Destination: Thailand

Bangkok!!!

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By ruudee81 | Views [834]

So arriving in Bangkok really wasn't as bad as everyone said, no culture shock at all! The temperature was a bit of a shock... a nice 32degrees but I'm sure we'll get used to it! Lucy was incredibly impressed by the pink taxi taking us to our hotel ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Education in Southeast Asia

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By stephhef | Views [904]

If you have been following my trip, you know that I am currently living in Northern Thailand, teaching English at a private language school in the evenings. While I enjoy working at the school, what I find most rewarding is volunteering in the mornings ... Read more >

Tags: tag your it

Gallery: Thailand

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By leggo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Thailand

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By s-sandra | Photo Gallery

Siam smile inn & bar- Jeg flyttet inn!

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By stefanly | Views [2547] | Comments [5]

Drosjemannen gliste medvillig- Sukhumvit var et kjennskap som antagelig daterte seg langt tilbake i tid! aaaah...you like thailady sir? boom boom for sure! Etter timer med valfarting i bydelen sukhumvit, som visstnok oxo samtidig holder tittelen som ... Read more >

Tags: philosophy of travel

Central Thailand

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By moineyboy | Views [1613] | Comments [1]

Can't believe I've been on the road for over a month. Feels like a week or less. I thought the extreme laziness I developed on the islands would dissipate upon returning to the main land, but has it heck. In Bangkok at the mo which is mental!!! Came ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Things are looking up!!!!

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [421] | Comments [1]

Actually had a good nights sleep against all expectations and felt a bit more positive about life in general. Thank the lord for expedia.com. Booked a very nice hotel by the beach in Kamala for a very very nice price. The staff at the hostel were very ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Dont believe what the guide books say!

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [470]

After a hair raising taxi ride by a bloke who prob used to be a tuk tuk driver in Bangkok we finally arrived at Phuket International Youth Hostel. The road wasnt the only place that had skid marks!!!  Lonely planet claims that the hostel is cockroach ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Provinzerfahrung 3 - Mein Job als Helpteache UND Als Farang in Nordostthailand

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Views [3343] | Comments [1]

Danke fuers Weiterlesen! Mein Job m Unterricht war sozusagen 'Das Maedchen fuer alles'. Die ersten Unterrichtsstunden, also immer vor neuen Schuelern, erklaerte ich kurz wer ich bin, woher ich komme und was ich hier mache. Anschliessend stellten die ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Thailaendische Provinz 2 - Help Teacher in Kham Khuen Kaeo

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Views [759]

Hallo zusammen, weiter gehts im Erfahrungsbericht aus der thailaendischen Provinz. Ich werde damit beginnen, Euch einen den SEHR ungewoehnlichen Ablauf eines thailaendischen Schultages zu beschreiben. Die meistem Schueler der Schule trudeln so zwischen ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Kham Khuen Kaeo

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Photo Gallery

Leben in der Provinz 1

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By thomaspichl | Views [601]

Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, die Redaktion bedankt sich fuer die freundlichen Kommentare und Verbesserungsvorschlaege hinsichtlich des mangelnden Bildmaterials des Reisenden. Leider war es uns Bangkok nicht moeglich, die von den Lesern gewuenschten Fotos ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Irish Craic

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [437]

Had a really good time last night in Tropical Murphys. There was a live band playing that were brilliant. The place was full of people from loads of different countries. Met up with the irish boys we were drinking with on Wed night- turns out they are ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Beetroot Beach Babes

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 | By bixxie | Views [607]

Checked out of our prison cell at the youth hostel and made our way to Bangkok airport. Louise got searched again at security - what a surprise! Bangkok airways have a really cool lounge where you sit and wait for flights and get free food and drink ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

A Thai prelude to Burma

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [684]

Our first contact with Burma/Myanmar is the Embassy in Bangkok. Burma/Myanmar, how confusing are these places that have more than one name. In fact, it seems that even though Myanmar is the current preferred appellation of the ruling dictatorship, they ... Read more >

Tags: Culture