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Thailand Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Thailand, Thailand
Eurgh, first night madness....
This is a top pick! Koh san road will stay in my memories forever. What a night or what i can remember of it, we was only meant to be going out for something to eat and a few drinks. We decided to walk as it was only about 10 minutes away, that's if you know where you are ...
What a Wonderful World.......27th May 2011
This is a top pick! 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, ...
Phi Phi Double Whammy
This is a top pick! Quick Quiz – What does SCUBA stand for? As mentioned previously, we signed up with The Adventure Club to complete our PADI Open Water Diver certification, which consists of a) learning five chapters of theory with quizzes along the way and a final ...
Day 88, Pt.1: The Aftermath
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Our last days in Bangkok
This is a top pick! Well, just about woke up on Sunday, Elle thought I was dead for a second trying to wake me up, we didn't arise from our coffins till 3pm so most of the day was wasted. We went down to the pool, caught little of what sunshine we could then had a quite one ...
Thai Time...
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! ... ( 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. ...
On the Water
This is a top pick! After the taxi ride to the dam and getting rejected from buying some rum and not knowing why (found out they don't serve before 11am) we're finally on the 1 hour boat journey to our raft house. Seems like a good bunch of people with us, another English ...
Fourth of July in Phuket
This is a top pick! ... between the people of Thailand and the people of Vietnam. Vietnam draws much more influence from China and even Japan, whereas Thailand draws the majority of influence from Indonesia, India, and the middle-east. After the show, I bought an ...
Maya Bay, Shark Hunting & Monkey Beach
This is a top pick! So why did we come to Ko Phi Phi? One reason. Ko Phi Phi Le was used as the setting of the 2000 Leonardo Dicaprio movie called The Beach. In the movie the beach was just stunning and it looked like paradise. Everyone was ...
Bars, Beaches, Buddhas & Ladyboys - 6 May - 21 May
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Wish it was Krabi
This is a top pick! ... pretty boring as well so we played alot of pool! Pretty gutted that we couldn't get down to Krabi, but we had to be out of Thailand in 4 days so there was no point. We had a good bed, with our first proper quilt! Nice and comfy we decided to stay there ...
Hiking, Jungle, Blisters.
This is a top pick! Well Island tour over now its time to head inland, to whats meant to be the oldest rainforest in the world. Khao Sok National Park, we got the ferry all ok then our connecting bus inland, we had to change over after about an hour. We stopped at ...
Ao Nang
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Mosquito & Bamboo Islands
This is a top pick! We woke up this morning with the sound of rain on the thatch roof. We quickly got dressed (breakfast ends at 10:30 and it was already almost 10) and scurried on over to take some breakfast. The resort provided umbrellas and they sure ...
Bangkok - Part one
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
A New Year, and a new country
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Turtle Island
This is a top pick! ... thing with the train, the coach was just uncomfortable, get to the pier as the sun has just risen, awesome now this is a Thailand I like. The pier had seen better days, whilst taken the photos I was holding onto the camera for dear life, now that would ...
Oh-man we're in Bangkok (Claire hates this title)
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Island Hopping
This is a top pick! ... experience in Koh Phi Phi. Jason warned me to expect a lower standard of accommodations based on our budget. When he visited Thailand in 2003 he stayed in a hut on the beach with a squat toilet and a hose for a shower / flusher. These ...
Day 84: Roast Crickets & The Cargo Ship
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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...
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Phuket-Bound
This is a top pick! ... the delay. We unknowingly sprinted to the gate. After a short flight we arrived on Phuket, the largest island in Thailand. We grabbed a local map and hopped on a mini-bus to Kata, a destination chosen for its beautiful beach and more ...
Thai Cuisine - The Spice of Life
This is a top pick! ... , Oh well, the pad thai looked good! Bringing me to the concept of outdoor cooking. Not all, but mostly all, kitchens in Thailand are outside. I gather there are a few reasons for this. For starters, it is a tropical climate thus being hot and humid ...
Bangkok 'Living the Thai Life' - 28 April - 5 May
This is a top pick! ... after Rama II ascended the throne. The 94,000 sqm compound encompasses over 100 buildings and is quite simply stunning. This is Thailand’s most important and sacred temple. It houses a tiny Emerald Buddha…well it’s actually made out of ...
The Venice of Thailand
This is a top pick! We got up on the friday morning at 4.15am (Not much time for lie ins this week.) We were picked up at 4.45am and were on our way to the World famous floating markets just north of Bangkok.( www.thailandguidebook.com/floatingmarket ) We arrived about ...
Busy Bangkok
This is a top pick! ... very hot and humid and it makes me wonder how on earth I coped last time in India for 6 weeks? Our arrival into Thailand was somewhat unexpected with airport hiccups seemingly a recurring theme of this trip so far. We left Kelly and Anthony´s ...