A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

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Even though Atour is a chain hotel consisting of more than a thousand hotels its got very high standard of service and maintenance and quality beds and pillows. Its like going to McDonald's you know what to expect, Here's a video of their breakfast and its very good I must say.

 

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On Singapore's National Day, Saturday, I had a vert early train to catch from Wuhan to Shanghai. My last leg actually to catch my flight back to Bangkok the next day.

Had breakfast at hotel

Beef noodle

 

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This is Wuhan Railway Station

Tracks

My ride

Cabin

My seat

Time to relax for this 5.5hr ride to Shanghai

With some snacks

 

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Just before arriving in Shanghai's Hongqiao Railway Station had a lumnched served onboard

 

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Stayed at Okura Garden Hotel in Shanghai for 1 night waited for my next day's flight. The modern part of the hotel is build on the former French Club of Shanghai which was built in the 1920s.

The former French Club building

Lobby

 

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Afternoon coffee at Garden Hotel

 

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Walking to Di Shui Dong (fav Hunan restaurant) from hotel is just 3-5 mins.

Very nice beer

Cucumber starter

Marinated pork ribs

Spicy chicken

Spicy long beans

Pickled beans with minced pork

Spicy stir fry beef

Pork belly

Fermented soya beans ribs

Pumpkin cake

 

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Flight was 5.25pm and so have time for breakfast and lunch. No meal is complete in Shanghai without xiao-long-bao and it has to be my fav shop, Jia Le Tang Bao.

Prices

Seaweed soup

Crab meat dumpling

Pork and crab dumpling

Breakfast

Directly opposite the Jia Le Tang Bao is another very famous and popular Yang's Fried Dumpling

Got to queue

Frying the dumplings

 

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Xiao Yang Pan Fried Dumplings

 

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Finally its time to go home

Starter

Main is beef fillet

Cheese platter

Cheese cake

 

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Really glad to be back from 2 weeks of travelling - too much Korean and Chinese food. Next morning go do marketing at a local Thai wet market and had a simple breakfast there, this cost me $1.40 for the coffee and 2 eggs. So nice.

 

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Needed a break from the travels so decided to take a short break at a Rayong resort.

Driving along Rayong beach



Very relaxing

 

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Name of resort is Mirror Mirror



External of the room is mirror effect

Inside the room

Great view

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Nice bathroom

 

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Resort located on the beautiful beach



Nice wave whole day



and in the evenng

 

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The lobby and restaurant

Beautiful beach

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Night time

 

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First night went to a close by beach restaurant known as Bee Happy - https://maps.app.goo.gl/kyUM1Z4wGiPM3SCg7?g_st=ipc

Grilled cuttlefish

White clams with Thai herbs

Tomyam with groupa

Grilled Spanish mackerel

Flower crabs

Fresh and sweet pineapple

When its dark

 

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Don't expect too much with breakfast in this resort, its a simple affair

The minced pork porridge is very delicious

 

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Dinner on second night also at a close by seaside seafood restaurant known As Maha Samut Seafood Kitchen - https://maps.app.goo.gl/KF18Ki2CZPrKdksP9

Live seafood

Rustic restaurant build over the sea

This restaurant is directly next to a fishing village

Kitchen

Stir fry morning glory with chili

Tomyam with seabass

Steamed flower crab

Garlic prawns

m&d crab with curry sauce

Spicy lime groupa

Deep fried fish

 

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There is a type of noodle in Thailand most foreigners will not know of, it is really nice, its known as Bitter Gourd Chicken Noodle.

Let me show you my favourite stall at - https://maps.app.goo.gl/uMXqQH2Y2yTzXvbTA?g_st=ipc

My breakfast

 

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One day 2 weeks ago brought a foreign visitor to Chonburi's Bang Saray for seafood at Preecha Bang Saray - https://maps.app.goo.gl/UWz8BeCB9TBYqg2CA?g_st=ipc

This is the beautiful drive towards the restaurant



Restaurant build over water