Destination: Thailand

Kathmandu -> Chaing Mai

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 | By brian-camille | Views [1411] | Comments [1]

Royal Nepal Airlines...WOW!  After we returned from the Everest region, we were set to spend a day or two in Kathmandu and then head to Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal for a few days in the jungle - we were going to canoe, go birding, ride ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Southeast Asian Relief

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [594]

Departing India was appropriately Indian. Despite arriving at the airport SEVERAL hours before our departure, we were not allowed to check our bags into security until 45 minutes before our flight. This meant that a throng, not a line but a throng, ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Tha Ton & Chiang Rai

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [473]

Saturday 21st April 2007 Really not exciting bus journey to Tha Ton from Chiang Mai.  Spent 4 hours with sweat running down the back of the seat - not nice!  Tha ton was tiny and all we really did was walk and see the big white Buddha and a few of the ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Rabies shot number 4

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [3638]

I departed the Germanically infused Ao Nang (even the menus are in German) on a much more serious scooter than on Koh Lanta. With flames licking my bum hairs I roared off in the direction of Krabi hospital some 10 kilometers away. (Born to be wild ringing ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Gallery: Trekking

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By lissaur | Photo Gallery

Chiang Mai & Hill Tribe Trek

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [611]

Had a lazy day wandering round Chiang Mai, drifting into temples, wandering the streets, thinking about food... the usual.  In fact that was pretty much all we did!  In the evening we did some shopping at the night bazaar and then went to see a Muay ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Ayuthaya

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [553]

Only spent a few hours here but it was a lot of fun!  We managed to get round 3 Wat's (temples): Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol built in 1350, Wat Mahathat where there is a Buddha's head in a tree and Wat Ratcha Burana.  Going between these places we got caught ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Kanchanaburi

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [510]

Friday 13th - Saturday 14th April Had rather a brief amount of time here.  Did a lot of history related things which I thoroughly enjoyed.  Went to the JEATH Museum, WWII Museum, crossed the Death Railway Bridge and drove up to Hellfire Pass where you ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Bangkok

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By peggy_sue | Views [452]

Arrived just in time for the start of the Thai New Year celebrations, Songkran, which basically equals a huge water fight - don't go out and expect to stay dry for long!  There is also the added bonus of getting clay stuff smeered on your face - it's ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

South Thailand: 9th April - 23rd April.

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By h1annah | Views [923]

Hi guys Hannah and I have just arrived in Singapore after 3 great weeks in Bangkok and sun tanning South Thailand, where we have had great fun experiencing Songkran (the thai new year) and lazily sunbathing on the very impressive tropical islands just ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Thailand

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By solo_rhodes | Photo Gallery

Songkran Madness!

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [2351]

Songkran - Thai New Year. Every April, throw water on all moving things, rub mud on people's faces. We have been lucky enough to experience this festival several times. Khao Lak - April 13. The whole water throwing beside the beach party. Bangkok ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

April 19: Alone With My Gallbladder

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [4542] | Comments [20]

March 20-April 19, 2007 The next morning I shook off my aloneness with busying myself packing and getting a ride to the immigration office where I could extend my visa for another month. A long wait for a sawngthaw was explained by the traffic jam ... Read more >

Tags: chi, gallbladder, healer, illness, massage, qi, relaxation, shiatsu

Wua Talap Island

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By atmnit | Views [1369]

Wua Talap Island situates in Kha Bay. The National Park Headquarters locates here. In front of the office is the white and clean beach appropriate for playing water and recreation. When going to the viewpoint at the top of the mountain, about 500 meters, ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Gallery: Thai Islands

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By hutch07 | Photo Gallery