{"id":3750,"date":"2019-07-09T19:27:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T03:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.laurie.casaroberts.com\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2019-07-10T04:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:36:06","slug":"travel-day-july-8th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.laurie.casaroberts.com\/?p=3750","title":{"rendered":"Travel day July 9th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up and at it, sort of, an 8:45 pick up means no leisurely lollygagging this morning. The breakfast was the third day of amazingness! The owner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name is Jane by the way. Although she keeps telling me her husband is the owner, she just works there! I feel like telling her \u00e2\u20ac\u0153in my country, that means you own this place too!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. today she told me \u00e2\u20ac\u0153he does the thinking, I do the working\u00e2\u20ac\u009d! Not sure what I think of this, but I guess everyone has different roles in a partnership. \u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u201d I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you this, if and when I come back it will be because of Jane\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work, not her husband\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthinking\u00e2\u20ac\u2122!<\/p>\n

The minivan shuttle cost 400 baht total and unlike past trips like this, we were essentially the only people in the vehicle. There were three other ladies he picked up roadside along the way that chattered and prattled on as they clearly knew each other. And my thought and comment to Troy was, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153we just paid for this guy to pick up his 7 wives and take them to Chumphon for the day\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00a3\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00a3\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00a3. Ok, maybe they were his sisters??<\/p>\n

First reviews of Chumpon: holy crow this place is big and busy and HOT! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a real town, not a sleepy beachside village like we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been staying in so far. So feels more like ChiangMai than anything else. Our hotel, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A-Te Chumpon\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is randomly placed in the middle of the working part of town clearly (rather than a touristy part). But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really a great place. The room is plenty large enough, (we got upgraded) clean, comfy and has all the creature comforts I like. (Kettle, robes and slippers), pool is spectacular, 7-11 down the block, a FARANG \u00c2\u00a0bar (yes, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s us \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFarang\u00e2\u20ac\u2122), and laundry very close and the very best part, we found a really amazing massage place around the block. So what else do I need for my three nights here. Pool, food, massage!<\/p>\n

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I had massaman curry for lunch at the Farang bar. I know I should have tried their Farang food \u00f0\u0178\u2122\u201e sure was good, even though I thought it was Tom Kha when it arrived. Very pale massanan but delicious. I was so full I could barely eat it all, but I persevered.<\/p>\n

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The pool is great here and quite needed as It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sure hot hot hot! 86 degrees at 9:30AM \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u201c\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00f0\u0178\u2019\u00a6<\/p>\n

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