Destination: Thailand

Beaches, Beaches, Beaches

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [311]

Today I woke up at nine and was still a  little shaken from the jet leg, but shook it off after a great breakfast, the sun, and the sea air filling my lungs. My mom and brother had already gone a few hours before to their scuba lessons and would be gone ... Read more >

Beach Day!

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [336]

Because of the lack of sleep from nights previous ,the loss of sleep the night before, and the five our time change from Egypt I slept in until 1 pm. When I woke up my mom and brother were back from dive lessons already so we grabbed a bite to eat. After ... Read more >

Overnight Flights

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [364]

After an hour layover in Bangkok which flew by because we had to get our luggage we got on a new airline and flew to Phuket. It was a quick flight and I fell right asleep on the plane because I got no sleep the night before. It was a short nap though ... Read more >

Langsam geht es

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 | By lenemar | Views [443]

Allmählich gewöhne ich mich an das Leben in Thailand. Ich kann Essbares von nicht Essbarem unterscheiden*. Manchmal weiss ich sogar, was ich esse. Ich kann auf eine Toilette gehen, ohne mich ernsthaft zu verletzen. Ich kann bitte und danke ... Read more >

Laid-back Thailand?

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 | By lenemar | Views [523] | Comments [1]

During the trekking around Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand our group went past a local school as well. As a kindergarten teacher, I was interested in learning something about the education system but how could I find out more about it? By walking into ... Read more >

Some Like it Hot

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 | By proneymooners | Views [639] | Comments [2]

Well it is official, we are done with India and on to our new region: South East Asia.  How do we know it is official?  Because while in Bangkok we sold our Lonely Plant book on India and bought a new one for Vietnam (Victoria's mom in bringing books ... Read more >

Moving on to Greatness

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [577]

We left Samui in a blur, nights out having fun, and with Rachel it’s always maximum fun! Sent off by her closest friends and some hilarious antics, we blearily made it to the ferry early morning on Sunday, watching sunrise as we cruised in the direction ... Read more >

Don’t order kosher on a Japanese airline

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 | By boricuaperdida | Views [340]

Why would you, right? I did, and I'm not even Jewish. I'm not even sure what kosher is. But I think they answer to a higher authority (as claimed by the hot dogs) so I thought 'why not'. Well now I know why not. Because it's horrible!  Besides the ... Read more >

Days 40-46 – From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [396]

We’re flying from Sukothai airport to Phuket, so Kat drops us off at the airport, hugs us all and heads back to the elephants.   We’d got the train down here so this is our first view of the airport and it’s amazing – absolutely tiny (there are probably ... Read more >

Mountains, Buses and Mopeds

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 | By bettedarling | Views [643]

I'm in Pai, in the north of Thailand, getting ready to undertake a 30+ hour traveling excusion to Cambodia. My 30 day visa is running out, and I had hoped to make a quick visa run to the Burmese border, but that turned out to be much harder (read: expensive) ... Read more >

Bangkok

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 | By alainc | Views [453]

Quelques jours à Bangkok, du 8 au 11 Dec. 2010 Arrivons à Bangkok vers 6.30 pm et aceuillie par guide appelée `Miel` traduit du thailandais. On s`enrégistre à l`hotel Grand Mercure de categorie 3 étoiles, beaucoup moins beau que ceux des autres pays.... Read more >

Phi Phi to relax on 'The Beach'

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 | By p-j | Views [665]

Phi Phi, Oui Oui!!:   We arrived by boat from Krabi in the afternoon.   As we sailed into the pier we could see our hotel nearby so we rocked on past all the hotel reps trying to sell accommodation on the pier front and on into our hotel so we ... Read more >

Tags: bamboo beach, boat diving, kayaking, maya bay, monkey beach, mosquito island, snorkelling

Photos: Phi Phi

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 | By p-j | Photo Gallery

How easy it is to get around in Thailand

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 | By lenemar | Views [492] | Comments [1]

I have to admit it. I chose Thailand as my travel destination because I heard it is easy to get around. How true. What that actually means I only discovered when I arrived in the country. Thai people are certainly not fond of walking as maybe some ... Read more >

Photos: Aller Anfang ist schwer

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 | By lenemar | Photo Gallery