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Day 75 – Jomtien Thailand

After a rather dissappointing and very brief stop in Kuala Lumpur, we escaped to Jomtien which is just south of Pattaya and much less chaotic. We’ve spent above budget on some decent accommodation after the horrors of KL and can now unpack and relax for a few days.

We picked up a motorbike to run around on so we have freedom to explore and at a cost of $10 AUD per day it’s the most economical way of getting around.

There is plenty of cheap eats available in the local restaurants nearby and I can indulge my obsession with papaya salads and salted eggs to my hearts content…ie at least once a day…

One day we headed off to the “Sanctuary of Truth” Museum which boasts been the target wooden castle in the world Sanctuary of Truth…no nails used in the construction. It’s certainly impressive and worth a walk around – just remember to escape from the tour guide who is trying to usher 100 people around together as soon as you can…everyone has a little band to wear to show you’ve paid anyway so it’s not a problem do a runner and wander around freely.

We were looking around for an activity other than temples for a day and Nick came up with visiting a Lotus silk farm. It turned out to be a very interesting tour and it was great to hear the operation is providing meaningful employment for vulnerable local women and caring for the environment and sustainability...

Early start today in order to make the high speed train departing at 9:50am. Believe it or not the alarm had to be set for 6am as we knew the short car ride to the station would be in peak morning Beijing traffic and we had to be at the station an hour before departure....

This is not really a shopping mall, but a large area taking in a few roads which are closed during the time this market/mall is open. It’s very much arranged for the tourists, and you don’t see locals at this market. What drew, Wendy, to this area was the Chocolate Factory which was clearly called...

The Palace Museum was fun to get to as it was quite a way away from where we were staying. We started off by taking the subway from Taipei Main Station once we’d found the right line. (Taipei Main Station was so difficult to navigate I’ve written its own post!!) From there we exited the...

Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and the Palace Museum; this was a big walking day and time on our feet. We joined a tour to cover off these places as it can be easier than trying to do it yourself, especially getting through all the security to get into the Square and into the Palace Museum....