Jungle and Beach in Pranburi

I don't know what it is that makes Thammasat university such a romantic place. But the fact is that Helene and I met there, my cousin David met his girlfriend there, and I know that many other couples met while attending the Thai Studies program. One of those couples are currently living in Pranburi, and I went to visit them last weekend. As I have been away from Thailand for such a long time, I managed to take the wrong minibus (Rot To) - I went to Petchaburi (or Phetburi as it is pronounced) instead of Pranburi (just south of Hua Hin). Lucky for me, both of the towns are south of Bangkok, and eventually I got to see my friends without too much delay.

Struan and Tan are a British-Thai beach-couple. After running a bar at Ko Pangan for a few years, they have now settled in a more relaxed area, just next to Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. There is also beach closeby, the Dolphin beach. Together with a friend they are now starting up a new bar there.

It is not just another bar, this one have sitting groups beneath palm threes, a pound with fishes (you can borrow fishing equipment there) and a soon-to-be-finished 18 hole minigolf/crazygolf. The minigolf is sponsored by restaurants and other businesses in the area, but also by friends of Struan and Tan. The sponsors have been allowed to design their own lane, and this has resulted in the "Everton Football hole" "The Katoey hole", etc. Actually quite funny. On the picture, the Katoey hole is beeing made

During my stay in Pranburi, we went to visit a wat not that far away from where Struan and Tan lives. The wat is actually inside the national park, and the sorroundings make the wat very nice. This picture only gives a hint about how it is to visit a temple with jungle all around.

This time, I only stayed for one night in Pranburi. I hope it won't be long until I can go back there again to spend some days doing nothing at the beach, but sipping beer and breaking the minigolf record score... And by then I will hopefully meet Struan jr. who is expected to meet this world next month (on the minigolf picture, Tan is not fat, just pregnant).