14.8.12

Hua Hin: The Weekend Getaway

What I love most about beaches in Thailand are the trees- these big, broad leafed, green trees by the shore. I guess I'm just so used to the 'exclusivity' of palm trees that anything else is pretty much alien.
With the rainy season inching its way nearer 'round these parts of the hemisphere, we took a chance and headed to Hua Hin- the perfect beach weekend getaway.*

We were greeted with the most-annoying-of-rains** upon our arrival and whilst the sun decided to call it day, it stopped drizzling and we walked around the town. We even made it to the Night Bazaar sans rain (but a little wet)!
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Luckily for us, the next morning we awoke to some major sunny skies. Needless to say we spent the entire day at the beach, swimming, scurrying for crabs, building sand animals and reading. I mean, that's what the beach is all about, right?
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We left the following afternoon- not after a quick dip in the pool! - and my sister insisted on stopping by an Outlet on the way back. We walked around and came back to the car empty handed- well, sort of, in my case! [Which my sister shot proof of...]
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Does that not look like a chameleon surfing or skateboarding?
Or have I been watching too many cartoons with my nephew?

I keep wanting to go back to the beach...
Is there a beach nearby where you live?


* A mere 2 hour drive from Bangkok.
** In spanish we have the perfect name for it: chinga quedito . It's the drizzle that's really neither existant or non-existant.

2 comments:

  1. Wow what a nice beach resort (at least that's what it looks like). Thailand looks like such an exotic place, with amazing flora and fauna. It's funny because I've always lived in Los Angeles, which is never too far from the beach, but for years I avoided it like the plague. I think I just took the proximity for granted and it wasn't until I got older that I realized I should go more often! Also - that picture of your nephew's feet is adorable x

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  2. It is such an exquisite place :) It's so diverse in nature too, which makes it all the more fascinating and interesting!
    The beach is like having a bathtub in your bathroom: You love having it around but you don't use it as much as you fantasized about it :P
    Thanks!!

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