Went over to the other side of the peninsular to Rangong, a few road blocks on the way, checking the buses etc.. probaby looking for illegal imigrants, rebals or something. This is very close to the southern Bermese (Maraymar) border. A lot of people come here to cross the border for a day and get a stamp and then come back into Thailand with a renewed 30 or 60 day visa.
Nice little town.. a bit cheaper, lots of markets and yum food.. they even have thermal pools/springs and surounded by mountains.
I had a nice room for 200 Baht..
I down graded to one for 100 Baht... has shared showers instead of one in the room.. it is a bit older place but it is comfy enough. 
Well.. I just had the first meal I could not eat...
It originally looked like chicken curry so I said hmmm... I will have some of that.
Then as they were dishing it out I realised it was fish and thought.. hmm.. looks like nice fish, I will give it a go.
I walked up the road to a place where I sat to eat... as I opened the packet, it had a smell which I can't quite describe... not off, but not good... there was some sort of fruit inside.. had a piece of that... that was where the funny smell came from... what ever fruit it was.
Then I looked deeper into the sauce and pulled out something which looked like a ball with little bumps all over it... I think it was a type of sea erchin... put my teeth into it to see what the texture was like.. was like a marshmellow.
I dug deeper and pulled out something that looked a bit like a witchety grub with no head.. actually it looked like a small finger... didn't try to taste that one.
Had to try some fish so I got a piece of that... the fish was good but it was over powered by the taste of what ever that fruit this was... Oh well, there's a wasted dollar!!!
I should have taken a photo.. to late now and I won't be buying it again.
Nice little town.. a bit cheaper, lots of markets and yum food.. they even have thermal pools/springs and surounded by mountains.
I had a nice room for 200 Baht.. I down graded to one for 100 Baht... has shared showers instead of one in the room.. it is a bit older place but it is comfy enough. Well.. I just had the first meal I could not eat...
It originally looked like chicken curry so I said hmmm... I will have some of that.
Then as they were dishing it out I realised it was fish and thought.. hmm.. looks like nice fish, I will give it a go.
I walked up the road to a place where I sat to eat... as I opened the packet, it had a smell which I can't quite describe... not off, but not good... there was some sort of fruit inside.. had a piece of that... that was where the funny smell came from... what ever fruit it was.
Then I looked deeper into the sauce and pulled out something which looked like a ball with little bumps all over it... I think it was a type of sea erchin... put my teeth into it to see what the texture was like.. was like a marshmellow.
I dug deeper and pulled out something that looked a bit like a witchety grub with no head.. actually it looked like a small finger... didn't try to taste that one.
Had to try some fish so I got a piece of that... the fish was good but it was over powered by the taste of what ever that fruit this was... Oh well, there's a wasted dollar!!!
I should have taken a photo.. to late now and I won't be buying it again.
Here are some pictures of the public hot springs...
This is a nice swiming hole I found.. went for a swim here one day... 
It was very nice.
This is a nice swiming hole I found.. went for a swim here one day... It was very nice. And a sunset from the centre of town...
Near this wooden built stryctue....
Near this wooden built stryctue....
