A five our bus ride dropped us off in the middle of busy Bangkok. We avoided all taxis, tuk-tuks and other touts by catching the skytrain and heading directly to our booked hotel - Baiyoke Sky Hotel. We got a room on the 36th floor of the tallest building in Thailand (309m) and really enjoyed the amnemities of a 4 star hotel. Our favourit part of the hotel was the revolving roof top on the 84th floor and the breakfast buffet served the 82th floor high above Bangkok.
The rest of the time we spent walking around the neighbourhood and discovering the not so touristy Bangkok. We even met some nice and helpful people.
With our online check-in completed we will be heading out to the airport this evening. Our flight leaves at 2h25 am and we are expected to touch down in Dresden tomorrow afternoon.
Our next report will be from Europe.
Donnerstag, 8. November 2007
Koh Chang
Leaving Cambodia for a white sand island we ended up in Koh Chang. We did like our three days on Koh Chang even though we found the people to be unfriendly and spoilt by tourists. For Thai standards the island is quite expensive and the high number of tourists spoils the original laid back island atmosphere (big resorts, rip-off souvenir shops, wanna-be-upmarket shops). In our opinion Koh Chang is not a backpacker's island anymore.
Nevertheless, we spent a wonderful day on the beach and two days exploring the island by motorbike. We also did find a relaxed beach side restaurant (Nune & Ja) which served excellent food at resonable prices. This was the place where we had the best fish (red snapper) in a long time.
Marcus was happy to discover an airfield and took the opportunity to talk with the local pilot but politely declined going up for a ride in the somewhat beaten up ultralight. Instead we crossed the road to visit the local elephant camp where we had the chance to play with two baby elephants.
Our last day took us on an adventureous road to a secluded beach on the southern tip of the island. This is maybe the last spot on the island where you could actually escape the tourist croweds.
Then it was off to Bangkok.
Nevertheless, we spent a wonderful day on the beach and two days exploring the island by motorbike. We also did find a relaxed beach side restaurant (Nune & Ja) which served excellent food at resonable prices. This was the place where we had the best fish (red snapper) in a long time.
Marcus was happy to discover an airfield and took the opportunity to talk with the local pilot but politely declined going up for a ride in the somewhat beaten up ultralight. Instead we crossed the road to visit the local elephant camp where we had the chance to play with two baby elephants.
Our last day took us on an adventureous road to a secluded beach on the southern tip of the island. This is maybe the last spot on the island where you could actually escape the tourist croweds.
Then it was off to Bangkok.
Samstag, 3. November 2007
Out of Cambodia
Yesterday we left Cambodia and headed into Thailand. After taking a boat from Siem Reap over the Tonle Sap Lake to Battambang we decided to move on to Thailand.
Together with two other travellers we chartered a taxi from Battambang to Poipet on the Thai-Cambodian boarder. Then a bus to Chanthaburi, another bus to Trat, a Saengthaw to the ferry dock, a boat to Koh Chang and another 2 Saengthaws to our final destination: Tiger Hut. Our trip took us 13 hours but now we can finally enjoy a few days on the white sanded beaches. Tomorrow we will probably rent a motorbike and discover the island a little - today we are just relaxing.
Together with two other travellers we chartered a taxi from Battambang to Poipet on the Thai-Cambodian boarder. Then a bus to Chanthaburi, another bus to Trat, a Saengthaw to the ferry dock, a boat to Koh Chang and another 2 Saengthaws to our final destination: Tiger Hut. Our trip took us 13 hours but now we can finally enjoy a few days on the white sanded beaches. Tomorrow we will probably rent a motorbike and discover the island a little - today we are just relaxing.
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