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Yet we had to turn back several times because we got lost in Thailand.
Booked tickets to Thailand since July (around that time), with a lot of excitement. There have been many changes with the fellow travelers. But anyhow, Pipi and I remained the most stable and ready to depart. But who could have guessed a big doubt. The company had a 'change', I traveled during the transition period, I myself didn't know whether to go or stay. And the sentence I often said to Pipi before going to bed at night was 'Probably going to get fired by the boss.'
But if you're going, go for real fun, as for the job, forget it, I'm not the type of person who lives for work, for the company. It sounds a bit irresponsible, but clearly my experiences are what I cherish the most, not the company I work for. But saying that, I still try to follow the jobs, but how weak the 3G is, combined with a lot of walking, is very tiring so sometimes it's impossible.
From Vietnam to Bangkok, both of us didn't spare any stomach space since morning and had to buy 2 sets of food from Vietjet Air and ate like starving. The airport is huge and crowded with Vietnamese people. When I arrived, there were 3 tour groups (2 from HCMC, 1 from Hanoi) all going through immigration so it's all Vietnamese people everywhere. Can't tell if I'm in VN or Thailand.
As planned, upon arriving at the airport, we immediately looked for a bus to Pattaya. There are touch screens here that are very easy to look up so it's not difficult to find where to buy tickets to Pattaya as well as the Food Court right next to it. Diving into the chaos again. The first day is the day we ate 3 bowls of noodles.
Took a 2-hour ride down to Pattaya, the clean and cool breeze in the bus made the journey smooth. The road didn't offer much to see, much like the road to Phan Thiet. Decided to take a nap. Got off the bus at a stop near the hotel we had booked. It was pouring rain, couldn't pull the suitcase handle up, so ended up carrying it and almost broke my arm. Stepped into a Family Mart to ask for directions, luckily bumped into a guy who spoke decent English. Asked him for directions, he pointed us in the right way, but we didn't get off at the same stop, had to rely on another lady to get off. She didn't speak English, so she ended up taking us on a detour, to another hotel. And the guys at this hotel just kept pointing left. Rain got heavier, but we were determined to go on, got to a crossroad and weren't sure which way to turn. Kept walking for about a minute until another crossroad. Found a Seven Eleven so went in to buy a 3G SIM card and ask for directions. Rain got even heavier, felt like the streets were going to flood. So each of us got a sandwich and a bottle of water. Got the SIM card installed and asked around, turns out we had to turn at the crossroad below.
Rain eased up a bit, we trudged back to that crossroad. But after about 2 minutes of walking, came across an intersection, which way to turn? Kept turning left but couldn't find it. Went back, passed by a café owned by a Westerner, decided to go in and ask. Turns out it was at that left turn we missed earlier. But because the hotel didn't have a signboard, we missed it. Finally got the room, it was an apartment-style room, with a kitchen but no gas. Quite alright for the two of us, spacious and hot water was plentiful.
Resting and freshening up, feeling quite satisfied from the meal. By then, it was already 7 pm. Checked Facebook, sent messages back home. Planning to go to Walking Street and watch the Tiffany Show.
Part 2: Tiffany Show, taxi, coral island, and the rude 60 baht tuk-tuk
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Source: Mytour Travel Guide – From Duong Baloo's Blog
MytourOctober 31, 2013
