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David's Bicycle Touring Home Stay in Malaysia, Southeast Asia.

Cycling in South Thailand

South Thailand it took me 18 days, nice people, good whether and roads. I started my cycling on 18-12-03 in Kayu Itam a border town in Malaysia. I stamp my documents and and put up a night in Danok. Is border town, night life here is great. The next day I ride to Songkla about 80 km. This is my first stop. I stay in a reasonable hotel near the samila beach. The hotel manager is a nice guy gave me some good maps. The next days it was raining heavily in the morning so I had to stay a day more in Sangkla.I did a bit of tour around the little known town. Date-19 and 20.12.03

 
          Golden Mermaid in Samila Beach                          Rat and Cat Stories in Samila

Date - 21.12.03 - Sunday - The next day wake up at 8am and it was still raining. The rain stop at 9am, I cycle to Sating Pra  took a small ferry cross the river .As travel I saw many big Buddhism temples and the scenery are very beautiful. First time in life I feel very happy. I took many pictures as ride alone the costal road. Anyway I can put in word how wonderful it was, cause my English and stroies writings are not good. Sorry for any mistake in all my pages.

            On the way to Nakon Sithamarat                      Good local fruit stall along the road

Date- 22.12 03 -  Monday -  Nakon is a big town and with tall buildings the traffic was very heavy. I stay in a guest room for $10 a night. During the night I went to some shopping complex's near by the guesthouse. I wake up at 7am, the weather was fine and the roads are great. While I was cycling some thing attracts me, from the back it look like a Ganes statue (one of the Indian Gods.) I stop and it was in the school compound, I walk in the and saw a big Ganes statue decorated with beautifully with flowers. School children passing by pray before they enter the school. What surprised me this that as a Malaysian Hindu I never seen a big Ganes statue in any Hindu temple or in the school.

 
     Ganes statue in Art and Technical School                  Way to Nakhon Si Tammarat

Date - 23.12.03 - Monday - As usual wake up at 7pm state cycling to Danot a ferry terminal to Ko Somui. On the way met some nice people offering coconut water. I wish I would speak Thai. I stop in a shop in between Danot  to have my tea break. Met some people but could not talk, I have to use sign language. Getting dark I rush to the ferry terminal and took the last ferry to Ko Somui

 
        Ladies working in coconut plantation                         Locals fishing in the lake

 
               Up hill working in plantation                                    In Ferry to Ko Sumoi

I reach the Island at 8pm wondering where to stay. Someone on the road side said the is a Big John hotel in front. As I reach the hotel, it was nice but expensive so I ask the caretaker is there any cheap hotel. One of the ladies said there is one opposite. Ok at last I got one guest house for $10. The manager was a nice guy very helpfull. I had some beers and dinner with him.

 
                Guest house manager's wife                               Sign board in Ko Sumoi Island

Date 24.12.03 - Tuesday - It was raining a bit but does not make to cycle around the Island. I cycle down to Big Buddha and Lamia Beach. A long my way I met a few foreigner backpackers and talk to them. Most of them I met were Germans. The beach are the best I haven't see in my life time. Mostly foreigners live here as their second home.

 
                    Fishermen's Island                                             Ambassador and his wife

As I was cycling around the Island I met two couples for Germany and England they are very interested in Malaysia, They only know the twin tower in Malaysia.

 
           English Couple holding my bike                         Swiss family in Big John Hotel

Evening the manager of the hotel invited me for Christmas party. Its in big john hotel. Here I meet some foreigners. There were songs and cultural show.

                                   
                        Garuda Statue                                                  Big Buddha Temple

 
                 Guesthouse in KoPhanga                                   Beautiful Japanese women met at the beach

 
     From Siberia couple waiting for the ferry                                 Guest house owner in Ko Phang

           Celebrating  her 50th Birthday                                          Well know singer from Italy

Date- 26-12-03 - Thursday - Took at Ferry to Surat Thani

As I was cycling to Puket about 10km from Surat Thani I saw a Electric Power Station so I stop. There was one guy came to me and invite me to the office. The staffs were having launch. They call me to join them. Woo!! It was some time ago had a good and tasty  food. We discuss about electricity system in Malaysia and Thailand. Mostly we discuss about break down in power. Its was nice meeting them. One of the staff invite me to stay in his house. His wife prepared some Thai food and the evening he took me to a shopping center.

Took a ferry to Phi Phi

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