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Le Village, KL
In 2007 on my Southeast Asian Travel Tour through Malaysia, Singapore and Bali I checked in at Le Village in Kuala Lumpur’s China Town district. The cosy guest house is a old established Hostel with a lot of charme and atmosphare. The staff at Le Village accommodation is friendly and helpful for travel tips. At this easy going establishment I paid 12 Ringit for a single room with fan. Here at Le Village accommodation in Malaysia you can cook by yourself, the share backpacker kitchen is not the cleanest one but have everythink what you need. One floor up is a public TV room where the Backpacker “family” meet in the evening to talk about travel experience from the last destinations and share pictures. I enjoyed my time here in this simple guest house in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The people are friendly and the price is cheap. to the Metro it is not far, after about 5 minutes walking through the city you will reach the station. It’s the right choice for low budget travelers on their way through Peninsular and whole Asia.
A Room @ Touch Villa in Patong Beach
On the end of the th Bangla Road in a small street is the touch villa Guest House located. The small and cozy garden is surrounded of two rows of clean and nice rooms with Air Con/Fan, own hot water shower, TV and a big fridge. The price was 300 Thai Baht on our Travel Tour 2006 through south Thailand. The daily room service brings new towels and keeps the friendly rooms clean. This good accommodation address in Patong Beach offer as well Internet and tour booking service for daytrips or travel info’s for many destinations in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Here you can book your ticket to Koh Phi Phi or your scuba diving lessons on Phuket Island. Touch Villa Guest House is a really good accommodation for tourists on holidays or Backpackers on travel tour. The beach is around 250 meters through the Nightlife Street Th Bangla away. You can walk as well the Th hat Patong to the beach and the warm water of the Andaman Sea. This Guest House is one of my favorites in Asia, not just because of the price. Try the good service of this good address for accommodation on Patong on Koh Phuket. Be surprised what you can except for a cheap price in this busy town in South Thailand.
Old City Guest House
The old city accommodation offer a good choice of rooms for a cheap Backpacker price at old Sukhothai. The Guest House is direct opposite the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum and the Wat Trapang Thong Temple. To the old holy temple ruins of Sukhothai are not far from here. The historical park is easy to reach by motorbike, bike or by foot. The rooms at the old city guest house are huge and clean. We paid 300 Baht for a double room with hot water bathroom, TV and Fan. The rooms with Air Con are a bit more expansive but still cheap and a good choice for traveler and tourists who like a quiet room with comfort and style. The staff of this hostel is very friendly and will help you with any booking for your travel tour. The house is made of teak wood which brings a friendly and warm atmosphere to this hotel in Thailand‘s old capital. The guest house don’t offer food, but next to it are two Restaurants which I can recommend: the Charmin Restaurant serve delicious Thai dishes and the Coffee Cup offer fresh coffee, Thai and Western food. We enjoyed the stay at the Old City accommodation in Sukhothai and we will check in again if we come back to this city in central Thailand. For more Information’s read the Lonely Planet Book for Thailand or Southeast Asia.
On our Travel Trip at April 2009 to North Thailand we took a stop in Sukhothai to watch the old Temple ruins at the historical park. For me it was the second time that I Travel to holy ruins in the Kingdom. My first time was on the travel tour 2006 at Ayutthaya near Bangkok.
Old City at Sukhothai
We come here by train over Phitsanulok and stayed at the “Old City” Guest House in old Sukhothai. We took a Motorbike at “The Coffee Cup” Restaurant to explore the holy City. Our first stop was the Wat Phra Luang where we watch a huge Buddha statue and the three towers of the Temple wich are build in Khmer stil same the Temples of Angkor in Siem Reap. This holy building was build in the 12th century. From ther we drive to Wat Si Chum where is a 15 meter high sitting Buddha. Than we took a brake and drank some refreshments at a Thai Restaurant on the Main road. After we relax on a lake near the Wat Sa Si. From there we drove back at long Sukhothais biggest temple Wat Mahathat from the 13th century. The last sights for our day in Thailand‘s first Capital was the Wat Trapang Thong, Wat Mai and the National Museum. Back at the old city guest House we took a shower and slept for a while. Than we went to Central Market to catch some delicious Thai dishes. We went early to bed because our Bus to Pai was leaving in the next Morning.
Historical Temple
The old City of Sukhothai is a nice travel destination for all Backpackers who travel in Asia. The most temples here in Central Thailand are rebuild and in a good condition. For more travel tips ask at a TAT or buy a travel book for Southeast Asia.
