P California Guest House

10 March 2009. The P California guest house is the second closest hotel to down town and the markets. Wicha Littidej (Wik) is the owner and speaks English very well. He has a sign out front that says “Eastern Thailand Volunteer Center”. You may see young back packers from Europe and an occasional farang staying there. Ask him about arranging a van to take you and friends to see Angkor Wat.

Rooms appear pleasant and clean. There is a small “restaurant” where either a continental (65 baht) or American (80 baht) breakfast is served. Rooms are 450 baht and 350 baht depending on size. All have air, TV, hot water, and free wi fi. There is also a computer hooked to the internet for 25 baht per hour.

A plus at P California is motorbike and car rentals. Car rental is 700 baht per day. Motorbike rental is 250 baht per day (24 hours). The "First Motor Bike Trip" volunteer report used one of these. Wear a helmet (Wik has them) if you don’t want trouble with the Nang Rong police (or possibly your head!). (66)44 62 2214, (66)81 808 3347. california8gh@yahoo.com. Their website is www.nangronghomestay.com. There is a lot of interesting information about Nang Rong and vicinity at this website. You may want to check it out.

It is easy to see why Thailand has long been a major vacation place for the entire world. The people here are friendly in a way that is in marked contrast to other destinations in Asia, and it gets even better outside of Bangkok and the major tourist areas.