 'hang-out' places in Phuket, we decided to try something else - especially as Patrick wanted to go on a paragliding tour with 300 Peaks Paragliding… Continue reading Hua Hin: Evason Six Senses
You can tell that we've become big fans of Khao Lak - it is quieter than Phuket, with amazing beaches and fairly easy to get to. Three and a half hour on a direct flight from Hong Kong brings us to Thailand. From Phuket airport it is another hour up North and then we are… Continue reading Khao Lak: Le Meridien
Wat Lak Kaen is a monastery and is located south of Khao Lak in Thailand. It is home to about 20 monks that serve the Ban Lak Kaen community. This is the Ubosot, the most sacred building in a Wat complex. The three levels of the roof represent the triple gems of Buddhism - the… Continue reading Khao Lak: Wat Lak Kaen
A few more blog posts about Thailand before I'm back in Hong Kong... Khao Lak is famous for its national parks. We visited the Chong Fa Waterfall first, which is at the East end of the national park. Then a few days later we spent a whole day exploring the West area of the national… Continue reading Khao Lak: Small sandy beach and another waterfall in the national park
Next to the JW Marriott hotel in Khao Lak is a small village called Khuelkhak. We would have not visited this place, if our tuk tuk driver was not from this area. He told us that there is a nice temple in Khuelkhak that is currently being renovated. As it was just minutes away from… Continue reading Khao Lak: Khuelkhak Temple
Next to Sri Takua Pa is the new city - which is just like almost any other city in this area of Thailand. A few houses along the road, a few small shops, restaurants and a market. So nothing special and nothing that you need to visit. However, when you go to Sri Takua Pa… Continue reading Khao Lak: Takua Pa New Town Market
There isn't that much to do around Khao Lak - but one thing you should not give a miss is the old town of Takua Pa. I tried to found out as much about it as possible, but there is not much information online apart from an interesting blog post on Jamie's blog. So we… Continue reading Khao Lak: Sri Takua Pa
There is not much to do in Khao Lak, besides relaxing at the beach or exploring the national park. One of the few alternatives is to visit the Bang Niang Market on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday afternoon. Bang Niang itself, three kilometres North of Khao Lak, is a strange little place that looks a… Continue reading Khao Lak: Bang Niang Market
Staying in Khao Lak means great beaches, lots of sunshine and just a great way to relax - but it also means great nature surrounding you. Khao Lak is actually famous for its natural park. The whole park covers 125 square kilometres and runs in a west to east direction, including beaches and mountains. The… Continue reading Khao Lak: Chong Fa Waterfall
I guess I've been infecting with a travelling bug, I've been hitting the road quite regularly. After Singapore, my journey took me to Thailand. Together with my parents I flew to Phuket and then travelled 70-80 minutes north to Khao Lak, which is on the mainland in the Thai Mueang District of Phang Nga Province… Continue reading Khao Lak: Marriott
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