Ferry from Koh Chang
In 2009 my wife and I did two weeks holidays at Pai in north Thailand. From Koh Chang we traveled by ferry and VIP bus to Bangkok‘s Hualampong Train Station. From there we took the Train up to Phitsanulok where we arrived at 1:30 at night. Moun and I slept one night in a small guest house close to the bus terminal. On the next morning we took a public bus to Sukhothai where we watch the old temple ruins. Here at this historical destination in Thailand we checked in the “Old City” guest house as well just for one night because we took the bus to Chiang Mai in Southeast Asia on the next morning. From Chiang Mai we had a minivan connection to Pai in the Mae Hong Son province. We stayed around 10 days in this cozy village in the north of Thailand.
Train Station in Bangkok
One day we rent a Motor scooter to explore the Mae Hong Son province. First we went to the capital of the province where we watch some Asian temples. After we drive to a Longneck Karen Village where we meet the hill tribes. Our last destination on this travel day was the Tham Pla Fish Cave on the way back to Stone Free Bungalows in Pai. After the Songkran festival we traveled back to Koh Chang. We took the public mini bus to Chiang Mai at 08:00am. From there we had a good travel connection to Thailand’s capital Bangkok. We arrived at the Mochid Bus Terminal. From there we took a first class bus back to the pier. The first ferry at 06:30 we took back to Koh Chang Island and we arrived at about 9:00 am on the next day at or bungalow at Big Elk.
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Temple in Mae Hong Son
At the beginning of April 2009 my wife and I was traveling by Motor scooter from Pai to Mae Hong Son in north Thailand. We started at 6:00 am because the trip to the province capital need about three hours and we wanted being back before the Sun leaves behind the Mountains. On the way are many Scenic Areas which offer a great panoramic view over the Asian Highlands. We arrived at about 9:15 at central Mae Hong Son. Our first destination was the Crossroads Restaurant where we did a stop for good breakfast and a delicious fruit shake. After we went to Jong Kum Lake to watch the Wat Jong Kum and the Jong Klang Temple. On the way out of town we stopped at Wat Pha Ang to make some pictures of the beautiful Buddhist Temple. The Temples look a bit different than in other regions like Bangkok in Central Thailand. The Province Capital have many other Temples which you can visit: Wat Hua Wiang, Wat Muay Tor, Wat Phra That Doi Kong on a hill and Wat Phra Non where you can watch a Reclining Buddha Statue.
Temple Drum
If you want to stay at this Asian City you will find a Guest House or Hotel around the Jong Kum Lake, or read the Lonely Planet Guide. On the way back we was traveling to a Longneck Karen village named Ban Nai Soi which is 15 km out of the city. This was the highlight on this day for me. Before we went back, we drive to the Tham Pla Fish Cave which is on the way from Mae Hongson to Pai. The landscapes here in this Southeast Asian Mountains are amazing, take a look in your Travel Guide and don’t miss this beautiful destination in Thailand.
River near the Fish Cave
The Tham Pla National Park is around 18 km out of Mae Hong Son City and easy to reach by Motorbike. After arrival you will walk over a nice bridge through a beautiful park with old trees. The way at long a river is about 500 meters to the Fish Cave with a holy Hindu Nara statue which should protect the carps. The rare carps can be up to one meter huge. The tables and chairs at the Tham Pla park invite for a break to relax under the shadow of the high trees of Thailand‘s highlands. Between October and Mai you can recognize some rare birds who singing a song of the nature. For more informations about the Fish Cave at Mae Hong Son ask at a TAT office or look in your South East Asian Travel Guide. We visited the cave on a day trip from Pai to Mae Hong Son by Scooter on the way back to Stone Free. Before we went to Baan Nai Sai Village. It’s a perfect combination of culture and nature for a nice Travel day in North Thailand.
Longneck Karen
The minority village Ban Nai Soi is about 15 km out of the state capital of Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province in the north. It’s easy to reach by Motorbike. Just follow the signs to the Longneck Karen Village. In the 18th century the Burmese-tibeto origin come to the north of the Kingdom. The woman’s of this “type” of Karen minorities wear metal rings around her neck’s which let them look as a longer neck than other people. Nobody knows really why they do that, but they wear it since generations. Some people believe that they wearing the rings to protect them self from tiger bites. Other ones think the Longneck woman in Thailand’s Mountain wear the metal because than they are not attractive for men from other hill tribe minorities. Some travelers or backpacker don’t visit the Karen villages in North Thailand because they think that they destroy the culture. I think it’s ok to visit them when you follow some rules. For me it’s important to know something about the people and the art of living before I visit the village. Just in this way it’s possible to respect the lifestyle and the culture of the Karen. Inform yourself is it ok for them that tourists come into the Thai villages in Asia. Some Minorities don’t like that the travelers make pictures because of religious aspects. Don’t touch statues or sth. like that, maybe it’s holy for the hill tribes. My point of view is: if you know something’s about their life, you can respect that and if you want to visit the Longneck Karen its ok so long you leave nothing instead of used air and footsteps at the village. No waste and no inspirations for a different life so far it is possible.
