Destination: Thailand

Eco-Trekking with Mr Pooh near the Myanmar border

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [6660] | Comments [2]

Choosing a trek in the North of Thailand felt like a bit of a lottery at the time. Every seemed to offer the same thing – 3 days 2 nights of a jam packed agenda including visiting a   hill people village, doing an elephant ride, bamboo rafting and ... Read more >

Tags: cave, culture, trekking, tribe

Okay, we're on the coast! Ya estamos en la costa!

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By de_fe_be | Views [532] | Comments [1]

Back online after several days of being AWAY from computers. We have now arrived at Khao Lak, on the Andaman Sea coast, the area worst hit by the Tsunami of 2004 in Thailand. In fact the taxi driver who brought us here from farther inland lost his friend ... Read more >

Gallery: Thailand - Chang Mai & Sopmoei - Mae Sariang

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By eoghancito | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Northern Thailand

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Photo Gallery

Chiang Mai

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [648]

The following day Abe and I continued on to Chiang Mai (on a very flash bus!), which is quite a nice city. The old town is full of places that do Thai massage, cooking classes, yoga classes, and TEMPLES. Lots and lots of temples. And then Abe spotted ... Read more >

Chiang Mai

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By jadepeters | Views [760]

After what has seemed like an interminable wait at Huay Xai I crossed the Mekong one last time after officially exiting Laos and heading up to immigration on the other side. As I stood there in the pouring rain filling in my entry card who should I bump ... Read more >

Final Days on the Road

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 | By dave_sarah | Views [599]

Our last week or so in China was really good full of some amazing experiences. Here are a few of the highlights:- Camel Trekking in Inner Mongolia. It was only a baby desert but picture perfect with yellow sand dunes heading in all directions. Dinner ... Read more >

Chiang Mai Sunday market and the medicinal properties of ginger tea

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [2180]

Claire was still feeling dodgy the following day so we went looking for a local remedy. The proprieter of the Corner Cafe, where we'd been a few times came good in her suggestion of ginger tea – seems to be a great cure for a upset tummy. ... Read more >

Tags: market, massage, sick

Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist...

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 | By sfau | Views [479]

The plane door was opened and with one final nameste I left Nepal behind and sucked in the warm, heavy scent filled languid air of Thailand. Knowing that this joyous experience wouldn’t last long I breathed in deep and hard. By the time I was outside ... Read more >

Gallery: The Big Mango

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 | By cl_mcdaniel | Photo Gallery

Choosing a trek, the best Thai cooking school in Chiang Mai and a ladyboy in the gents

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [3014]

i The restaurant was closed, had a for sale sign outside and Jane and Steve were nowhere to be seen. We decided for one to have a look for a place to stay while the other minded the bags. Walking down the street it was clear there were absolutely ... Read more >

Tags: boxing, culture, drinking, food, israeli, ladyboy, mot

Gallery: Elephant Sanctuary - week 1

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 | By manjinder_nagra | Photo Gallery

Isaan Province, Khmer ruins / Provincia de Isaan, ruinas jemeres

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By de_fe_be | Views [604] | Comments [2]

We took the bus from Bangkok on Friday, April 4th, leaving the station at 1 p.m. and arriving in Nang Rong at 6:15 or so. Managed to find the Honey Inn (they have a web page) and had a really nice dinner at this very simple place, including a great dish ... Read more >

Ko Pha-Ngan

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By magda | Views [428]

Nie bardzo wiedzielismy czego spodziwac sie po Ko Pha-Ngan. Wyspa znana glownie z Full Moon Parties kojarzyla nam sie z duza iloscia podpitych dwudziestokilkutetnich anglikow i irlandczykow. A okazalo sie, ze nic bardziej mylnego. Bylo spokojnie, nawet ... Read more >

Krabi

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By magda | Views [422]

Znacie to uczucie buchającego w twarz niesamowitego gorąca po otwarciu drzwiczek rozgrzanego piekarnika? Dokładnie tak poczuliśmy się w momencie wyjścia z lotniska w Krabi. Tajlandia powitała nas upałem jakiego ani razu nie doznaliśmy w czasię pięciotygodniowego ... Read more >