Trat
Travel Blogs from Trat, Thailand
Thailand sucks!!!
... further from our beds than we had to. Debating between going to Koh Chang off the Thai coast or Sihanoukville in Cambodia, we decided that Thailand had sucked so much that we may as well move on to Cambodia. So eager were we to leave that we got up at ...
Storms, Scooters and Scams
... a sticker on us of a smiley face,which they'd given us in exchange for taking our ticket. This may seem weird but is common in Thailand and we've never had a problem with it before, there's always been someone there in the bus area when we've needed to ...
Doi Suthep- Part XII: The Breakthrough
When was the last time you looked inside your heart and said It's beautiful here....? My breakthrough at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep happened on Sunday afternoon, about eight hours into Determination. It came after a solid ...
Doi Suthep- Part XIII: More Determination
... realize that it's my 39th birthday and I'm doing walking meditation in front of a Buddha image on top of a mountain at a wat in Northern Thailand. It's two in the morning, I'm hungry, tired, and in a lot of pain. This is either really cool or really ...
"It only rains in the afternoons during monsoon"
... ...again Who ever said this to us should be shot!! Having now spent 7 weeks in the monsoon going through China, Nepal and now Thailand, our experience so far is that we have only had one day without rain during this time! It can rain in the morning, ...
Chillout Island
... places to stay or really anything about it. Luckily, this is the type of island that I was looking for when I came to Thailand this time around. It's laid back and totally chilled out. The bungalows were simple, right on the beach and only 200THB about ...
Ko Chang
... Siam Beach Resort. This is a simply gorgeous place. Ko Chang is located just off the southeast coast of Thailand, near the Cambodian border, and is the country's second largest island after Ko Samui. Development has been limited to the ...
Too Hot To Trat
... It actually did take us an hour 15 minutes to get to the border, but once there it was pretty much cake. I checked out of Thailand, walked over to the Cambodian Entry point, got my visa for $20 after some haggling, stamped into Cambodia, got a bottle of ...
Elephant Island
... . That would definately be a SWA flight. Koh Chang is a perfect example of what is wrong with tourist development in Thailand today. I knew things would be different this time back after so many years away from Thailand. But in Koh Chang, development ...
Koh Wai
... party of Russian tourists all on a snorkelling trip. Yes that was Russian you read. Three years ago when we were last in Thailand there wasn't a Russian accent to be heard anywhere. Now that is a very different story. They are the ones sitting at the ...
Boats, Borders and an Unexpected Bath
Ok so I've tried to do my research in figuring out how to get from Bangkok to Sihanoukville in a day. I have to be at the Thai border by 7am when it opens so I think I'm being clever, the bus is supposed to arrive at 5.... yeah right it'll get there a ...
change of plans
After having some problems with my motorbike I didn't feel like venturing into the rural inland, so I B lined it back to Pattaya to return the bike. ...
On the road again
... couter ou danser même. Donc c’est avec du mal que j’ai quitté l’ile pour visiter la petite ville de trat puis enfin tester de faire du stop en Thaïlande ! Après avoir fait rigoler une cinquantaine de personnes avec ma pancarte ...
Happy New Year from paradise
Ventured from Bangkok having eventually found the right bus, and got to the ferry to Koh Chang just as the sun was setting. We were crammed in to the back of a jeep and dropped off on a dubious track, without lights and civilisation it seemed. It was ...
Weihnachten im Paradies
... letzten Jahren alles andere als einsam und immer staerker besiedelt von Familien und Sextouristen. So ist das Spiel in Thailand: Die "geheimen Orte" muessen in immer abgelegenere Regionen verlagert werden, um nicht ueberlaufen zu werden. Das Treehouse 2 ...
Tank Surfing
Jay and I have decided to plunge in and get scuba certified. Now's the part of the lessons that northern states do in the pool. We fit the gear and clumsily walk with our flippers and tanks across the beach like a flock of duck-frogs. The water is ...
My birthday and Koh Chang
... was Klong Prao beach. It is one of several beach areas on the west coast of the island, located in the Gulf of Thailand. The lovely resort was a big upgrade from our usual digs, and we sensed the difference right away when we were greeted ...
Inselleben
Heute ist unser erster echter Insel-Tag. Auf dem Programm: Kayak zum Strand, ein kurzer Strandspaziergang, eine Thai-Massage, anschließend leckeres Mittagessen bei KA-TI. Dann Mittagsschlaf in der Hängematte, und zum Ende des Tages eine längere und ...
Encore une journée plein d’imprévu….
Comme prévu, me voilà parti faire le tour de l'ile accompagné d’une amie Russe (les russe sont pas trop chiante en moto donc ça va j’accepte) L’ile de koh Chang est super vallonné abritant en même temps des grandes forêts ...
Tropical Disease just ain't sexy............
It should all be so romantic.........tropical warmth, coconut palms, cocktails, timber huts and long walks on the beach.................but when you lie in fear of the impending doom of a Dengue fever outbreak............romance has never seemed so ...
Under the Current
The three of us get up for the last series of scuba dives. Jay's dad is already certified, but he's going for the pleasure of it. We board the same boat with a crew of friendly Germans and New Zealanders. I talk about tattoos and different regional ...
The Beach!
Finally I made it to some sand and sea and away from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. I was planning to do-it-myself travel down to Koh Chang but my guesthouse did a transfer for the same price as the public bus and I got picked up from my ...
Endelig strand!!
Endelig fikk vi kommet oss til stranda!! Kho Chang ligger paa grensa til Kambodia! Det er en herlig oy, hvor vi ble i en uke. Rolig, behagelig, og utrolig vakkert. Eneste minus var at Christine havna paa sykehus pga matforgiftning. Men det gikk over ...
Koh Chang with a new travel member...
Day 1 arrive after taxi ride from bangkok. take ferry, relatively empty head to Kai Bae beach area, search for bungalows find three bed lady boy bungalow raining head to dinner and beers - head to bar called Angels - talk with Babs and bartenders, ...
Rain, Rain Rain
... Island called Sabay and we got to know the fire performers who delivered spectacular fire shows each night. They spent all day practising on the beach every day! Feeling rested and relaxed we were ready for the party capital of ...
Thailand: To city of Trat... To Koh Mak Island
... it here... And each is special... Carlos from Argentina, Annike from Quebec Koda from Australia Francois from France Jo the owner from Thailand And others... It could be a film titled "The Beach 2" Each hut is so secluded, that you can ...
Goodtimes in Koh Chang
So we left Matt at the Thai-Cambodia border and boarded our A/C minibus to bring us to Trat. We expected luxury and comfort. We got a nail-biting rollercoaster ride and a demonstration of possibly the worst driving of the trip. Alas we made it to the Trat ...
The Isle of Elephants
Due to political unrest in Thailand, tourism as decreased by roughly 40%. Quite a few people asked me before i left if now is a safe time to go, i always laughed it off and said the media does a good job of instilling fear in people. Now that i am ...
An indulgent valentines day
... . Lots of wooden buildings set amidst lush manicured gardens and a lake. We then went off to something called 'Unseen in Thailand' which was another temple and very busy with Thai tourists. I understood that it had something to do with a ...

