Destination: Thailand

Gallery: Kanchanaburi 1

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Kanchanaburi Part 1

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [845] | Comments [5]

The last thing I mentioned was our next hotel with the African mudhuts... WELL, we've learnt our first lesson - do not rely on internet bookings! When we called to confirm it was as if we've never existed. So the LOVELY lady at the Urban House helped ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Bangkok Night & Day

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1149] | Comments [7]

So we finally made it and although we're (severely) jet-lagged, we're loving it. Bangkok is such a colourful and fun place, even the drive on the highway from the airport was fascinating. The taxis here are a multitude of colours (I like the bright pink ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Bangkok October

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

19th October - Penang

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [982] | Comments [1]

After roughing it in cheap hotels in the north of Thailand, we decided it wa time to live it up, blow the budget and stay somewhere flash in Ko Samui. Aoife had been honing her bargaining skills in the night bazaar in Chiang Mai and managed to ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: 23. Thailand

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Photo Gallery

Thai experiences

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 | By sweeney | Views [581] | Comments [1]

Some thai experiences and observations: Generally asian people aren't very tall - think it's something to do with the heat, they have tiny animals their biggest wild animal is a baby pig whereas cold countries like canada have big animals like polar ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: 22. Thailand

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Photo Gallery

8th October - Chiang Mai

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [1065] | Comments [1]

Hurrah, I have female company again!  Aoife (Eoin's sister) has been with us for the last couple of weeks and we've been having a ball.  We've been for manicures, pedicures, massages, facials, hair treatments, haircuts and body scrubs.  Thailand seems ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Bangkok

Mon, 2 Oct 2006 | By sweeney | Photo Gallery

Learn Thai with WorldNomads Thai Language Guide

Mon, 2 Oct 2006 | By language-guides | Views [103937] | Comments [12]

The World Nomads Thai language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the iTunes app store. Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you couldn't ... Read more >

Gallery: THAILAND

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Photo Gallery

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Views [1205]

SOUTH-EAST ASIA Copyright Geof Prigge geofprigge@yahoo.com.au www.geofprigge.com There are many highlights to South-east Asia but also a considerable number of drawbacks. In Cambodia there are the magnificent and impressive ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Coup? What coup?

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [521]

Hello We're still in Phuket and are reading the emails about the coup.  We've actually been a little ignorant with no english news channels and of the two english speaking tv channels we do have (HBO and Cinemax) they don't exactly interrupt with "... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Quase lá...

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 | By leo | Views [1359] | Comments [6]

A chegada em Bancoc foi tranqüila depois de uma noite dormida no trem. O taxista nos deixou do outro lado da avenida e tivemos que caminhar, ou melhor nos arrastar com nossa bagagem até o hotel. Foi aí que caiu uma das rodinhas da mala fuleira... ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping