Thailand
Travel Blogs from Thailand
What a Wonderful World.......27th May 2011
In the words of Lennon and McCartney it’s been a 'long and winding road’ I’ve travelled since stepping foot in the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, Peru back in September 2010. I have travelled thousands of miles across 5 continents, ...
Bangkok
... one thing since we have arrived here: the Thai people are so friendly and smiling...they even often say “Welcome to Thailand!” to us... a difference from Malaysia, where we thought a lot of people were rather stern. Hope your New year has ...
Gulf of Thailand
... ; If there's a good reason for a trip to end, it's for a reprieve from the weather. Pattaya is located along the Gulf of Thailand, along the eastern coast. The area was untouched by the tsunami. The tides were only a foot tall at most. ...
Ko Phangan: 'Rain' Bow Bungalows!
Well we arrived in Koh Phangan....and it rained!!! It was raining so bad, with thunder and lightning, that our Half Moon Party night was called off.......I WAS DEVASTATED!!!!! At least our luxury beach bungalow at was nice though!! With the rain ...
Day 88, Pt.1: The Aftermath
I woke up drenched, shirtless in the sand, having deployed said shirt as a makeshift pillow and splattered with Unknown Liquid at some point while I slept. Not slept actually, half-hearted nap is more like it. I looked around, Jeff was nowhere to be ...
On the road again
... temples in Thailand. The entire white structure is covered in carved Buddhist art and small pieces of mirrored glass. Thailand had a quickly growing population so they were looking for some sort of population control. The Population and ...
Thai Time...
... walks and afternoons on the beach. Last night we went out for a seafood barbecue which is really popular on all the Thailand Islands, every restaurant displaying there daily catches in front in a boat display usually with the fish surrounded in ice, you ...
Messing about on the river
After spending all day in bed yesterday, suffering from a peanut-induced stomach upset, I dragged myself out of my nice air conditioned hotel room to explore the sticky steets of Bangkok. This time, I was determined to avoid tuk tuks and was armed with a ...
Chiang Mai - Up North
... ( a sunday) was spent wandering around the weekend market which has brilliant food and craft stalls. This is how I expected Chiang Mai to be, charming and interesting. I guess nowhere in Thailand can escape the inevitable effects of mass tourism. ...
A week of rest
After getting our diving certificate and celebrating x-mas on Koh Tao we said by to our friends Thomas and Louise and got back on the ferry for a horrible ride to Koh Samui. We had to first stop at Koh Phangan, switch boats and then ride onto Koh Samui. ...
In Search of the Lucky Buddha
... . The view from here is breathtaking. Between the decorative roofs of the Temples are the homes of the working class of Thailand. The differences between the opulence and simplicity is extreme. In search of the Golden Buddha we came back down ...
In good news, I hear it cures skin diseases....
... by 5 or 6 ladyboys (I lost count but for the record, if I ever decide to get breast implants I’m getting them in Thailand) and saw more ladyboy vagina than I ever thought possible- I can say, having seen it myself, that many of the ladyboys have ...
Learning lessons the hard way
... online. And yet, these companies are still running and people just don’t know about these scams before they get to Thailand. I’m thinking I am going to make it a personal mission to get the word out as much as possible. I also ...
Lamai Beach
... we had to buy and extension. Bad news from immigration.....they can only extend visas for 7 days....so we have had to cut our Thailand trip short by 2 days. So we are going to have about a week in Singapore....could be worse hey! Still feeling guilty I ...
Bars, Beaches, Buddhas & Ladyboys - 6 May - 21 May
... concentrating on the southern part, the north part is undeveloped…but for how long I wonder. I must admit before coming to Thailand I never realised Phuket was an island I just assumed it was a beach resort on the mainland. It is however the ...
It's the King's B-Day!!!!
So this morning we switched guest houses and now we hope the place we're at will make it easier to meet people because they actually have a large lobby and they serve food so there is somewhere to sit down and chat. The plan today was to rent a scooter ...
Ao Nang
... The time has come to move on, we've had an amazing time in Thailand but just recently we've been dying to feel intrepid again. Thailand offers a hedonistic blur of beaches and bars but has sold its soul in many ways. I want to find places a little more ...
Bangkok Hilton
So we left Cambodia by bus and headed to the border town of Poi Pet, after about 3 hours we arrived and spent well over an hour going through the border control. We were supposed to get a train straight to Bangkok, but were told it took 6 hours and ...
Return of the Brits
... we ate Thai food in an Irish Pub and got the hell out before the live music started. As a side note, the music in Thailand is extremely entertaining. Not only the live stuff which is funny based on the accents and how the singers pronounce all the ...
Bangkok - Part one
... nbsp;but stay away from the elephants etc, it's just plain cruel. We have had a couple of great nights so far, Thailand is definately a good place to meet other travellers easily, it was much harder in Vietnam. Thai food blows all other ...
Riding the short bus
... of them missing their heads. The stupas, though damaged, were beautiful. There are so many beautiful historical sites in Thailand but honestly we didn't learn that much about them in our art history courses in college. Nok explained ...
Tour for Thai friend
... you have someone to speak the language. She hadn't been there since she was a kid. Only had vague memories of Thailand's most important cultural sights. It was a treat to see her eyes light up. Her appreciation was obviously a ...
The Ancient City
... . The government has reproductions of traditional palaces, temples, stupas, sanctuaries, houses and boats. They represent Thailand's past and present, covering every region of the country. In all there are over 100 structures spread ...
A New Year, and a new country
... of the guest house was gorgeous, in the foreground the sleepy border town of Huay Xai, in the background a small river crossing and Thailand :) I also had some good news to find out that the Christmas presents i had sent home to my family had ...
What an opener...
I arrived in Bangkok and was checked into my hotel by a ladyboy. A LADYBOY. Thailand, it appears you do not disappoint. ...
Oh-man we're in Bangkok (Claire hates this title)
... bout 4 years ago and no one in Englnd likes them) songs also playing loudly on the TV overhead its quite the introduction to Thailand. We go to bed very happy to be here and excited to meet our tour group tommorrow! 31st August: Claire jumps straight ...
Day 84: Roast Crickets & The Cargo Ship
... The ferry ride was pleasant enough but arrived in Krabi too late to catch a cross-isthmus bus to the other coast. Geographical lesson: Thailand has two main island paradise coasts: the Andaman Sea, home to Phi Phi, Phuket, and "007 Island," and the Gulf ...
Giving Thanks for Life Abroad Part Deux
... It's true I live in a crime scene filled with ants- but the chalk serves its purpose well. The Council for National Security, Thailand's current government reported that it will be lifting Martial Law in more than half of the country's 76 provinces - ...
Day 86: The Sweatiest I've Ever Been
... in a park featuring a local Thai rock band. Their music sounded vaguely Latino and helped add to an overall impression of South Thailand being the sort of "Mexico of Asia." Also present was a chubby balding old white man lost in a hopeless stupor who ...
Ooh! Alcohol...
With no sleep since Dharamasala two days before, I found myself on the airport bus to Khao Sahn road. Though I was very happy to be heading away from India, I was not looking forward to Khao Sahn, and was planning to leave for an island as quickly as ...

