Post a Comment. We spent a week on Mae Rampung beach, not far from Rayong. We found this guesthouse online Roots that had great reviews. Once we arrived, it was closed. The guesthouse was located just across the street from the beach. We liked the idea of staying so close to the beach.
All these guesthouses are old townhouses built under British rule. The restaurant was on the first floor of each guesthouse with the guest rooms upstairs. Our room was on the third floor with a sea view. It was still low season; it sometimes rained. We enjoyed the emptiness, peace and quiet. We could hear the waves while in our room.
The only problem we had was that we could not swim in the sea. Every time we tried, we were itchy all over afterwards and had to take a shower right away. First, we thought the salt could be the reason. Then we thought maybe it was mosquitoes biting us just before and after swimming. Finally, we did some research online to find out that the sea lice were biting us, which are invisible to a human eye.
After that, we only went for a walk on the beach. Later we learned that the owner of Roots, who was a foreigner, disappeared about a year ago. We talked about the area and Thailand with the retired foreigners who moved there to live. They also told us that if a foreigner got into an accident in Thailand, he should not stop and just go straight to the airport. The foreigners would always be considered guilty. The police is corrupt.
The locals see the foreigners as bags of money. I guess they think they should lighten them. I believe we get special prices for everything. In some restaurants even menus do not have prices. We saw some locals having a feast in those beach restaurants.
