Destination: Thailand

Sawatdika from Bangkok...

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1842] | Comments [1]

Here I am in Bangkok, after 20 hours of flying and continuous blessings from the travel gods (those fickle deities who at times wreak havoc with your travel life, and at other times see fit to bestow good fortune). This time I was blessed with a row ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing

Final Destination: Thai Islands

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 | By thebigtrip | Views [2083]

The South of Thailand is our last destination of our trip. With three weeks until it came time to return to the real world and cold rainy Ireland where better to finish up than on the tropical Islands of Thailand. Koh Samui was our first stop after ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, kho phangan, koh phi phi, koh samui, phuket, thai new year, thailand

Photos: Thailand.. Islands!!

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 | By thebigtrip | Photo Gallery

Thailand

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By gretchennj | Views [316]

I have finally arrived after travelling back and forth through time, enjoying the best airport ever for a layover-Singapore! After a day of sleep in Thailand I'm awake! And now here in Thailand, the red shirts are pinkening as they are now agreeing to ... Read more >

Life in George Town

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By polly | Views [482]

So I've been here for just over a month now, and definitely enjoying it.  George Town is fab. It's got a huge concentration of people living in it, and it's definitely very busy, but it feels safe and welcoming, and it smells amazing from all the incense ... Read more >

Photos: krabi -island tours

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: bangkok 2

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ko Tao island

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Krabi and Trang

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By david_vanessa | Views [1678]

Hello All, Day 0. We decided on a fan room for 300 baht. Quiet location. Walked down to the night market which was near the river and ordered some food. Took too long after order and was average so will not be going back to that stall. ... Read more >

Wat Pongsanuk- a small temple in a small province in Thailand, receives UNESCO recognition

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By travel-slowly | Views [713]

During Songkran days this year, I had a very good opportunity to visit a temple which has just been awarded by the UNESCO as the Heritage Award Winner 2008- the Award of Merit- Asia Pacific. The temple is named "Wat Pongsanuk Nua". The temple ... Read more >

Tags: temple in thailand, unesco award, wat pongsanuk nua

Photos: Songkran in local style and UNESCO Award Temple in Lampang, Thailand

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By travel-slowly | Photo Gallery

Tags: northn thai temples, thai new year, thai songkran

The Peaceful Songkran 2010- the "sand" seems not to exist..

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By travel-slowly | Views [612]

Back to Bangkok with a nostalgic feeling sinking in the bottom of my mind. But yes, I am re-charged. And my life is back to normal in Bangkok. Songkran brought me to be close to village life and peaceful temples- close to northern Thai way of living, ... Read more >

Tags: 2008 unesco award temple in lampang, lampang, northern thai temples, songkran festival, traditional lanna temples, village life

Photos: Pattaya

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 | By lewis4585 | Photo Gallery

STILL ALIVE

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 | By wilding-bartlett | Views [779]

Emily here… Sorry about the horrifically long break in our blog, we kept trying to write them, and they would delete, etc   etc… Anyhoo we’re sorry and heres the long deserved update. I’m going to skip describing all the last few places in india because ... Read more >

Photos: thailand

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 | By wilding-bartlett | Photo Gallery