Category Archives: Songkhla

Songkhla Zoo

It’s Thailand’s Holiday and how did we spend it as a family? We went to Songkhla Zoo! July 16, 2011 marks the first visit of my son, Hyzyd, and sis Yvonne to a zoo. Songkhla Zoo is an open zoo in Songkhla – Chana Road, Tambon Khao Rup Chang. The zoo covers a hilly area…

Nakorn Nai Restaurant

Last Friday we ventured Hatyai City to look for “Nakorn Nai Restaurant” where my hubby’s co-teacher tasted a yummy homemade pizza. We wanted to try for ourselves. It took us almost 20 minutes to reach the place because we didn’t easily find the English name of the restaurant…LOL!   It’s just up the road from…

The Golden Mermaid Statue and the Sculpture of the Cat and Mouse

One of the tourist spots in Samila Beach is the so-called “The Golden Mermaid“. I think there’s really no significant legend about this “mermaid” except with the story that “Once she was sitting on the rock, then one fisherman passed by this rock and saw that she sat and combed her hair. When she saw…

Royal Crown Hotel

During our unplanned get-away, we spent a night at Royal Crown Hotel. It claimed to be one of the first-class hotels in Songkhla. Maybe, it’s one of the oldest hotels as you can see in it’s physical feature. I think it needs repainting to be more attractive to tourists. The standard room we availed has…