Mr & Missy in Thailand

Hello everyone!

First of all, I'm so sorry for being MIA for the past 8 months! Life was hectic with some major changes happening to me.  My parents needed help and I wanted a change so the move to Yangon happened! I was having the so-called quarter life crisis and I needed to figure out what I want in life.  Plus, there was a big fuss about Myanmar being the last frontier and so forth. So why not see it for myself? 

With the slow internet speed back home & me settling into a new environment & constant travelling between me and Mister to maintain our long distance relationship , my blogging was put on hold for a while. 

Finally, I get to share about my Thailand trip which happened exactly a year ago! Such a long overdue post :D Better late than never yeah?

Can you believe Mister has never ever been to Thailand? Plus, we both love Thai food and I love love shopping there. So when Scoot has a promo to Bangkok, we snapped our tickets. 160 SGD for each return ticket with 15kg check-in luggage for Bangkok-Singapore. Quite a decent deal yeah? But a lot of people were surprised as it was at the height of protests and shootings in BKK's crowded areas. Mister's mom was trying to persuade us to cancel or postpone our trip till 10 days before our departure (6 March 2014). Fortunately for us, anti-government protestors decided to scale back their protests & vacate their rally sites just 3 days before our trip! Major PHEW! A sense of normality had returned and we were able to enjoy our trip to the max (:

Yes! Social Media is important in documenting all our exploits & trips & memories!

We both agreed that Scoot was the best budget flight we have ever tried. The planes were huge, there was decent leg room, the flight attendants were polite, there wasn't any delay and overall, it was a smooth flight ^-^

Here is a glimpse of our itinerary:

Day 1 (6 March 2014)
Flight: 17:45 - 19:05
Check-in at Hotel
Dinner at Pratunam area night market
Drinks at Sky Bar (Lebua)

Day 2 (7 March 2014)
3-hour Mini Van ride to Hua Hin Town
Sightseeing at Hua Hin with private taxi 
- Plearnwan Vintage Market
- Klai Kangwon Summer Palace
- Santorini Park
- Swiss Sheep Farm
- Hua Hin Railway Station
- Khao Hin Lek Fai Hill for Sunset View
- Check-in at Hotel
- Dinner at Hua Hin Night Market

Day 3 (8 March 2014)
Relax at Hua Hin Beach
Lunch
3-hour Mini Van ride to Bangkok
Terminal 21 Shopping Mall (Taokaenoi Land Branch)

Day 4 (9 March 2014)
Shopping at Pratunam Market
Lunch
Shopping at Chatuchak Market / JJ Market / Weekend Market
Foot Massage at Chang
Dinner at Somtam
Asiatique

Day 5 (10 March 2014)
Wat Pho
Emerald Buddha & Royal Palace
Walk around Rattanakosin Island
- Thammasat University
- National Museum
- National Theatre
- Phra Chan Fortress
Ferry ride to Ratchawong Pier / Chinatown
- Lunch
- Sampeng Lane Market
- Chinatown Gate
Jim Thompson House
Flight: 20:05 - 23:25

In Bangkok, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Metz Pratunam Hotel.  It was a newly renovated hotel with clean rooms & fast wifi. Besides, it's a short 5 min walk away from the market with all the street food vendors. There is a huge convenience store just 1 min walk away too. So I guess its really value-for-money. There are 2 issues though - small rooms & distance from the BTS train station. If your primary mode of transportation will be train, then you should think a bit as the hotel is about 15 min walk away from the nearest BTS station. There is nothing much to see or eat or buy along the way. And the hot, humid weather isn't very conducive for a stroll. Other than that, we think Metz Pratunam Hotel offers a fantastic deal for young travellers like us who would rather splurge on food & shopping, than on a hotel room.

 Who doesn't love bacon, especially the crispy ones? Definitely a great start to a day :D

Detailed blog posts on our trip coming soon!

Adios!
xoxo
Miss N