Destination: Thailand

Soaking Up Songkram

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 | By lynn | Views [776]

Songkram.  The Thai New Year.  A hot time of year when you're soaked with sweat, anyway!  All sweat is washed away as the city participates in one big 3 day waterfight.  I just happen to be in Bangkok for 2 of these days!  Groups of young and old line ... Read more >

Many Moons Later

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By kimbobimbo | Views [505] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone. Phew well we finally have a bit of time to use the net and update you all on our travels. Well we last wrote a detailed log back in Ayutthaya which was a week ago. We have navigated across Thailand using multiple forms of transport since ... Read more >

R&R

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By vien_and_shaz | Views [1065] | Comments [3]

The last time we wrote we were in the Mekong Delta and on our way to Vinh Chau, the village where my parents grew up. We got there after a long moto ride and, well there’s not much there. I suppose that’s what I expected but, there really is not ... Read more >

Gallery: R&R

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By vien_and_shaz | Photo Gallery

water water everywhere

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [720]

the people of thailand have got it sorted. new years eve party? no way  - party for the entire week and throw water all over anyone and everyone - yes please. by some stroke of genius, but certainly not ours, we happened to arrive in chaing mai at the ... Read more >

Gallery: thailand

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By lize_youdie | Photo Gallery

Thailandia....Sa-wa-dee-pe-mai!!

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By auaround | Views [1215] | Comments [9]

Si' ci siamo, siamo in Thailandia.....finalmente la terra del sorriso. Atterrati al nuovissimo aereoporto di Bangkok, a dir poco sorprendente, l'India sembra veramente lontana......le file vengono rispettate e' una regola a cui gli stessi indiani del ... Read more >

Tags: big city

Itchy Feet

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By cjmurdoch | Views [880] | Comments [4]

From the diving mekka of Koh Tao we have headed south to more beaches and sunshine, retracing our footsteps from a couple of years ago.  We went to Phuket by bus then caught a cab with a pair of 60 something Slovakians over to the beach resort of Kata ... Read more >

Sorry - only quick one

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By kimbobimbo | Views [459]

Hi Everyone! SOrry only short one but internet very slow and bit pricey here. Now on Koh Phangan (island) and we're starting our dive course tomorrow morning. Both alive and well though recovering from a few over friendly leeches we encountered yesterday ... Read more >

Back in Thailand

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By ickis | Views [611] | Comments [2]

Yay. The internet actually works here :) Sorry I haven't been writing much lately, but internet in Laos was really slow and annoying. Since I last posted... Vang Vieng was just as Stephen described - I think he'd love the place. Some people we talked ... Read more >

Gallery: Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By guenomade | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beach life Koh Samui & Phangan

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By guenomade | Photo Gallery

back to bangkok

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By travelergirl | Views [506]

11th Mar 2008 - 1st Apr 2008 Bumrungrad Hospital and recovery They operated two days later. Just from judging my surroundings, I knew I was in good hands. That didn’t keep me from worrying though, and I was most worried about the anesthesia.... Read more >

king of the jungle

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [774] | Comments [2]

after a horrid night bus (never again) we arrived in chang mai on daylight - very hazy due to farmers burning off their rice fields in preperation for planting next season. we disembarked and were put into the back of utes, herded like cattle actually ... Read more >

Eastern Gulf of Southern Thailand

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By lily_lagoona | Views [382] | Comments [1]

Hi everyone, My second entry and into the swing of things a bit more. Well we never made it too any more tourist sights in bangkok because we were putting our pictures up! But caught our bus and took a 15hour journey to Krabbi in South Thailand. ... Read more >