Destination: Thailand

Boot, bus, taxi

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 | By dille | Views [375]

Vandaag was een reisdag. De reis  begon om 8 uur; per speedboat naar het vaste land, daar 2 uur wachten, toen per bus naar Bangkok. De bus stopte dicht bij ons hotel, dus de taxi had ons er zo naar toe gebracht. Tja die taxi... Sanne had en heeft helemaal ... Read more >

Nu vs budget backpacken

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 | By supercozi | Views [1259] | Comments [4]

Aan het eind van mijn tweede bezoek aan Zuidoost Azie kan ik goed zien hoe het hier veranderd is ten op zichte van 8 jaar geleden. En ook hoe ik zelf veranderd ben. Luxer reizen Als budgetreiziger destijds moest ik het 5 maanden uitzingen met heel ... Read more >

Tags: animals, budget, fear, resort, sensitive, thailand, transport

ao nang, rilay, koh samui thailand

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [815]

, dec 19 2009- ao nang thailand we woke up and needed to find new accomadation today, as our birthday accomadation was to expense of on our budget, so we paked our bags up again and headed down the street where we saw another backpacker and we asked ... Read more >

South East Asia Golden Travel Rules

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [1601] | Comments [1]

1.) Never trust a tuk tuk! Or a cab driver. Both exist only to scam as much money as possible from you. Especially the ones that hang out in the tourist areas. If there’s a meter available, insist they use the meter. If not (such as motorbike taxis ... Read more >

Tags: money saving tips, schemes, south east asia advice, tours, travel tips

Photos: Thailand - Bangkok - Ko Chang at Christmas

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By ed_dont-know | Photo Gallery

Ko Phangan Island, Thailand

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By msoleksy | Views [499]

Merry Christmas form Ko Phangan island, Thailand!! We are finally on the beach!! Our arrival couldn't have come at a better time because being away from friends and family for the holidays is a bit depressing if not distracted by a completely "... Read more >

Thailand

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By utegute | Views [379] | Comments [1]

Being in Thailand is VERY differnt from travelling in Vietnam or Laos. Big surprise, he he. Everything is very organized and nobody let you think yourself. The busses kick you off at remote travel-agencies instead of bus-stations, the hotels buy the ... Read more >

Photos: Thailand

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By utegute | Photo Gallery

Photos: Chiang Mai & Northern Adventures

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By princess2802 | Photo Gallery

Aan zee, versie 2.0

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 | By dille | Views [475]

Gisteren zijn we verkast van Ko Chang naar Ko Mak. Ko Chang was, maar dat wisten we vantevoren, veel drukker. Hier is het heerlijk sfeervol en weer Lao-style "laid-back". Als je op Ko Chang op straat liep op weg naar het strand dan was ... Read more >

Merry Christmas everyone

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 | By polly | Views [554] | Comments [1]

I'm just about to head back to Mae Sot after spending 4 days in Chiang Mai enjoying air conditioning, HBO, hot showers and lots of Western food. Yumski. And a good way to recover from a whiskey-filled weekend. It was Vrouyr's last few days volunteering ... Read more >

Things I learned today

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 | By princess2802 | Views [691]

Road rules in Bangkok: There are none. Commit to walking in front of a bus or a car, and they generally won't run over you. Motorbikes however, probably will. Very friendly people: They are not friendly. They are scammers. Mildly friendly people ... Read more >

Tags: city escapes, learning

Photos: Bangkok Banter

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 | By princess2802 | Photo Gallery

The Thai Blind Massage Experience

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [7098] | Comments [6]

We asked a local where the best place to get a massage in Chiang Mai is, and the answer was: “The Thai Blind Massage Center”. We decided to give it a try, since locals know best. What we got was an experience! I’ve been to several weirdo massage/ nail ... Read more >

Tags: blind massage, chiang mai massage, thai massage

something new

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 | By crikeyitsmikey | Views [791] | Comments [4]

I just had my first day of school in Chiang Mai.  There are six people in my class, the same number as my class in Seattle, though there are half as many Americans this time.  This class will teach some theory of Thai massage and a basic Thai ... Read more >