Tuesday, April 17, 2007

The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands

Most tourist come to Chang mainly because of its virgin pure reserve nature. But for those who prefer night raving or clubbing or going to restaurant and bars there is something left. To enjoy this it is better to stay at the White Sand Beach (Had Sai Khao). You can find many night places here. It does not look like Walking Street but there is some civilization there. It is interesting that only the shore is inhabited on the island. In the heart of Chang the mountains rise, deep tropical rainforests grow and there are rare fruit tree plantations. Mostly in every village located along a road you can find several Thai shops, so called by tourists 7-11, ATMs and restaurants with fresh sea food. You won’t eat such shrimps anywhere else. Here you will smile at the price and the size of the dish will smile killing you. During the rain season shrimps are caught very close to the beaches and they don’t get upset before they are served to your table. It is not rational to buy a full board. Someone does not want breakfast here. They finish it fast and run for roast fish. The hotel staff can tell you which restaurant is better, but do not ask the bored chef or a waiter. Our massage girls helped us but we had to use signs communicate with them. You can buy fruit everywhere. However the big number of the palm trees and the famous guitarist’s example forced our company to get some coconuts ourselves.
If you are a nature fan you should take a bungalow not a room. There are plenty of them on Chang. The simplest are small huts with plastic walls, straw roofs and a mattress and the most comfortable and expensive have a conditioner, a shower and a toilet. KP Bungalows are the best on the Khlong Phrao Beach, which are two-story houses on the shore very close to the tide. The prices start from a couple of batt for “plastic+straw” and get up to a couple thousand. Each house complex has got a restaurant with the sea food mentioned.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How did you order food on those remote islands and were you not afraid to get into health trouble with native food?