So, around 10 o’clock i left my guesthouse in Petchaburi, and took a moto to the trainstation. Bought a ticket, destination Hua Hinn.

The train left arround 11, so i had a look around the train station, and watched the Thai for a bit. Loads of goods they were packing, not exactly ‘travelling light’. The train came and i enjoyed the 3th class trip. The train was packed, and no chair for me. After a while a Thai man offered me to sit on the side of his wife’s chair. Then, after another short while he got up, and offered me his own chair. First i refused, because he was obviously older then me, but after some persistend signlanguage, i accepted. He left and went for a walk. The train had a nice atmosphere, even though it was packed, and the seats were made of plain old wood. Lots of people selling rice, coffee, beer, fruits and candy. I had a few ‘sort of’ conversations, funny because i don’t speak Thai, and no one spoke any English to.

After an hour or two i arrived at Hua Hinn, waved goodbey to my fellow train travellers, and got of the train. It was a nice trainstation, later i read it is the oldest and nicest in Thailand. I left the trainstation and started walking, i had found a cheap guesthouse in the Lonely Planet, that sounded nice, and was located near the beach. While walking towards the beach (it was damn hot with my backpack and the burning sun) a uneasy feeling dawned in my guts. Big sign ‘Burger King’. Loads of restaurants, screaming signs with ‘Cheapest Steak!’ Huge expensive hotels, and finaly a huge ‘Hilton’ hotel…. Damn, i thought, while taking a turn in a small street of the main road, towards the guesthouse i selected.

Arriving at the guesthouse, they told me’sorry full, only rooms from 400 bath’, to much for me and i went on. Next: same, and onother one and another one. While searching, loads of Thai girls, fully maked up, wearing unbelievable short skirts and tops shouting and weaving from bars alongside the road ‘hellooooo, u come here? u come in’ and more of sorts…. I knew it now for sure…. Pattaya all over again.

I thought about it shortly, and turned around, heading back for the trainstation. I was not going to stay here, even if it ment wasting a whole day waiting for the train. Back at the trainstation, it was 3 o’clock now, i was told the first train to Prachuap Khiri Khan left at 17.30. Well, it be so, i thought. I went for some Thai style lunch at a street restaurant i’ve seen on the way. I had a sort of noodle soup, but then more gravy and cow meat in it. Very tasty and perfect for lunch in the hot sun. Back at the train station i sat down and read my book ‘a small history of almost everything’. After a while i met two girls i saw earlier in a guesthouse i visited, and i we started talking to spent some time. They were from Sweden, and were going to Ko Tao, near Ko Pha Ngan, the same direction i was going. The conversation was nice, and i decided to buy a ticket for the same train as them, although it was a 2nd class air con ride, and i normaly would have taken the 3th class. We kept talking about all sorts of things, the train came and we sat down. looking for the right wagon, i noticed i had 2nd class, but no air con… and no seat nr and another wagon nr! I took the chance, and went with them in the same wagon. After a while dough, someone came to check the tickets, mine was no good off course and i had to pay extra!