Destination: Thailand

Gallery: Thailand

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By shockalotti | Photo Gallery

In the beginning

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By nigelb | Views [783] | Comments [3]

The Lead up Well after the usual hectic rush leading up to departure of trying to get much stuff done at home before leaving on a world trip, we finally departed Sydney for Bankok around 5pm on the 29th of March. The Flight The flight was fantastic.... Read more >

Tags: adventures

One Small Mistake - An Adventure in Local Transport

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1455]

A while back I ditched my crappy travel tripod and have been carrying around my much sturdier (and larger) Slik tripod instead. Besides the obvious problem with its size and weight, it doesn’t fit in my pack the way my smaller one did. I had ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Climbing Krabi

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By cindyhowes | Views [375]

Back to Thailand.... It felt so strange stepping back onto Thai soil, never mind that everything ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

An old dog learns new trips

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By twodogs | Views [444]

My wife and I have wanted to visit Thailand for some time now. My wife was born in east asia and I have enjoyed many stories about the wonderful exotic food and culture. After 19 years of sharing these stories we decided to do something about it...... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

chiang mai

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By jessikat | Views [982]

It was certainly a change to be inland without a beach within reach but for me at least it was a welcome one. Flying into Chiang Mai we saw what looked like from the air to be a fairly tidy city surrounded (albeit at a distance) by rolling hills. On ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gees, It's HOT

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By dayna_desu | Views [736] | Comments [3]

Welcome back to Bangkok....where it is a nice sizzling 33 degrees C! And that is only at 8.30am. I prefer the sun and summer to snow and winter, but hey! When the tar starts melting on the road, that's when I will run for cover in the air con internet ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets

Gallery: The Islands

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By dayna_desu | Photo Gallery

My "A" Team

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1139]

1. Merrel hiking shoes - without a doubt the best buy of the trip.  I have used them for walking streets in Hong Kong, the Great Wall in China, and Trekking in north Thailand.   They have prevented cobras biting my ankles and broken glass cutting my ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Bangkok, ses temples, ses Klongs

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By travelling_chouchi | Photo Gallery

The day I became a traveller

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1461] | Comments [3]

"Singha," our hilltribe guide very suddenly darted back from lead position to amongst the group.  The expression on his face revealed that something was wrong.  He pointed to something ahead.  It lay still, jet-black and half-coiled on the ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Ko Pangang - To Be Updated

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By tommygirl | Photo Gallery

Tropical South Thailand

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By tommygirl | Views [885]

Well we quickly got out of hot stinky (crazy to shop in) Bangkok and headed for the Sunny South East islands of Thailand. (Koa Tao and Ko Pangang) It took a whole night and day of travel on trains, buses and boats to get to Koa Toa but we made ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

What day is it?

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By dayna_desu | Views [754] | Comments [1]

Today marks day 14 down here on the Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. And it has just been really relaxing that I have to think really hard what day of the week it is!! I got over the sunburn, and learnt my lesson. From Koh Tao we went onto Koh Samui ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Northern Thailand

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By machel | Photo Gallery