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Ok, I've been lazy. Simply asking the staff downstairs at Yutichai Hotel has answered Q's 1,3 and 4.

If anyone needs to know;

1. Yes, that's monkey temple. "There have bad monkey" according to the staff. Ao Manao has much friendlier monkeys with rings around their eyes.

3. You can drive to Ao Manao through the base. You have to write your passport details, but don't have to take any docs with you. Just remember your numbers, or make them up I guess.

4. Yutichai rents Hondas for 150thb. A place around the corner has pushies for
thb.

Still need answers on the rest though, guys and gals.

Glad to hear you like it. Personally I wouldn,t be touching any of those monkeys. They have mighty big teeth and seemed pretty aggressive to me. People will try to get you to buy stuff to feed them, but it just seemed a bit careless considering the rabies etc. Better to the beach and enjoy some of the great seafood.

If you go the other way around the bay on your motorbike there a couple of great cheap restaurants right on the beach on the otherside of the road. Had some fantastic deep fried squid wirh fried whole garlic gloves. Really good

Last time I climbed up to that monkey temple they were quite forceful in cluttering around the entrance in an obvious plea for food, probably the bananas sold at stalls at the bottom of the stairs. We didn't bring any, but managed to walk softly in and have a good look around. Just keep an eye upwards in case you wander into the shadow of an ambush point. When we went to leave they surrounded my Ms. and got really intimidating as in "you're goin nowhere until we get some treats" but again we just eased our way out the gate and gave them some distance. Nasty little bastards, but you gotta see the views from the top. Now go eat some squid rings (think "calamari") and you'll be on your way to PKK "expert" status

Also highly recommend a daytrip visit to Khao Sam Roi Yot (300 mountain peaks) national park to the north of PKK (or can be done from Hua Hin to the north). You'll need your own motorbike then go up (or down) the highway until you see the well signposted turnoff. Some nice lonely riding out to the coast then look for Hat Laem Sala (peninsular beach with famous "sala" from Rama V's historic visit). Follow the others to the parking area and do the hike (woosies do it by boat) up and over the seaside rocky hilltop and down through caves to the Royal Sala (pavillion). A sort of pilgrimage most Thais have in their dreambook.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khao_Sam_Roi_Yot_National_Park

Agree with Bob re Khao Sam Roi Yot -- very good viewpoint to climb. There's also accommodation just outside the park entrance on the beach - nice and good value. I don't remember monkeys there, but that frigging viewpoint temple was simian central.

I hate monkeys. Hate them.

Really hate them.

Good monkey-spotting. The "Spectacled Langur" aka Dusky Leaf monkey is a good find. I've seen them in the wild on Langkawi but only briefly. Cheeky curious buggers but nowhere near the nastiness of those territorial Macaques.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_langur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque

Hey Captain Bob,

What kind of monkey is this guy?

http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/y331/crankycarrot/MrTongthemonkey.jpg

He used to hang out at a beach bar in Phuket, but then some dogooders put him back in the wild and he went feral, biting everyone in site. He's banned from the beach bar now.

hi Cranky

yes PKK has a gym and an olympic size swimming pool its very easy to get around by bicycle not to much trafic good for day trips to border of mynamar also 3 hundred peak national park -very friendly locals
If traveling by train may be best to ask a local to interpret the time table

enjoy

boaby

Thanks Boaby, but I left PKK about 6 weeks ago