Destination: Thailand

Baan Chompoo (House of Pink)

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By sunnydays | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry

On a whim, I bought a ‘rapid’ (16 hour journey) one-way train ticket from Hua Lamphong station (central Bangkok, in Chinatown/Yaowarot) to Chiang Mai, in Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai was renowned for having the biggest Songkran water festival. Just one ... Read more >

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120 CCs and Mountain

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By manicmanek | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry

Last winter, I decided to visit a friend living in Bangkok Thailand. Exactly 24 hours after landing at Suvarnabhumi Int’l Airport, she and I boarded an overnight bus to head up to northern destinations Pai and Chiang Mai to enjoy cooler temperatures and ... Read more >

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Photos: Diary of the runaway girl

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By mondorock | Photo Gallery

Tags: thailand; diaryoftherunawaygirl; nomad;

The Rookie Traveller.

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By laura_dennison | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry

You can always spot a rookie from an Alexander Supertramp. The highlighted itinerary nestled in my armpit or choice of flight home with a 13-hour stop over in Oman would be evidence enough to determine that I’m a newbie. I run a finger across the edges ... Read more >

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Photos: Songkran 2014.

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By naddydaud | Photo Gallery

paradise lost

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By vfw | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry

remember our final year class trip to Thailand. My friend Mike and I were watching the sun come up over Koh Phangan from the sea, a tropical island paradise and home to the famous full moon party. We were floating there in the early hours of the morning ... Read more >

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Phu Kradueng - The reward for my effort.

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By allsteps | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry

This story happened in high school, I just the girl that have only one destination was entered to the good university. I went Phu Kradueng for wrote the report for biology class. The first time that I knew that the long and hard way to Phu Kradueng I ... Read more >

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24+1 hours on the bus

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By sayamon | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

Once upon a time, a little girl carried an old green backpack from Thailand to China. The first time to meet the straight people who had the same emotional as adventure. The first time laid down on the sleeping bus more than 25 hours with the straight ... Read more >

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The Most Expensive Room in Thailand

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By jesbrewer10 | Views [270] | Scholarship Entry

After four solid days diving, we were shattered. We spent what we thought was our final evening in Koh Tao relaxing in a café. We relaxed, enjoying the soothing waves on the beach and watching the talented performers swirl chains of fire around their ... Read more >

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When in Thailand.

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By janinecarla | Views [183] | Scholarship Entry

A first travel ever made and chose to have it outside the country, Thailand, a land with centuries of Heritage and known cultures. A lot more has never been known yet, what was on today was a daily living made. Meet the locals and how my culture as a ... Read more >

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I'm Here

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By mrfiksal | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry

This is the first time I go overseas, I am in an exchange program in University Utara Malaysia for 1 semester (4-5 months). It's been my dream to go overseas and thanks to God, I'm here. So, I went to Thailand in mid term holiday, I went there only for ... Read more >

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Thieves Amongst The Temples

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By dbond34 | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry

Ayutthaya, Thailand. It was only when I arrived, after a humid four hour train journey from Bangkok, that I learnt how to pronounce the name correctly - ‘A-you-tay-a’. The allure of Ayutthaya was the opportunity to gaze upon the ageing ruins of a once ... Read more >

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Surreal - Part #5

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By naddydaud | Views [557]

While we were on the minivan to Krabi, we met a Malaysian couple who planned to celebrate Songkran in Krabi. They wanted to see how the celebration is like in Krabi because they celebrated it in Hat Yai years ago and they really enjoyed it and they have ... Read more >

Tags: 2014, ao nang, beach, krabi, mr. long bar, songkran, thailand, water

Chiang Mai

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By krodin | Views [872]

Chiang Mai We arrived in Chiang Mai in time for the Saturday Night Market on Wualai Street. This was a pleasant break from temple viewing even though the market was packed with people along the two kilometers of vendors selling everything from household ... Read more >

Photos: Chiang Rai

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By miguel_rubi | Photo Gallery