We arrived at the Hat Yai, Thailand airport where there was a little dispute about how we would get to our hotel. Flying was a much better choice than taking a bus-which we initially planned to do. There were a few issues with crossing into Thailand by land: 1) crossing by land gives us a 15 days visa so we would have to pay $250 extra to stay in the country til we depart at the end of June 2) there is ongoing political unrest between Muslim Malaysia and Buddhist Thailand. So the "deep south" of Thailand is considered a no travel Zone by most western governments due to the bombings and beheading and such.
So after a long debate we ended up getting a cheap flight into Hat Yai (the north end of the "no travel zone")
Danielle and I ended up at the bus station and taking a tuk tuk with a guy from Cameroon. We checked into our very nice hotel and decided to stay 2 nights. Hotel was great- very similar to a western hotel so we felt quite comfortable. The town did not have much going on; night markets which were a 20 minute walk away and some restaurants. This is much different than many of the places we have travelled to so far. It appears there is no touristy areas - I think it has to do with the no travel Zone. A lot of places were closes or out of business so it took us about 20 minutes to find a place to eat dinner.
We spent two nights here and today we are headed to Krabi. This is located right by the beach- thank god!!! We are ready to relax and chill on the beach after moving around the last month!!
And below is a picture of a mall haha somehow we always end up at one!!
It is good to hear you guys are back in Thailand.
ReplyDeleteThe Buddhists and the Muslims fighting, that is not something we hear a lot about in our Western media. Ground Zero reporters, S & D. That's cool.
Is that the Colonel I see on the building picture? Travelled all those miles for KFC, is it chicken? Good luck with the sampling.
Enjoy the two nights here, see if you can take a guided tour into the back/rural areas, it may prove to be very enlightening.
Have fun and keep posting.
LK7
Yes that is definitely the colonial. KFC seems to be the staple fast food here in Thailand. We have not tried it, nor do we wish to try it. I would rather eat a scorpion then try the KFC here. We are doing an island tour tomorrow with some people we met tonight in the hostel. Loving the hostel experience. May have found a place to stay in Amsterdam. One of the German girls we met lives just outside of Amsterdam
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