Ban Nai Sai Village
For us it was the second time that we visit Karen Minorities in North Thailand but the first time that we meet the Longneck woman. Our first time was at Chiang Mai’s Doi Internon National park. We traveled by motorbike from Pai to Ban Nai Soi village near Mae Hong Son town. It was a nice trip at long the beautiful landscapes of the highlands in Asia. The village is about 500 meter long and on every side of the path are simple bamboo huts where the Karen lives. One Longneck Girl give me a neck ring, I think it was about five kilogram heavy. I read before the metal on their body’s can be up to 25 kg. The people are friendly and it’s nice to see how happy people can be without commercial thinks far away from shopping malls and other civilization thinks here on this quiet spot in South East Asia.
Hotel Riu Naiboa
The Riu Hotel at Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic belongs to the Resort on the long tropical beach next to the warm water of the Caribbean Sea. All rooms of Riu Naiboa have a Air-condition, TV, balcony or terrace and a own hot water bathroom. To the perfect white beach it´s about 250 meters through the shopping street of the high class Resort. The small booking office offer daytrips around Punta Cana and the whole country. The friendly and multilingual service will help you to find a Scuba Diving Course and other activities. Riu All Inclusive is not just a slogan; here you get food, cocktails, beverages and many other thinks like snorkel gear or the fill up service for your mini bar without extra payment. The buffet has all kind of local and international food. The Cocktails on the pool bar are the right choice for a nice holiday here at the DomRep on the Caribbean Sea in America. The prices are more expansive than at a Guest House for travelers but for that you get a four star service. The Riu Naiboa Resort is a good choice for tourists who like comfort and luxury at holidays. Many people from around the World come here for vacations and honeymoon to enjoy the good service of this nice Hotel and the tropical weather on the beach of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I can recommend this hotel, it offer a friendly service and good food for all who like just to relax on their holidays.
Bungalows in Pai
Around 1,2 km out of town on the way to the Mo Paeng Waterfall you will recognize small and peaceful Bungalows next to a cozy river. It called Stone Free Bar and Bungalows. Here you can find accommodation to relax, chill out, read a good book or think about your last and next Travel destinations on your South East Asia trip. The friendly owners are helpful for Travel tips and make your time here in Pai in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province to a highlight on your Travel Tour. This is the perfect place for Backpackers who just want to hang around, make some party and listen to good music. Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, old blues from the early 60´s, Job 2 Do (Thai Reggae) or Bob Marley singing here from the morning to the evening from CD.
Our Bungalow @ Stone Free Bungalows
From while to while the Sticky Rice Blues Band will entertain you with world-class Live Music. The cheap prices are perfect for travelers who travel on budget tour. The price for a beautiful Bungalow for two people was in April 2009 200 Thai Baht. The food at the Restaurant is as well good, cheap and very fresh here at Stone Free at Pai. You have the choice between traditional Thai or Western food at the wooden bamboo Restaurant. Around the grass ground are a lot of flowers and huge trees which spent you shadow from the tropical Sun of Asia. The small river next to the rooms cools down the temperatures as well. The short way to the center of Pai in North Thailand is easy to handle by foot, motorbike or by the free shuttle service of the Stone Free Thale / Mhog Bar. The bamboo huts at this Guest House are one of my favorites in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Good price, good food, good friends, good music and much more are landmarks of the beautiful Guest House Stone Free in North Thailand‘s highlands. When you see the cozy huts on the small river the question: where to stay at Pai is gone! Maybe you stay longer as your plan was to relax and spent some time with the friendly locals here in Pai at Mae Hong Son. The best way to come here is by Motorbike which you can rent next to the Bus Terminal in the center or by the free pick up service of the Guest House. Call +66 819 010 364 for the free service and more information about accommodation at this small village at the north of the Kingdom. The surrounded Mountains will frame this place to a highlight on your Travel Tour. Try it; you don’t will forget your holidays at Stone Free in Asia’s Mae Hong Son.
Thale Mhog
The Restaurant of the Stone Free Bungalows in Pai runs under the name Thale Mhog as a tribute to Thale Bungalows on Koh Chang. The Thale Mhog Bar offer good Thai and International food for a fair price. The owners who run the Bungalow Park are very friendly and helpful with all questions around Pai and north Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province. In the evening you will find time to relax by a beer or Sangsom soda and you can forget your all day life in a nice atmosphere. Come and find new good friends here at Thale Mhog which can be the highlight on your Travel Tour through Thailand.
Butterfly at Thale Mhog
