Bangkok to Hat Yai Train and on to Koh Lipe.
I try to take the train as much as possible and the new rattlers have been rolled out on one of the afternoon slots down from Bkk.
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More comfortable and a touch quieter with slightly better soundproofing.
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Amazingly, in 12 years of taking trains in Thailand, we arrived on time for the first time ever, so it was into a minivan and onto the ferry at Pak Barra. First view of Lipe just under 24 hours after leaving Bangkok.
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As you arrive, you'll see Walking Street. Just like Pattaya, said no-one ever.
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The best beach is Sunrise and the walk takes you past a few of the simple beach bungalows, for which you'll usually pay approximately 1-2k a night.
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It's not a cheap island by any stretch of the imagination, but it's worth it.
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A handful of people - families and couples - at the busiest times of day.
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Settling down with a beer at dusk.
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Immigration was a hectic affair.
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Time for one last dip off Pattaya Beach if the mood takes you.
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Fuck, you'd be better off swimming to the ferry anyway.
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In Langkawi 90 mins later.
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Is that a unicorn?
