Surat Thani

Our journey from Chiang Mai to Surat Thani turned out to be a bit more adventurous than planned. We had a rather short layover in Bangkok during which we had to re-check our luggage, which was a bit stressful. To top it off, our connecting flight was then delayed by two hours. But that’s all part of the travel experience, right? We made use of this additional time by having lunch in the form of our “classic” travel meal: Burger King. It has almost become a little tradition for us since it usually was the most reasonable food option at airports for us. Quick and dirty :-P

Once in Surat Thani, we checked into the Evergreen Suite Hotel, which was comfortable and a great base for our short stay. Later in the evening, we headed out for dinner to a restaurant called Som-Jai. The food was delicious, but we had to wait 1.5 hours for it.

The next morning we went to Cafe Yu where we treated ourselves with French toast and pancakes. We then stayed in the café and spent a couple of hours working on our laptops. Marina was organizing her emails and Matthias was creating graphics for his “Schnitzelbank” group. After our working session, we explored the local street food night market, sampling all sorts of street food. We then headed home because the next day we had to get up early to catch a bus and then the ferry to a place we ended up loving.

Food options:
- Cafe Yu (great for breakfast)
- Som-Jai (Cool location to sit outside. They make fancy cocktails.)
- Street Food Nightmarket (Here you can try different traditional Thai dishes.)Read more