Thread: Satonic does Cha-Am & Pranburi

Left the hotel at about 10 am and started the journey through Hua Hin.

We were welcomed to Hua Hin by Thailand's finest. They had managed to stop and fine every motorbike on the road that day!



License? yep
Tax? yep
Insurance? yep
You no number plate - yep officer but here is a 200b fine reciept I picked up yesterday that allows me 24hrs to fix the broken bracket.
Ok but I think your bike too loud give me 1000b.



Wonderful. Waiting in line to pass over my 1000b



Onwards again with our journey



Some cute puppies along the way



Outside this really strange/out of place house



A temple at Khao Kalok



Time to find our resort. We decided to stay in a place called Foresta Resort after viewing a thread Dirty Dog made on here a while back. HUA HIN RESORTS HOTELS : | FORESTA Resort On The Beach Pranburi Thailand We got 2 nights on a promotional price of about 4000 baht.

The bed



The room



The pool



The beach at Pranburi





Some fresh seafood and beers at a very very relaxed bar on the beach called Nids



Back to the room for a shower and we went out for dinner. Spotted a Mexican restaurant called Fajitas which I would highly recommended. Great food and a friendly bunch of guys. I got talking to a guy in there that was from my home town.... after a few beers we went back to his house, picked up his lamb (he had a horse and a flock of sheep in his garden) and off we went to play some pool



We played pool in a lovely little bar called @ Smile. Its next to the supermarket opposite the Aleenta Resort. Again well worth checking out as I had a great night there and will defiantly be returning. If anyone pops in challenge the owner, Burtje to a game of pool

After a long day and a belly full of beer it was time for bed.

Breakfast the next morning



Spent some time at the beach and went looking for somewhere to eat. Again another place I would recommend was a restaurant called 'Very Good'. Lovely food and cheap prices.



We spent the rest of the time just chilling out, either on the beach or in the @smile bar. A nice break from Bangkok but it was time to head home



Back to the Big Mango and traffic



I'll defiantly be returning!

Cheers

Nice one mate ! my retirement home down there soon ,, shame you never went to the piers in Cha cha for some pics ,,, BTW we to stayed in the hotel you did in Cha cha was about 1200 about 18 months ago

Great thread and pics.
Pity you didn't pay me a visit!

Nice Nige, Ill check out more of Cha Am next time I'm there, it wasn't a planned stop and we were wet and tired (hung over)

Here is the thread that DD made about the resort I stayed in -

https://teakdoor.com/southern-thailan...and-hotel.html

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Great thread and pics.
Pity you didn't pay me a visit!

Cheers Charleyboy, and next time

Forget to change your tires?

That's what I miss about Thailand. I want to live where it's normal to play pool while a goat watches on

I haven't been to Cha-am for over 10 years, good to see some pics of it again.

Great shots Sat, cheers.

Originally Posted by Aberlour

That's what I miss about Thailand. I want to live where it's normal to play pool while a goat watches on

I haven't been to Cha-am for over 10 years, good to see some pics of it again.

Great shots Sat, cheers.

Cheers mate and yes it felt surprisingly normal to be following a guy riding a scooter I had just met with a lamb (with a mohawk) on his lap

Have they cleaned up the beach at Cha Am? I was there a couple of months back and it was covered in deck chairs and umbrellas.

1000b for bike siang dung seems steep, is that what you're normally done for?

Should have said you were coming, could have stopped off at the bungalow in the pond for a beer.

Originally Posted by Begbie

Have they cleaned up the beach at Cha Am? I was there a couple of months back and it was covered in deck chairs and umbrellas.

I only took a quick stroll along the beach there and it was so quiet. From what I saw it was clean and tidy though I want to spend a bit more time there in the future.

Originally Posted by Necron99

1000b for bike siang dung seems steep, is that what you're normally done for?

Should have said you were coming, could have stopped off at the bungalow in the pond for a beer.

Yep, that's what I thought too. He was a really nasty little copper though... a smug grin on his face the whole time and when I tried arguing the fine (offered 4-800) he just laughed and walked away. If it had have been a small police stop I would have continued to argue but at any one time they had 20 bikes stopped and about 10 people in line waiting to pay their fine. He would have just let me sit there all day I guess so rather than waste more of my trip I just paid. (200b fine the day before for not displaying my plate) I shouldn't have stopped really, they were far to busy to even think about chasing me down.

Thanks for the beer offer, I'll be heading back hopefully September time.

I also was looking at that rear tire of yours thinking it would not be much chop in the Rain.

I would of just booked into the nearest hotel and got on the piss for the day.

I avoid riding in the rain at all costs specially in friggin Thailand, tossers would just mow you down.

Nice little thread by the way.

Cheers Tel, I had the missus with a heavy back pack on the back so I wasn't riding too hard anyway. I'd like to ride a few of the roads alone though in the dry

What your misses is wearing is hardly condusive to motorbiking ,,or is she a mermaid ?

Nice short skirt will do it allthough I draw the line at wearing one

If he was a Kiwi that was most likely his girlfriend.

Originally Posted by Eliminator

Damn that's STRANGE. Why the heck was he packing a lamb with him to a bar to shoot pool?

Why do you ride what is quite possibly the ugliest motorbike on the planet and use it as you avatar?

All part of life's rich pageant I suppose. Reard.

That the new bird is it Satnav ?
Very Nice

Originally Posted by Dillinger

That the new bird is it Satnav ?
Very Nice

Yep

Originally Posted by Satonic

We were welcomed to Hua Hin by Thailand's finest. They had managed to stop and fine every motorbike on the road that day!

Seriously, why would you stop for these kunts when on a bike?

Otherwise, nice thread and a joy to view.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

That the new bird is it Satnav ?
Very Nice

He must have seen my Avatore the other week...That's probably why he didn't call in!

Originally Posted by Eliminator

Why the heck was he packing a lamb with him to a bar to shoot pool?

That's a very good question.