Category: Thailand 2019

In the early morning, Lilach and I went out to tour the grounds, and heard many more birds than we saw. Particularly noisy were flocks of pretty large birds, with what looked like a necklace on their chests, that turned out to be very aptly named greater necklaced laughingthrushes. We tried to photograph them, but […]

After a good breakfast and a morning dip in the pool (for Daniel) we drove a short distance to the nearby Mangrove boardwalk by the shore. We learned about the different species of mangroves that occupy distinct ecological niches and form easily distinguishable floral communities that differ in the shape of the roots, the structure […]

After one more fabulous breakfast in Rai Lung Tuy, we headed back to Kui Buri National Park, aiming to get there around 2pm this time. On the way we stopped for lunch at a roadside restaurant shed, where our table on the raised balcony overlooked a large rabbit enclosure. On the approach to the park […]

We enjoyed a late wake up, and prepared breakfast using the excellent eggs and fruit our hosts left us, reinforced with some more fruit we had bought ourselves. A movement in the trees behind the breakfast table revealed a creature that looked very much like a squirrel. On closer examination, the pointed nose and the […]

On the long ride to Prachuap Khiri Khan, there are lots of fruit stands along the road. We stop at a colorful one, and discover it sells seafood… I decide to try one of the large crabs, and they prepare it for me on the spot. When I explain that I don’t wish to take […]

During breakfast, I have to rush back to the room to get the camera, for the real feast is happening at the bird feeders next to our breakfast table, with beautiful flowerpeckers coming to feed off the bananas on offer. The owner, seeing our interest, shows us an active nest of a tailorbird in the […]

While the others were still asleep, Lilach went out for a morning walk and saw a lesser fish eagle and several macaque monkies on the trees by the other river bank. After a morning visit to the shallow river pools and breakfast, Daniel and I saw some movement in the trees by the bungalow, and […]

Another bag of mangosteen awaited us on the balcony, and while Lilach and I did some birdwatching from the balcony, Tamar went down for a tour and came back with a bunch of Rambutan. We said farewell to our generous hosts, this time for real, and headed in the direction of our next destination – Khao […]

Not knowing where we’ll spend the next morning, we said farewell to our hosts, and were given a bag full of freshly picked mangosteen from the trees in the orchard for the way. On our way out, we had a short walk around the orchard, where we saw several fence lizards (Calotes versicolor) and a […]

Since we informed our kind hostess that apart from me everyone prefers a vegetarian breakfast, the one we were served on the second day was lacking meats, but even grander in any other respect.  We took leave of Ooy Le House, and headed towards our rendezvous with the dolphins. On the dirt road leading to […]

After an early breakfast, we boarded the truck for the transfer to Thong Sala pier, where we had seats booked with Lomprayah Ferries back to Koh Samui. While waiting on the pier for boarding, I looked for the cellular router we were relying on for our communication, and couldn’t find it. I remembered intending to […]

A couple of minutes before 6am, we were already downstairs, waiting for the taxi driver to come pick us up to the airport. I sent him an sms, and when there was no response also called him. He sounded rather sleepy… The nice girl at the reception took the phone and spoke to the driver. […]

We woke up late to a warm, sunny morning. Tamar stayed in bed while we went down for breakfast, and remained in bed for quite a while afterwards. Eventually It was decided that Lilach and Daniel would go to the nearby temple (Rajanaddaram Worawihan), where Tamar and I will join them shortly. Unfortunately, when we […]

This time, it would be different! With this in mind, we decided long before the trip that, for a change, we would prepare well in advance and avoid the pre-trip stress. Indeed, we booked our flights almost six months in advance, and made advance plans and reservations for the first two hotels and for the […]