Peachy Guesthouse Bangkok

Two in one today! I spent a few more days in Bangkok, I'd like to see that I'd been a good Lonely Planet tourist and ticked off the top ten sights but in really I went for the wander around and see what you stumble across method which worked very well for me! I did, however, make a few visits to tourist information but this was largely due to the air conditioning! My method meant that I'm not 100% what I saw but I know that I liked it, temples at sunset with nobody around except gangs of slee...

A backpacker's paradise in Thailand The open fruit market in Bangkok Bangkok is one of the paradises in the world for backpackers like me. They have everything for backpackers. Gentle and kind people, amazing and mystic wonders in the nature. We can try all of them with no bother of money. Full of food and accommodations, comfortable restaurants... Chiangmai, for one or two days trekking there, you can experience more than you can imagine. Bamboo rafting and elephant riding, sleeping in the ...

After changing planes in Taipei and ascending into lightning and huge turbulence, landing in Hong Kong and finally Bangkok we were ready to walk around. Approx 23 hours after we left Seattle we checked into a Hostel called Peachy just near Khao San Road. I don't want to make this a long one as we've been here nearly a week now if you can believe that so here goes: It's really hot and I'm talking hotter than Australia at about 35 C + the humidity which increases it by 5 degrees. It's very smel...

spending a quick night enroute from Koh Tao to Pakse, Laos

Morning All Hope you all slept safe and sound and comfortable in your beds last night? Well for teh past two nights I havent now! I am currently at an Internet cafe in Bangkok and last night I satyed at a proper travellers hostel! 100 baht a room - which is about 1.40 punds!! Shared showeroom and toilets - nice!! I am very proud that I have done this but really won't be doing it again! YOu got a bed, a sheet and pillow and pillow case and a matress (if you could call it that). All of these I ...

Me again! For some reason the PC crashed and so I have to add another entry to continue writing... Didn't have time to spell check the last one - sorry! .. Anyway, I think I was explaining before about what I have been up to in my lessons. A mixture of games and stuff with the kids. I'll tell you about the kids who at the minute are one of the main reasons I'm not jumping on a plane and heading straight home!! They all have nicknames as their Thai names are so long! Favourites so far are"Earn...

Only me again Just had very nice breakfast and have the whole day to myself to shop, get a Thai massage and hopefully a digital camera!! Ok so I was about half way through my day... .. After lunch I normally have a bout 2 lessons so either finish at 1.20 or 2.15. If i do have a free I will try and do battle with the other farang teachers and try and get on line. I will lose! They are quite a lot older and either American or Canadian and I do feel we are invading their space a bit. They are of...

Stuck in Bangkok. En-route to Myanmar (Burma), which, if any of you have been following Myanmar news, is a much harder task than you would expect, we find ourselves stuck in Bangkok. With random border crossings, airline closures and unscheduled changes, making any definate plans is a bit of a challenge. National Museum: We hurried to get our visas for Myanmar - going to the embassy itself as same day service is then promised (only 810 baht for 28 days) to find that the signing officer wasn't...

After a 12 hours bus ride from Chiang Rai I arrived at the northern bus station in Bangkok. Unfortunately the bus station is located on the edge of the city. I had intended to try and take the Skytrain which is a new elevated subway system in Bangkok that passes nearby. As I was wandering around the station I came across 3 young backpackers and asked a young man if they had just arrived and he said they had. He said they were headed to an island in the south of Thailand but did not know where...