Showing posts with label Thailand - Phatthalung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thailand - Phatthalung. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 March 2018

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Khao Chai Son, Hatyai and Journey Home

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Khao Chai Son, Hatyai and Journey Home

Day 3 (Part 1) : Dimsum Breakfast We checked out after our complimentary breakfast and the songthaew driver was already waiting for us in front of our bungalow. We hopped onto the songthaew with all our luggage, and bid farewell to the beautiful Thale Noi. The songthaew driver then dropped us in front of Phatthalung train station. The...

Saturday, 3 March 2018

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Temple Hopping in Town

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Temple Hopping in Town

Day 2 (Part 3) : Sight Seeing Day ... Continued from [Day 2 – Thale Noi] As we finished our breakfast, the songthaew driver arrived to pick us up for our temple tour. The usual pick up rate to town costs 450 Baht, so we negotiated with the driver to take us to 4 different temples for a...

Thursday, 1 March 2018

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Thale Noi, The Highlight

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Thale Noi, The Highlight

Day 2 (Part 1) : Thale Noi The Thai name ‘Thale Noi’ translates to ‘little sea’ in English language (thale means sea while noi means little). It is the northernmost of the bodies of water that make up Thale Sap , also known as Songkhla Lake.  Supporting more than 180 species of local and migratory waterbirds and protected...

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : How To Travel By ETS and SRT to Hatyai and Phatthalung

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : How To Travel By ETS and SRT to Hatyai and Phatthalung

Our journey to Phatthalung begins with a train ride from Malaysia. However, this is not a direct one-train-journey that takes you from KL to Phatthalung, but rather 2 different train rides and a minivan ride.  In the past, it is much more convenient to travel to Hatyai on the overnight sleeper train (the old Intercity Express Trains) which...

Monday, 26 February 2018

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Summary Itinerary

Off The Beaten Path - Phatthalung : Summary Itinerary

Bangkok.   Phuket.  Krabi.  Hatyai.  Chiang Mai.  I bet these are the places that first come across your mind whenever Thailand is mentioned. For a country which measures approximately 513,000 km2, it is the world’s 50th-largest country, and the third largest in South East Asia after Indonesia and Myanmar. They may be most famous for the beautiful beaches of...

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