Sushi Class

My Colleague asked me to join a one day sushi class. I found it very interesting  so I joined them. We enrolled in a class at Lek Cooking Center. The class went from 10 am. to 16 pm. The school has every tool and ingredient, so there was no need to prepare anything.

Promenade in Supanburi

Supanburi is one of the cities in the central Thailand. It's 107 km. from Bangkok. We took the van from the Rajadumnoen Road, the tickets cost 100 baht each. It takes around 1.5 - 2 hours to get there.

We stayed at the Songpanburi Hotel. The room has all basic utilities, there are two swimming pools, good food in the hotel restaurant and helpful staff. So, I think this hotel is a good value for money.

Pleasant Ampawa

Ampawa has become a very popular weekend getaway in the last few years. Homestays and resorts have been built to welcome the high number of tourists. Ampawa is the home of the well known Ampawa floating market. The market only opens in the evening on the weekend.

Ampawa is a district in Samutsongkram province, the distance from Bangkok is about 80 km. It takes about 1 - 1.5 hours by car, bus or van. We took the van from the Victory Monument, the tickets cost us around 60 baht each. Our accommodation was close to the floating market. From the Van Station we needed to take the taxi truck there, you can ask people in the market where you can get this taxi. It costs only 8 baht per person to the floating market.

Fine days @ Koh Larn, Pattaya

Koh Larn (Larn Island) is a place to get away from Bangkok to have a chill weekend. It is about 30 minutes by boat from Pattaya. (According to Wikipedia it's 8 km)

I have been to Koh Larn several times because the beaches on Koh Larn are very beautiful. Even though it's near Pattaya (well known for partying, nightclubs, & bars), Koh Larn is very clean and peaceful. The most important thing is that it's only 1.5 hours away from Bangkok, so I can come here more often than the beautiful places in the South.