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)!

Of Songkran & Island Hopping

In the midst of being AWOL in Manila this past week, I was not able to finish my second (and last) post regarding my wonderfully short trip to Phuket. Here it is,  part II- the islands! Note: Ignore the constant change in exposure... I'm working on it, okay? So cut me some slack. *wink, wink*

And so the Songkran festivities began!

The morning began with monks receiving blessings and a lovely chant from them to us.

Then, the island adventure began! You bet we went to the island The Beach was filmed in...

In which I travel to a dream beach (and get a little scared)

I'm back from a wonderful couple of days at Phuket. It was a short and sweet trip which mainly consisted of the sea's company (ie. didn't get to visit Old Town Phuket or any other inland attraction, apart from a gas station which I will get to later...).

The last time I went to the beach was over a year ago- the sun, sand and salt water were much needed in my life again, and it felt so good to be reunited! I was made for tropical weather (my hair handling it is proof).

Drinking coconut water (and afterwards carving the 'meat' out) is a must for me at the beach. 

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon

It's so nice having a beach an hour away- it makes last minute day trips that much better!

This was actually last weekend but found it post-appropriate anyway.

I had another great painting workshop today, will post more of that soon.
In the meantime....

"La vida es como la espuma, por eso hay que darse como el mar..."

All Photos by me using a Nikon D3000

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend and enjoy a lazy Sunday!