Satun

I'm spending the night in Satun, a medium town in the South of Thailand. Turns out I won't be going to the National Park as I intended, because it took much longer to get here than I expected and it's not really worth it to go all the way out there for only a day. So tomorrow I will head straight to Malaysia. Satun turned out to be a pleasant stop, actually. It barely feels like Thailand anymore, as the majority of the population is Muslim. Plus, it's off of the usual tourist track, meaning that with a just short walk from the hotel you encounter people who aren't accustomed to foreigners and are actually excitedto see you. And this always makes for the best travel experiences, of course. I spent the evening strolling around, meeting locals and taking photos. Some pretty funny stuff happened in a really short time - it was a great night.

And since there is nothing to do here except Internet, here are some of the photos.

Night market warms up. As soon as I'm done with this, I'm headed back there to eat dinner. Thai Muslims make the best street food I've ever had!

Mosque at Sundown

One lady I saw on the back streets had a monkey on a chain, and it kept jumping on this poor dog's back and humping it. Once the lady saw I had a camera, she encouaged it by putting the dog's food near the monkey, so I could take photos. How nice of her!

Friendly Kid

Friendly Cat

Friendly kids abusing friendly cat for my benefit

Dinner time, night market here I come!