Hua Hin’s annual Golf Festival is now underway and golfers can enjoy a round for 800 baht at most of Hua Hin’s major golf courses. There are a couple that won’t play ball, namely Black Mountain that still wants 1,500 and Banyan that forces you to take a cart at an additional 650. The rest including Royal Hua Hin, Majestic Creek, Palm Hills, Springfield and Lakeview are offering the discount. A topic has been started for readers to share their Hua Hin Golf Fesitval stories and and questions about the event.

Local restaurants received both praise and criticism as diners shared their experiences on the forum. A couple of anonymous members claimed that anonymity on the internet was unfair on local businesses however we feel differently. Not many publications let people discuss both the good and the bad aspects of dining out, and everyone is welcome to get online and have their say. The internet should be used as a guide, there is no substitute for visiting a venue yourself and getting first hand experience, naturally some will be better than others.

Another topic on how expensive Hua Hin is compared to the west and other parts of Thailand came up again. Yes, Hua Hin is not cheap when compared to the rest of Thailand (with the exception of maybe Phuket and Samui) however when compared to Europe it certainly is. Golf again was used as an example, a round at a good course in Hua Hin costs at least 2,500 baht, up the road in Ratchaburi you can play a course of the same standard for just 600 baht. On the flip side you can go to Phuket and won’t get much change from 4,000 baht on one of their top courses, it is all relative. What is expensive for some will be cheap for others, all depends on how fat your wallet is!

The road turning off Petchksaem into Soi 56 where Hua Hin Tansamai and 7-Eleven is caused a big discussion as it is a hot spot for accidents and general road carnage at peak times of the day. Little has been done to alleviate problems at this dangerous turning which are usually caused by idiots double parking and blocking one lane of traffic while they order some noodles or people turning in and out of the narrow soi. A set of traffic lights would be perfect but they put them in the wrong place, a kilometer further north!

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