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Travel Blogs from Thailand
Like birds in the sky
This is a top pick! Seven o'clock, and our alarm buzzes again. This time we are off for a short but very exciting adventure. Pongsri made us a croissant to go and we hop on our transport. A short drive took us out to the airfield. No not the airport, we were not leaving ...
Jungle Trek
This is a top pick! ... has been recommending I see it. On Monday night I caught the overnight sleeper train up to Chiang Mai in the North of Thailand. I met a tour group and joined them drinking vodka and red bull until the wee small hours. On Tuesday I had a free day to ...
So far so good!
This is a top pick! Thursday Oct 30th I'm not sure what 'Phimera' means in English, but as it was the name of my plane maybe it means 'to sit for 11 hours squashed between 2 large people with bladder problems and behind screaming one year old.' Such was my flight to ...
Ao Ton Sai - Day 59-67
This is a top pick! ... national marine park which is a group of 40 islands 35km west of Ko Samui. Suppose to be the most beautiful islands in Thailand and relatively untouched. Day 61 - 23/04/08 Another late night and another wasted day. I'm seeing this laziness as my ...
Ao Ton Sai & Koh Pha Ngan - Day 68
This is a top pick! Went to bed reasonably early last night for a change. Thought it would be sensible to hit the sack and get some sleep before the long trip today. I was up early to catch a longtail boat to Ao Nang this morning, had to get one by myself as nobody else ...
Koh Pha Ngan - Day 69-73
This is a top pick! ... plot with alcohol and probably other things. He's told the orchestra back in Minsk that he broke his leg and is staying in Thailand to recuperate. Complete nonsense of course. Anyway, as the day and night progressed we'd kept asking him to sing, but he ...
English Camp
This is a top pick! ... the day, doing activities, games and various songs which proved to be the most popular by far as they always are in Thailand. Before dinner, Julia and I went for a wander around the grounds of the park and although I'm not too squeamish about spiders ...
Thailand Hopping
This is a top pick! ... deserted. We took the ferry to Langkawi, then legged it across the terminal to just make the ferry to Satun in Southern Thailand. A pick up truck, a small car to Trang (shared with another couple backpacking and all our luggage), a mini bus, a longtail ...
If That's a Ping Pong Ball, This Must be Bangkok
This is a top pick! ... were more reasons than simply nostalgia and curiosity over how things had changed in South East Asia exciting me about returning to Thailand. It was where I would be reunited once again with Danayi. Those of you who have been reading this blog for a ...
Day 108
This is a top pick! Feeling much better today Neil and I got in our taxi and headed to Ko Samui. Ko Samui is on the other side of Thailand to Ko Lanta so we had to get a boat first to the mainland, then a bus to Surat Thani and then another boat to Ko Samui. Ko Samui was ...
Hi ho, a trekking we shall go!
This is a top pick! It took 12 hours on an over night train to get to Chiang Mai. As soon as we got to our guest house at 8am we were already being sold a 3 day trek starting the very next day! So we decided to waste no time and booked our selves in for a bit of adventure ...
Kanchanaburi - Very Moving
This is a top pick! ... enemy. Thinking about all of this happening at the site on which we were standing was very poignant indeed. Our last meal in Thailand was spent at a floating restaurant on the banks of the Kwai, in the shadow of the bridge - it seemed appropriate that ...
2 Jan 2550 - to Chaing Mai
This is a top pick! ... that are trying to make money via prostitution. It is easy and convenient for tourists. For those that are more interested in "real" Thailand, I wouldn't suggest much time in Chiang Mai. But it can be used a warning. If you do travel to normal Thailand, ...
Leaving Chiang Mai
This is a top pick! ... , jewelry, and other handicrafts, as well as some of the most delicious and mouth-watering food I've had since arriving in Thailand. I bought a few souvenirs, ordered one last bowl of mango and sticky rice (for sixty cents), and met a group of ...
Jungle Fever
This is a top pick! ... Brian & Lucinda from the US, followed by darts and pool....I feel another hangover coming..... Saturday 3rd July 2004 When in Thailand....you go on a cookery course - out into the countryside, to the market to collect the ingredients, and your away ...
