Destination: Thailand

The Nest

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 | By jsherdc | Views [1227]

Tired of city life, I headed North to Chiang Dao in the Mountains. My typical trip, started with a shared taxi across town for 20 baht to the bus station, a 1.5 hour bus ride for 40 baht, and then a 10 minute ride in (an empty) shared taxi for 150 ... Read more >

Tags: trek

Gallery: Thailand Picts

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 | By danweiler | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Our Favorites

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By seesea | Photo Gallery

Lopburi - Monkeying around with Canadians

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Views [1009]

From Ayutthaya we motored north to Lopburi for a brief day trip. The train was packed so we were stuck riding in-between the cars. The ultimate air-conditioning – hanging off the side of a train. J We were accompanied on the train by two girls ... Read more >

Tags: phra prang sam yod, trains, wat phra si ratana mahathat

Ayutthaya - Exploring the ruins of the old capitol

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Views [674]

After nearly 20 hours of travel, we arrived in Ayutthaya, the old capitol of Thailand. The city was one of the largest and wealthiest in the east prior to being leveled by the Burmese in the 18 th century. We spent a good majority of the day walking ... Read more >

Tags: ayutthaya, commemoration festival, unesco world heritage site, wat mahathat, wat phra mane, wat phra ram

Gallery: Thailand - Lopburi

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Photo Gallery

Taizeme - PART 1

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By edgarsieva | Views [1274] | Comments [6]

Pec 7 stundu lidojuma un nogurusi ierodamies Bankokas lidostaa...un pirmais parbaudijums mus sagaida pie vizu izdoshanas....nikns imigracijas darbinieks (virs vina galvas karaajas uzraksts " Land that smiles" ) kurs sajutaas kaa karalis paliek ... Read more >

Gallery: Thailand - Ayutthaya

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Photo Gallery

Chan Cha Lay - Bang Bang ; Chop Chop.

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [1636] | Comments [1]

Love them or loath them nearly every backpacker you meet will have one, yes its the Guide Book. It can be argued that your not too much of an intrepid traveller if you have a lonely planet or rough guide in your backpack but do we really have the time ... Read more >

Khao Yai National Park

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 | By seesea | Views [678]

Remember that old saw, “You get what you pay for?”   Well, it’s true.   We rode the rails Friday from Ayuthaya to Pak Chong, gateway to Khao Yai National Park and were met by the folks from the Greenleaf Guesthouse.   It was our chosen lodging and ... Read more >

Thailand so far.

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [440]

Firstly a liittle rant - (of all times why the hell did they decide to bring in new restrictions on tourism visa aimed directly at backpackers ? Without any notice they have limited an overland entry visa to just 15 days as opposed to 30 and you have ... Read more >

Koh Tao - More diving adventures

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Views [1082]

Again, the small islands prove to be my favorite. Koh Tao lived up to the hype with its friendly locals, great rock outcroppings, numerous dive sites, and plastic bottle recycling!!! We even managed to squeeze in some bad movies (Sex in the City and ... Read more >

Tags: chalok baan kao, diving, jan som., koh tao, mae haad, sairee

Gallery: Thailand - Koh Tao

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Photo Gallery

Day 44 - Finding myself in Chiang Mai

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 | By claire_jefferies | Views [499] | Comments [3]

So, one of my correspondents has gently pointed out to me that I write as I speak - I.e. quite a lot, and some bullet points would be helpful to summarise for those who are time-pressed. So especially for you (you know who you are!): When people in ... Read more >

Gallery: Rai Ley Beach

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By jenny-tom | Photo Gallery