Day 10 & 11

29.06.23 – 30.06.23

Today has been another lazy day! 😊

Started with breakfast, yum. Chatted to the lovely lady who makes the food, it’s her last day tomorrow as she has a very poorly neck, which she is receiving hospital treatment for. She is so sweet and chatty. 

Spent the morning chatting to Zoe and the girls, who seem to have taken a shine to me, helped by the animal biscuits 😂 the hung out with me for a bit while Zoe & Nick packed, we chatted, they looked at all my photos on my phone, asked a million questions then chilled watching Peppa Pig! Reminds me so much of Clementine! 😍

When they left the girls gave me 2 lovely leaves and a flower!! 🩷🩷

I have found a lovely new seating area at the end of the balcony, large and open with a bit of a breeze! I sat here for ages writing my blog and even managed to upload all the photos! Result. 

I had a wander at lunchtime and grabbed some mango and coconut ice cream 😋

I had my swim in the afternoon, which is when the pool is pretty quiet. 20 lengths today. 

I’m going to try a new place for dinner! Zoe recommended it, it’s a tiny little place called ‘Eings’ it has excellent reviews. 

It’s not to far from the hotel and the clouds are gathering, there’s thunder, so that’s probably a good thing! 

The place is very small and eclectic! The menu isn’t big but it’s very cheap.

I order a Chicken Pad Thai, it is delicious 😋 so tasty only 1 problem, I forgot to say no tofu, so unfortunately I have to leave the large amount that was in there. I just find tofu weird, it’s tasteless and an odd texture..😐 

‘Eings’ is great! Eing herself is tiny but has a real presence. My dinner & drink was 70bht! Madness. 

So, just a couple of moans. 

First: 

What is it with people walking on a narrow footpath, 2 abreast that then don’t move out of the way when you are walking towards them?! It seems that I’m always the one moving out of the way, stepping aside, stepping into the bloody road, nobody says thank you! Not the Thai people, they are unfailingly polite, it’s other bloody tourists! 

Second: 

There is a family here at the hotel, Mum, Dad and 2 young adult sons. I’m not sure where they are from as I can’t pin point the language, not German, or Dutch don’t think it’s Eastern European, not really sure tbh. They are rude, they never speak to anyone, I’ve tried saying hello, nothing! They are dismissive of the staff. One of the sons looks like the guy from the raving Viking gif! (Pic attached) 

The standoffishness alone would be ok but, they have rooms either side of mine and they came home last night at approx 1.30am chatting outside the room on the phone, then banging about and chatting very loudly in their rooms! WTF! I just think some people are completely inconsiderate. 

Hallelujah!! Just as I’m writing this I’ve spotted them all with their luggage, it seems they’re leaving! Yes! Sayonara Fuckers! 

Sorry for the rant! I sound like a right moaning Minny! 😊😂

After celebrating the departure of the above! 👍😁 I spent the morning, writing, reading and generally chilling. Some on my new favourite balcony and some in the air conditioned luxury of a Coffee Shop!

I think I would like to visit a lovely little nearby town that specialises in making umbrellas, it’s called Bon Sang. It’s not very far away and so I could get a taxi, or go on an organised trip (not keen) which then leads me to thinking about ‘Grab’ the Thai equivalent of ‘Uber’ this would be a much better, quicker and cheaper option. The problem is I don’t have the app, in order to get the app I need a Thai Sim Card. (Just these words fill me with dread! 😳) I resisted this last year and so far this year but I think it’s a necessity. With this in mind I go in search of said Sim Card, apparently Tesco or Lotus are a good place to buy them, I walk to the nearest Lotus, they only have one for 350bht, which is more than I need, so I walk to the next 7/11 they do have the one I need, but, they also need my passport 🤷‍♀️ Which is in the safe back at the hotel! I walk back to the hotel, collect my passport walk to the nearest 7/11 they don’t have the one I need, so I walk to the next 7/11 they don’t have one either! At this point I’m literally dripping sweat into my eyeballs so I give up, walk back to the hotel and jump in the pool!! 

Crafty planning, I already had my costume on under my dress!! No more sweaty, hip displacing, callisthenics for me! 😂😂

The pool is sooo good, it really is quite cold which is fabulous!

I only manage 16 lengths today due to the thunder & lightning, but feel that’s ok, certainly better than electrocution! 🌩️⚡️🌩️⚡️

I get chatting to a very friendly young German guy, which passes the time nicely 😁

I’m heading out to ‘Spice Bar’ for a 241 Mojito! Then onto Hummus. I feel quite peckish today. 

I think I might have mentioned this before, but, one of the problems of traveling alone is trying new and different food. I would love to try different stuff and in a group or a couple you can order lots of things and try, but that’s a lot more difficult on your own. I also feel very conscious of wasting food, so, if I don’t like it and have to send lots of food back I feel it’s disrespectful. 

With this in mind, I really wanted to try the roasted cauliflower at ‘Hummus’ so I ordered my usual Falafel sandwich which comes with potatoes and a drink and a side of roasted cauliflower! Well, what a feast, there is so much food! The cauliflower is absolutely delicious, especially drizzled with the tahini! 

I can only manage 1/2 of what I ordered, but the rest, including the complimentary piece of Baklava, is wrapped for takeout! That’s my lunch sorted for tomorrow! 

I head back to the hotel, full and happy. 🥰

Books Read 5

The Winemakers Wife.  By Kirsten Harmel. I really enjoyed this Book, I would recommend it. 

I’m adding a couple of pic of the wine bar which I omitted in the last post!