Récit de quatre semaines Thaïlande du Sud et Angkor

Bonjour,

La photo d'où on voit les pitons est prise depuis la ville. La base militaire ( où se trouvent la plus jolie plage ainsi que les singes ) est au bas de l'un de ces pitons. Si l'entrée de la base n'est qu'à 1,5 km du centre-ville, il faut quasiment traverser toute la base pour arriver aux singes. Si ma mémoire et mon impression ne sont pas fausses, je tablerais sur 4 kilomètres. Aussi, tout dépend de quel bout de la ville on part ! Ceux qui n'ont pas de voiture y vont soit en moto tuk-tuk soit à vélo.

Je crois que vous vous égarez un peu dans les localisations. Revoyez un peu mon carnet avec une carte de la Thailande sud sous les yeux ( facile à trouver sur Google ).

Honnêtement, dans ce coin du pays, Bang Saphan n'est pas ultra intéressant. Nous avons largement préféré Prachuap et Sam Roi Yod. Vous trouverez des indications et des photos complémentaires dans mon carnet de 2015, puisque nous étions retournés dans la région.

oui je zappe entre les récits de voyages et googlemaps, ce qui est parfois acrobatique J'ai aussi recupéré une carte papier. Nous soumettons nos projets aux conditions météo mais il y a de fortes chances que nous nous recentrions sur Prachuap suite à la lecture de votre road book. J'ai peur de m'ennuyer à Bang Sapang. Khranom et Chupon me tentaient bien aussi mais comme nous voulons aussi voir Bangkok, Ayutaya, Chiang Mai etc il va falloir faire des choix !

Bonjour, Je me joins à la conversation parce que je suis allée à Prachuap au début de l'année dernière suite à la lecture de ce carnet de voyage, merci Jojoone!. Nous y avons passé quelques jours de farniente très sympathiques, nous avons loué des vélos à 1 ou 2 euros par jour pour aller tous les jours à la superbe plage de la base maritime, bien propre, en pente douce, avec restos pas chers, et ombragée par de grands arbres, parfait pour nous. De l'autre côté de la baie, nous avons pédalé aussi jusqu'au village de pêcheurs, ballade sympa. Le soir repas dans les petits restos le long de la baie ou sur une grande place avec stands de bouffe tout autour (comme partout en Thaïlande), bon et pas cher, la ville étant fréquentée essentiellement par des touristes thaïs. Le vendredi soir je crois, grand marché et street food à gogo le long de la baie. Nous avons l'intention d'y retourner tous les ans, le seul inconvénient c'est que c'est assez long pour arriver à Prachuap depuis Bangkok...mais c'est ce qui lui vaut sa tranquillité et son authenticité. Bonnes vacances

I never thanked you for that last contribution to my travel journal. Since I see you're still logging in, I'm doing it now. It's never too late to do the right thing!

I'm still here, loyal to VF, which gave me invaluable tips for getting off the beaten path in Thailand and beyond. I’ve shared some advice myself and continue to do so, but since illness sneaked up on me, I’ve been sticking to Europe and making the most of it...

You're far from the only one in this situation. After hearing our elders tell us so often to enjoy life to the fullest, it's now our turn to pass on the same advice. Sending you lots of positive thoughts.

Hi Joel,

I just finished reading your travel journal in one go. Your photos are amazing!😍

Do you know if there are still langurs in Prachuab?

Anyway, thanks for this wonderful travel journal.

I read a recent travel journal from someone who hadn’t seen the langurs. My last trip was in 2020—there were plenty back then, but we didn’t find them on our own. It was a tuk-tuk driver who took us at feeding time... once they’ve got full bellies, they disappear. I can’t seem to upload photos to my travel journal anymore—just a red error message about an attached image, and I don’t get it. I tried copy-pasting, but it only grabs part of the image. The new VoyageForum is so complicated; lately, it’s unreadable on my smartphone. Hard to stay motivated.

Thanks for the compliments; the photographer is my wife Françoise. I’m just her assistant [:)]

As I mentioned in another recent thread, there were apparently three large groups of langurs a few years ago. Well-fed by locals and tourists, their population had grown quickly. The authorities probably decided to relocate a large number of them to areas where they were absent or too rare. We went there last year and only saw a few in the afternoon. Obviously, it’s better to go in the morning.

There are quite a few around Sam Roi Yot, about 70 km from there.

Thanks Noëlle for your feedback.

For photos, below the message you want to send, you’ll see “choose a photo”—you can select it from your photo library, then you need to click “Upload the photo,” and then insert it into the text. The process is still the same. It hasn’t changed since VF reopened.

Thanks for the details. Anyway, I don’t think we’ll have time to make that detour during a two-week trip. But your wife’s photos are seriously tempting. I’m still planning the stops and deciding whether we want to do part of the North and South or just one of the two regions. Tough choices![;)]

Whatever you do, don’t try to cram both the north and the south into just 2 weeks. Even on our 4-week trips, we didn’t do that.

Why not start a thread with your itinerary plans? There are at least 3 or 4 people here who can help you move forward.

Hi,

reflect on whether we want to do part of the North and South or just one of the two regions.

It’s not just the North and South—the middle is also worth visiting and helps reduce the number of kilometers you’ll have to travel. I’ll join Jojoone in encouraging you to create your own thread.

Thanks Joël and Thierry for your encouragement! Before starting my own thread, I’ll keep digging into the topic. [:)]

North and/or South—it’s always a big debate. Normally, I prefer visiting just one region when time is short, but sometimes it’s nice to see a little bit of several regions, even if it means coming back later to explore the one we liked best. Anyway, nothing’s decided yet, and I also have to consider my husband’s opinion—he really wants to see Phang Nga Bay. But an itinerary *only* in the South doesn’t appeal to me. To be continued… [;)]

We can’t blame him for wanting to discover one of the most beautiful spots on the planet!

A little gift link: https://the-bay-tour.my.canva.site/travel

Small suggestion: you can easily ask the pilot to skip some of the more touristy spots like Kho Panyee (or caves if they don’t interest you) and replace them with a tour near other islands in the area.

Thanks Joel! :)

The bay is indeed really beautiful.

It really is magnificent... in pictures, because in person, aren’t there *"a few"* tourists who block (and ruin) the scenery (and the fun [:/])?

Since I’m neither very tall nor very broad, I won’t ruin the scenery [;)]

It’s best to set off at dawn and hit the most touristy spots before the crowds roll in (like James Bond Island, for example). The locals guiding tourists are usually pretty flexible and can adjust the route to suit your preferences. This might mean choosing a hotel or guesthouse closer to the coast.

I also skip Koh Panyee—it’s always featured in French TV reports about Thailand, and you can get sick of it before even seeing it in person!

Don’t forget there’s plenty of space: to the north, you’ve got the mangrove routes with stunning limestone peaks, and just a few kilometers south, there are loads of islands. You can circle them for photos or sometimes land on the beach or explore a cave.