Temples and Tribes
This is a top pick! ... and another wall was built around it- strange but how often do you get to say "it's raining in the bathroom". Another town in Thailand and... more temples. I can see DH drifting a bit at times but I haven't yet had my fill of these wats/temples; I find ...
Dear P
This is a top pick! Dear P, Let me make something very clear. I'm not one of those people who gets down about life and gets all whiny and victim-y and talks about suicide. I actually have no time for those people. Rest assured. Now if I've mentioned suicide before it ...
The long neck Women of the Padaung Hilltribe
This is a top pick! ... of these rings, from the shins down to the ankles. Here's the weird bit. All the Long Neck "villages" in Thailand are established with government help and tourists are definitely kept in mind when planning them out, they aren't managed ...
Zoo Visit
This is a top pick! As most of you know we love zoos, so we made a trip to the city's zoo. Since they (Thai Government) are not concerned about legal issues (like back in the States) you can get very close to the animals. This allows for some great pictures even though ...
Leaving Asia
This is a top pick! ... some good stories though. I'll miss the people of Southeast Asia. Absolutely the friendliest in the world. Whether it's the women in Thailand who gave me rides on their motorbikes or the school-aged girls who stop to talk to you just to improve their ...
Canoeing through Ao Phang-Nga
This is a top pick! ... sleep, I arose at 7am for an experience that I have looked forward to for years - one of which you see in tourist brochures of Thailand. After being picked up at 8am, the mini bus took me and a group of very social over 55s to Ao Poh jetty. A fairly ...
trip to ko samui part 1
This is a top pick! Hey every body. we are doin the trip in 2 parts so that u can see on the map exactly where we have been! so we left bangkok 2 nights ago. we were supposed to get the bus at 8 in the evening, except that it decide not to turn up untill 10 30 so we both ...
Don't hold your breath!
This is a top pick! Phew, no rest for the wicked! After completing our Day Skipper course on Friday 1 July, we caught the ferry straight back to the backpacker isle of Phi Phi, where we planned to do an open water scuba course. We'd barely settled into our bay-view bungalow ...
Doi Suthep- Part I: Arrival
This is a top pick! ... . No one said this was going to be easy. The temple is an extremely popular tourist destination in Thailand and reminded me of some of our larger national parks in the United States, like Yosemite or Yellowstone, buzzing with ...
Hua Hin
This is a top pick! Hello again, So after The Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan (see previous blog entry) we made the very long trip to Hua Hin, a stopping off point before getting to Bangkok. We arrived here at 2am after a 12hr journey from the island, and after being ...
Back to Bangkok
This is a top pick! Unfortunately Khun Maa and Phaaw had to go to Koen Kaen very early this morning for a teachers seminar meaning even with my best effort to get up early we said our goodbyes with me still standing in a towel fresh out the bathroom. It did give me some ...
Bangkok Label
This is a top pick! ... I have a tale to share about the dangers of manholes. I'll have to get over the initial shock, tho. (Don't worry, no limbs lost). That's it for the now. I'll update more later. Take care everyone! Ciao, JR Riel via Jay Mart, Bangkok, Thailand ...
Camping on Deserted Islands and being a Hippie
This is a top pick! ... glad to make my way over, and in the end beautiful sunshine for all but one of the days! Anyone who has not travelled Thailand would not understand the "lady boy" thing. The first night at a Lady Boy Caberet show was disturbing to say the least. ...
5 Feb 2550 - Kanchana comes to Chiang Rai
This is a top pick! ... now about two weeks later, although it is much better than it was. Next task for the day was to meet up with Julie, a journalist that had arranged through Antipodeans to come and do a story on volunteering in Thailand. I met her at the night ...
Ko Tao
This is a top pick! I wake up and hop on the ferry to Ko Tao and am there a short hour and a half later. This place looks amazing just from the approach to the island. I hop off the boat and share a taxi with a Swedish girl and two Canadians. Amazing how ...