Первая поездка в Таиланд First trip to Thailand

My first trip to Thailand. On the eve of departure, a lot of information was studied about Thailand, the hotel and excursions, etc.
Flight Nizhny Novgorod-Bangkok by Nord Wind airline. I was very worried about the flight delay. As a result: when buying a tour, the departure time was scheduled for 19.00, then the agency warned that the departure would be at 20.00. Checked in on time, but flew out around 21.30. Okay, there's a little delay. It was worse back: the total delay of the return flight was 7 hours. Long flights are definitely tough. There - 8 hours, back - 10 hours 20 minutes.
Hotel Naklua Beach Resort. We settled quickly, arrived at the hotel at 12.30, at 13.00 were already in the room. We got a room on the fourth floor in the central building with a direct sea view without any additional payments. The room is large, triple (although there were two of us). We went to friends in a room in the side building, they had a more modest room. Cleaning, change of linen and towels - no complaints. We asked for the contents of the minibar to be removed immediately so that fruits and drinks would not interfere with putting them in the refrigerator. The hotel itself is modest, quiet and quite nice. You can swim in the pool around the clock. We only had breakfast included in the package, but for 295 baht per person you could have dinner at the hotel (buffet). However, we never took advantage of this offer.

The location of the hotel is really far from the center. When booking the tour, I thought it was not a problem. However, it turned out that for me this is more of an inconvenience than an advantage. Traveling several times a day on tuk-tuks, either to the pier (beach), or to shopping, to cafes, did not give me pleasure. Walking is a long way, and the sidewalks are not suitable for pedestrians, but are lined with parked motorbikes. We often went to the fruit market (the one to the left of the hotel) and bought there not only fruits, but also chicken, grilled meat and even salads with seafood. Everything was quite edible and never caused any problems (unlike the food of 5 star hotels in Egypt and Turkey). Hot spices are given either separately in bags, and if they are added directly to the dish, then you yourself say how much and what. I've been to the fish market once. We bought 1 kg of the freshest huge shrimp and here in the market for 40 baht they fried them on the grill, laid them on a banana leaf and handed them back with spices. True, it is more difficult to explain yourself in the markets, where people do not speak or understand English (unlike cafes and shops in the center). But sign language will help you.
The hotel is located on the seafront. And the sea is dirty and you can't swim there. And I knew this when I chose this hotel. BUT! When I saw this sea, I was shocked, and my husband was depressed. We went to Koh Lan 4 times. There, of course, you can enjoy the beaches. I especially liked the beach, where there were a lot of Chinese, the sea is turquoise, the sand is white. A couple of times we went to some Pattaya beach not far from our hotel. But even there the sea is dirty and smelly.
Tours were taken from Pegasus. Yes, more expensive than street agencies. But we decided so. Two weeks of rest: every other day excursions, free days - on Koh Lan.
I was delighted with the Buddhist temples I saw, I really liked the waterfalls of the Erawan National Park, Nong Nooch Park and the elephant show.
Will I return to Thailand? Yes. Although the impressions of the trip are ambiguous. From something in complete delight, something caused a negative. But the fact that a trip to this country is definitely worth it.