Stayed 5 days in Cha Am. The hotel was only 50 metres from the beach and we stayed in a modern villa opposite a fabulous pool. The night market was only 3 minutes away and well known for its seafood. The resort itself is almost 90%Thai and being Thai, they don't sunbathe. Consequently, the beach was wall to wall umbrellas. The jet skis and banana boats come way too close to the beach, which made swimming slightly hazardous. All in all, not a place we will re vi...

Hello all, Have been here in Hua Hin for 5 days now in a lovely boutique hotel. We cut short our visit to Vientiane on advice of fellow travellers but ten minutes after checking into our hotel, Paul thought he had slipped a disc and for the next 4 days, he rested up by the pool and took lots of painkillers. It was a pulled muscle, it transpired. Just as well because we had a long overnight train journey to Hua Hin via Bangkok. We could only get 3rd class ticket...