| Summary | Anual event of visiting Thailand in thid period. I planed diving two days
in the Chang Islands. After that, visiting Chantaburi and Pattaya and then back to Bangkok and go around one day in there. |
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| Itinerary | I found out an affordable round trip ticket with the Vietnam Air Lines,
via Hanoi the way there and via Ho Chi Minh the way back. One night in Ekkamai, moving to the Chang Is. by bus and ferry, diving two days. After that, heading to Chantaburi, Pattaya and Bangkok to visit temples and amusement park. |
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| To Chang |
I arrived in the Bangkok Airport in the evening via the Haoni Airport,
and got on the Airpot Link. When I trasfered in the Phya Thai Station, I exchanged money. 1 THB equaled around 4.4 JPY last year, but over 5 this year , JPY10,000 equaled less than THB2,000. I booked a ticket from Ekkamai to the hotel in Chang Is. for about THB1,000 beforehand by 12Go. Because the island is quite big, I was not able to imagine how to move from the pier to the hotel. I headed the bus terminal next morning. |
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| Trouble | I was told my booking was canaceled at the check in desk, I had no choice
but to payTHB300 and got on the bus. I noticed later they 12Go canceled my booking by mistake. Because I received the strange email last night that said "your cancelation was completed " from Phuket to Ao Nang someone eles 2 person's name. Fortunately, I was able to got on a ferry and taxi thanks to check in desk at the port. |
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| Diving | Koh Charng Diveres | 1st day | 1 | Hin Raab | 2 | HTMS Chang | 3 | Hin Luk Bat |
| 2nd day | 1 | Bluebery Hill | 2 | HTMS Chang | 3 | Hin Raab |
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| Bad visibility: ～10m～. Busy with some liveaboad at the HTMS. I heard Whale Shark appeared 2 days before. | ||||||||
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| No boat at the HTMS when we were. They seemed 2 or 3 dives there and another place today. Better visibility than yesterday ～20m～. The big size aboout 5cm yellow boxfish same one two days. |
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| To Chan thaburi |
I was asked where are you going to go on the way back at check in desk
at the por on the way to Chang. I told her my next destination is Chantaburi. It was THB600 from the hotel in Chang to the Chantaburi by taxi, ferry and bus. |
| In Chan thaburi |
The pursose of visiting in Chantaburi is the Wat Pak Nam Khaen Nu. I was told in the hotel there is a bus for THB200. went to the bus terminal and asked where dose the bus depart? But noone did't know it. They said only taxi can go there. I chose the Grab for THB240. |
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| To Pattaya |
I went to the Chantaburi bus terminal and got on a bus bound for Pattay. The bus was not ordinary bus but small bus whick took around 10 people. HOwever the fee was THB200, I was asked for THB200 with my lugguage. Moreover, the bus didn't go the Pattaya Bus Terminal. I had to take the Grab. The cars of Grab these time were EV things like BYD and GM, useful and fixed fare. It may get rid of rip-off taxi which barks "Taxi""Taxi" around airports. |
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| However I planned to visit some other temples, I was so tired, just one white brilliand temple, Wat Nong Yai. | ||||||||
| Tropical Garden |
I visited the Botanical Garden next day. I found out a train from the Pattaya
Station by internet. Actually, the train I wanted to ride was operated only Saturday. Getting there by Grab for THB250. |
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| To Bangkok |
I took the Grab same as go there, and picke up my lugguage in the hotel headed to the Pattaya Bus Terminal. I got a bus ticket to Ekkamai, and got on a bus waiting one and a half ours. |
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| In Bangkok | I went the Chong Nonsi Station by the BTS, and the Wat Pariwat by the BRT. Since we are not able to walk throuth the Bhumibol 2 Bridge, I took a small ferry boat across the Chao Phraya River. After that, I wandered around a temple and a park on opposite side..Shopping after came back. |
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| Way Back |
I found a imnormation of a four ours free luggage left in the MBK, but
it was not free. I arrived the airport earlier, and took a light meal in the food court. I got the plane in the evening and arrived the Kansai Airport in the early morning via Ho Chi Minh. |
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