What is an absolut must to do/see in huahin?

[tarzan]

Hello Guys,

Gonna go to Huahin for the first time and would like your oppinion on
do´s and don´t. Any ideas of what we must experience there?

Mind that i am going with my girlfriend..

Have a great week everybody!

-Tarzan

[buksida]

Depends what you're into really, have you taken a look at the Hua Hin attractions page?

[tarzan]

I did take a look at that page and found many interesting things to do/see.

But we are "only" staying for 2 weeks and also gonna go golfing etc.
So i just wanna make sure that we are gonna see the most beautiful/interesting places.

We are intrested in everything else than museums etc.

And well we don´t wanna run around all the time..

A singha by the pool is not that bad a either..

-T

[totster]

You could always go for a horse ride along the beach..

totster

[Pundi64]

RELAX & ENJOY

[Jockey]

RELAX & ENJOY

or...

ENJOY then RELAX!

[caller]

I always enjoy the walk south along the beach to the the headland with the temple - if the tide is right - the views are great and the monkeys are fun. The fishing village at the bottom is worth looking at as well. If its too hot to walk you can always get a tuk-tuk or hire a bike.

But I just enjoy walking around and enjoying the sights and the sounds and just chilling out.

[cat]

From the Hilton to the headland? is it possible to walk around the headland to the other side? possibly a silly question if tide is a factor.

[Dougal]

No, there is no sand even at the lowest tide. You can of course walk around on the landward side and continue your walk on Suan Son beach.

[andywat]

[/quote]I always enjoy the walk south along the beach to the the headland with the temple - if the tide is right - the views are great and the monkeys are fun. The fishing village at the bottom is worth looking at as well. If its too hot to walk you can always get a tuk-tuk or hire a bike.

You are surely joking about the monkeys!!!! Went there a few weeks ago, just glad I didnt take my kids with me. As soon as you get out the Tuk tuk they are there staring,waiting for food, and baring their teeth. Wouldnt mind if it was just one or two. But surrounded by dozens, I dont think so...

Plenty of monkeys jumping around with peoples drinks, trinkets etc..as well.

Oh yes, and the mangy three legged dogs mingling around with the monkeys sets it off just nicely.....

Animal lover, me. Naaaa

[lomuamart]

Too right Andywat,
In 7.5 years here, I've been once and never again.
Those monkeys are aggressive, to say the least, particularly if you are dumb enough as I was to ignore the warning signs saying don't feed them bananas and promptly did so. The head guy was just a little pissed off that I'd run out.
The only place I've been in los where I felt more threatened by the monkeys was in Prachuap, walking up the steps to the temple in the middle of town. Believe me, Kao Takieb was a breeze compared to that. I turned back about 75% of the way up.
Don't forget, the critters carry rabies as well.

[andywat]

Funnily enough, that was the last thing my daughter told me as I stepped in the tuk tuk.

Wise words!!!

[Guess]

Don't forget, the critters carry rabies as well.

Well Lomu unless you misspelt and meant to write "babies", which is very common among monkies then I should inform you.

In animals rabies takes two forms, furious or irritable rabies and a dumb or paralytic rabies. The stages of furious rabies are similar to those through which an infected human passes; during the stage of excitement the animal usually runs amuck, biting and snapping at any living thing in its path. In dumb rabies, which is not as common as furious rabies, the stage of excitement is of very short duration or is absent, and the paralytic stage sets in early in the disease, first attacking the muscles of the jaws and larynx. Domestic animals such as dogs and cats are generally immunized against rabies; in many areas this is required by law. The spread of rabies among wild animals such as raccoons has prompted efforts to develop methods of vaccinating animals who may come into contact with pets or with human beings.

In other word a rabid animal, like certain humans in Hua Hin, goes completely crazy. They are as easy to spot as a Thai teenager on a two stroke carrying a gun.

If you go anywhere where feral monkies are present carry a big stick.You do not have to hit them. Just threaten them. That will be enough.

I have just realized why I do not see you any more. We live in a different time zone.

I have been thinking for three months that I had a problem with body odour.

[Gin tonic - no lime]

lomuamart

I have been both places, and didn't appreciate all the attention the monkeys gave me!

The ones at Takieb ARE much less aggressive than the ones in Prachuab. While we did not try climbing the long Prachuab stairway, we bought some Bananas from an old Thai lady near the foot of the hill that the temple is on. The monkeys went nuts, jumping up, nearly getting away with my camera. Like you say, the old lady had a stout stick about a metere long, and just brandishing it at them, settled them down. We threw the rest of the Bananas about 5 meters away, and let them go at it while we made our own 'getaway'

Careful with them....

[caller]

All I can say is that I must have a calming effect on the critters - I found them quite timid. At the last visit one did find a comfortable perch on the G/F's shoulder, but was soon shooed away. Maybe they'd just enjoyed lunch?