We decided to go to Hua Hin for the long week-end because it was the only place we could get a guaranteed hotel reservation on this long week-end. December is great in Thailand with the King’s birthday, Constitution day and so on. They even seem to celebrate Christmas (or the commercial side of it anyway) even though less than one percent of the population is Christian
As you can see from the pictures, the hotel we did stay in in Hua Hin was intimate and cozy. The room was great and opened up to the small pool. The weather couldn’t have been better. I bet it went down to 24 degrees or so but Sylvia still found it way too hot. I imagine it will take her a few days to get used to this heat. I am actually cold when it goes down to the low 20”s
We decided to go golfing because where else can you golf in December ( other than half of the world)? What Sylvia would have to get used to was playing with a caddy and having an intimate group of 8 people watching every shot. The four players and the four caddies. As we made our way around the golf course Sylvia’s caddy, the only man I have ever seen as a caddy, helped her with her posture, positioning, club selection and placement of ball. On the green, he set up the ball with the writing facing the hole and all Sylvia had to do was hit it. ( that was exactly the challenge). It took her about 10 minutes to get used to a caddy and will probably never play without one again. Do they have caddies in Canada?
We went to Sofitel across the street from our small hotel and looked at the car show with older model cars in remarkable shape and went for a walk along the beach. The water was too cold for Sylvia so we did not go in, but apparently the week before there was not even a beach there because of the tides. Actually, I do not like the sand in Hua Hin and even though it is probably the most popular beach resort near Bangkok the sand is so much nicer on the eastern side of the Gulf of Thailand. It probably has lots of very posh all inlcusive resorts with yoga, massage and all the other amenities but the town itself and the beach that I saw were not that great. I did love the little train station though, which looked so much like the train station my parents got me when I was 5 years old!
When we got back to Bangkok, we went to eat at a very nice European style restaurant run by Thais and had what I considered a delicious meal. I think Sylvia is going to start her own blog so it will be interesting to get her perspective on things. I am back at school and will post this now and see what adventures Sylvia gets in to the next little while. Josh is coming Thursday and we will be off to Vietnam. Should be fun!
As you can see from the pictures, the hotel we did stay in in Hua Hin was intimate and cozy. The room was great and opened up to the small pool. The weather couldn’t have been better. I bet it went down to 24 degrees or so but Sylvia still found it way too hot. I imagine it will take her a few days to get used to this heat. I am actually cold when it goes down to the low 20”s
We decided to go golfing because where else can you golf in December ( other than half of the world)? What Sylvia would have to get used to was playing with a caddy and having an intimate group of 8 people watching every shot. The four players and the four caddies. As we made our way around the golf course Sylvia’s caddy, the only man I have ever seen as a caddy, helped her with her posture, positioning, club selection and placement of ball. On the green, he set up the ball with the writing facing the hole and all Sylvia had to do was hit it. ( that was exactly the challenge). It took her about 10 minutes to get used to a caddy and will probably never play without one again. Do they have caddies in Canada?
We went to Sofitel across the street from our small hotel and looked at the car show with older model cars in remarkable shape and went for a walk along the beach. The water was too cold for Sylvia so we did not go in, but apparently the week before there was not even a beach there because of the tides. Actually, I do not like the sand in Hua Hin and even though it is probably the most popular beach resort near Bangkok the sand is so much nicer on the eastern side of the Gulf of Thailand. It probably has lots of very posh all inlcusive resorts with yoga, massage and all the other amenities but the town itself and the beach that I saw were not that great. I did love the little train station though, which looked so much like the train station my parents got me when I was 5 years old!
When we got back to Bangkok, we went to eat at a very nice European style restaurant run by Thais and had what I considered a delicious meal. I think Sylvia is going to start her own blog so it will be interesting to get her perspective on things. I am back at school and will post this now and see what adventures Sylvia gets in to the next little while. Josh is coming Thursday and we will be off to Vietnam. Should be fun!
p.s you may remember a picture I took in Kuala Lampur with Cambodian and Laotian labourers being rounded up as illegal immigrants and being put in a paddy wagon. To continue the story, I was reading the Bangkok Post yesterday and apparently the war on illegal immigration to Malaysia is next to its war on drugs. They collect the labourers or illegal immigrants, whip them and then send them to the border and let them get in trouble with their own governments. Apparently they employ thousands of special soldiers to do this.
It reminds me of California. When they need labourers to pick the grapes in , they open the borders and let the Mexicans sneak across. When the season is over, they round them up and send them home so they don't have to pay for school and medical and so on. Why can't we just allow the free flow of labour where it is needed in the world? Unfortunately, the answer is only too clear!
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