Destination: Thailand

Floating Around In The Andaman Sea

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 | By nadi-boots | Views [890] | Comments [1]

Hey everyone,  when I last updated you I was in the midst of my PADI dive course, so I'm sure you will all be please to hear that I passed and am now a qualified Open Water diver! Regan you will be most pleased to hear that I got 100% on the theory ... Read more >

Chiang Mai

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Views [559]

Chiang Mai is a city with similar streets, shops, markets to Bangkok but with a much more relaxed feel, although still very busy.  This morning after a fairly leisurely start we made off for the Green Bus office to book our transport for Tuesday to Chiang ... Read more >

To Chiang Mai

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Views [518]

A gentle breakfast was called for today for both of us with our weak Aussie bellies.  But the fresh fruit from the market was a good choice for me...loving the sweetness of the fruit...and different choices. Packed our bags and loaded them into a minivan ... Read more >

Finding Zen in Chiang Mai

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By dyaver | Views [757]

Upon our arrival in Chiang Mai after a short flight from Bangkok we were wished away by taxi to an incredible hotel called The Chedi which is on the Ping River.  It is a truly amazing place that no words can describe. You need to experience. When we ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, temples, zen

Herpes Zoster

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By andrew_stelmach | Views [1388]

So after being misdiagnosed as having sinus inflammation and/or sinusitis and even having the rash that developed later dismissed by one doctor on koh tao as merely a secondary bacterial infection, I had one day feeling particularly ill and decided that ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, herpes zoster, herpes zoster opthalmicus, travelling

Photos: Transport thai style

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sukhothai

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Photo Gallery

First day in Bangkok

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 | By dyaver | Views [2306]

Arrived into Bangkok airport and we were met by someone from the hotel who escorted us to our car service.  Waiting for us were cold wash cloth scented with lemongrass and a cold bottle of water.  Bangkok is truly an interesting city.  The juxtaposition ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, lizard, tuk-tuk, wats

Sukhothai

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Views [549]

In Ayutthaya at 730 Wednesday morning we boarded a public (1st class) bus bound for Sukhothai in Northern Thailand...an experience in itself!  On boarding we were given water and a sweet bun, which we curiously devoured, having had to leave our hotel ... Read more >

Photos: Bangkok

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 | By verdonov | Photo Gallery

Wat's up Chiang Mai?

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 | By mdonnelly24 | Views [468]

Chiang Mai...simply put, a stunning city full of a plethora of Thailand's most exciting aspects.  There are Wat's (temples) everywhere you turn covered in intricate mosaic's and adorned in gold finishings where monks young and old gather and practice ... Read more >

Depart pour la thailande le coeur serre

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 | By verdonov | Views [327]

Difficile ce depart ... bcp de larmes evidement decolage a 10h30 direction Kuala Lumpur devant le regard emu de mes chers tendres. Je garderai longtemps en memoire  ces au revoirs si boulversants. Le voyage fut long : 11 heures de vol 3 heures a ... Read more >

Ayutthaya

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Views [442]

Another steamy day dawned in Thailand and we began it by venturing into the hotel restaurant for the "American Breakfast".  Suffice to say that it sealed the deal on our departure from Ayutthaya tomorrow morning.  However, the day was yet another ... Read more >

Oh How Things Change....

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By andrew_stelmach | Views [499]

My idyllic start on Ko Tao went rapidly downhill. I'm now sat in 'Choppers' because I need to have breakfast with my painkillers and they do half-price here between 9 and 10. Hopefully the painkillers will dull what is, at the moment, excruciating ... Read more >

Photos: Food glorious food!

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By supergg | Photo Gallery