Destination: Thailand

First Visit in Thailand

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By mtrarus | Views [252]

Well, this is a test, but later on i will share with you my first visit to Thailand.

Tags: thailand

Bangkok

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By jonnyoc | Views [271]

Day 1 Monday 6-12-2010 Ok so arrived in bangkok at about 7.30pm after some very bumby plane rides ahhhhh. So first things first Chang time them dinner then buckets then club then time for Jonny to take himself off to sleep a good combination of an epic ... Read more >

Photos: Chiang Mai

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By kittben | Photo Gallery

Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand)

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By kittben | Views [834]

To save on accommodation, we usually ride through the night, but there were only two departure times available, 3PM (the 6hr ride would land us in Chiang Mai in the dead of night) or 6AM.   So 6AM it was.   Ben kept an eye on the clock, watching ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Ohh Samui, rich island style

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [548]

Koh Samui is a place I am glad I came to see, and I’m very glad I have a friend here to introduce me to the real side of the island life here. Rachel has been here since August, working and living and loving the life here. I arrived on the ferry after ... Read more >

Days 37-40 – Bliss at BLES

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [516] | Comments [3]

(Written by Linda) So our earliest start yet – up at 5.30am to get to the train station to catch the train to Uttradit, the nearest station to BLES (Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary).   We should have remembered we are on Thai time as we actually ... Read more >

Lopburi - Citta delle scimmie

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 | By lenemar | Views [709] | Comments [1]

Dopo aver avuto la fortuna di passare un'intera giornata da una famiglia thailandese, ho deciso di rimanere ancora una notte nella citta di Lopburi per osservare i macachi che vivono tranquillamente tra condomini, macchine e traffico. Sono delle scimmie ... Read more >

Photos: Pattaya

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By kittben | Photo Gallery

Pattaya

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By kittben | Views [818]

Pattaya So we ended up spending way too long and over staying our welcome in Pattaya!! We decided that since we were staying with Neil that we would have Britts good camera mailed to us express, so we could take better photos and try to capture ... Read more >

Days 32-36 – Further Exploration of Chiang Mai and Surrounds

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [399] | Comments [1]

Tuesday is an early start, as we’re heading out to the Elephant Nature Park.   The elephant is the Thai national symbol and has been an ingrained part of the national culture for a very long time.   As a consequence, many elephants are used domestically, ... Read more >

It is fun to be a little retarded

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 | By matt_whitmell | Views [681] | Comments [1]

It isn't a holiday but it is fun. I have been in Thailand now for over a month and I am thoroughly enjoying myself but perhaps not in the traditional holiday sense. I dont know about you but a fun holiday for me includes a number of different ... Read more >

Tags: training

BANGkok

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [868]

I’m now in Bangkok, once again in a hurry to get out of the hot smelly city. Last night I rode to the bus station on the back of Young’s bike, a vivid sky sending me from the beauty and peace in Chiang Rai. I had a funny last night there, getting well ... Read more >

Completly Content

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [314]

It is so hard to write about chiang rai, where to start? I almost want to keep it all to myself :) This last week has been beyond anything I could have wished for. Welcomed fully by the whanau at the peace house, such a cruisy wonderful mix of people.... Read more >

Photos: I love Chiang Rai

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By hanadignan | Photo Gallery

Kanchanaburi to pet some tigers and chill out in a hot spring

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By p-j | Views [481]

Eye of the Tiger it’s the trill of the fight…:   Today we went to see the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi.   It’s really cool we got lots of nice pics in petting the tigers and amongst all the other animals roaming about like cow/buffalo type animals, ... Read more >

Tags: bamboo rafting, bridge over the river kwai festival, death railway, elephant trek, hellfire pass, tiger temple