“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
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| (The Chumphon Rista Home chalets are cozy and neat) |
Route: Ratchaburi - Chumphon
Distance: 386 km
Hotel: Nana Buri Hotel, Chumphon
07:00 - Although the hotel provides simple breakfast, we had ours in the room.
08:00 - Checked out and drove towards Chumphon.
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| (Driving on AH2 highway towards south) |
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| (Normal traffic on the road) |
10:00 - A short coffee break at a PTT in Hua Hin.
12:00 - Stopped at Rista Homes at Kui Buri to recce for our next trip. There is a halal restaurant in the premise.
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| (Rista Homes and halal restaurant) |
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| (It is a Muslim-owned resort) |
14:30 - Stopped for a late lunch at Khun Sarai R&R, bought salted fish and salted eggs.
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| (The OTOP at Khun Sarai R&R) |
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| (Lunch break at the Muslim food court) |
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| (Having our favorite soup and nasi telur dadar) |
15:15 - Road closure in Chumphon town led us to a detour before we reached our hotel.
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| (Less traffic on non-schooling days) |
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| (A road closure for some important event) |
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| (The detour passes through Government offices) |
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| (Colourful vehicles at the Fire Station) |
15:30 - Checked in Nana Buri Hotel for THB800/night inclusive of breakfast.
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| (Our usual room at Nana Buri Hotel) |
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| (Familiar room, spacious and clean) |
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| (Even the password never changed over the years) |
19:00 - Went for an hour of strong foot massage at Wansuk Reflexology for THB200/hr
20:00 - Had our dinner of pulut and fried chicken in the room as Fareeda Restaurant was still closed.
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| (Strong foot massage to relief tired muscles) |
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| (Going for a stroll at night) |
GPS Coordinates:
ReplyDeleteNana Buri Hotel, Chumphon (10.49845, 99.180632)