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The Visa Run

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [2933]

There's nothing like a free visa when you're traveling to around a dozen countries in a row. Visa fees can add up fast, something that's easy to forget when you're trying to calculate expenses. Visa costs are all over the place: free for the UK ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Scarred Beauties, Sacred Memories.

Sat, 8 May 2010 | By lisamorrison | Views [1218]

Once the two most prosperous cities in Siam (Thailand), Sukhothai and Ayuthaya exist today as minor civilisations and a tribute to their violent history in the form of crumbling ruins that sweep their respective landscapes, like scars on an otherwise ... Read more >

Tags: ayuthaya, buddhist, ruins, sukhothai, temples, war

Chiang Mai - the second attempt (5/29 - 6/1)

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 | By coliestravels | Views [1089]

Before I left my last location, I wrote the world's best journal entry for Chiang Mai. It was inspiring, thoughtful, witty, laden with perfect pictures, and probably would have been the answer for world peace. Since it apparently did not post, none ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, cooking class, elephants, white water rafting

August 1st Koh Samet

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [946]

We had breakfast this morning. The usual fried eggs with toast and veggies. For some reason or other the food seems better and healthier out here. Even when it seems ill prepared. I am guessing that most of the food is fairly fresh and not ... Read more >

Cave dwelling!

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 | By jsgknaus | Views [816]

October 21 After a day of mostly relaxation and getting to know the area around our bungalows, we decided to be a little adventurous! We rented a motorbike which I drove (luckily the roads were waaaaay calmer and flatter than in Phuket when Hila drove ... Read more >

Tags: beach, cave, koh lanta, krabi, massage, thailand

Bangkok 3

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 | By emily_b | Views [600] | Comments [2]

Note to self: never laugh at anyone's mosquito bite misfortune (especially jess'), it will literally come back to bite you- in my case twice on the nose!!! I have a swollen nose which looks like I have a giant boil on the end of it. I can’... Read more >

Days 108 - 121 - The return to Thailand

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | By claire_jefferies | Views [596] | Comments [1]

We had quite an adventurous trip back to Bangkok. First leg - longtail to the mainland and a minibus to Pakse. In classic Lao style, this all seemed to be rather more complicated than it needed to be. We were the last (naturally) in our minibus, ... Read more >

Island Hopping

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 | By katie_aurora | Views [595]

Our time in Koh Samui is up...we must now jump into the water and swim our way to Koh Phangan! Should be a 40 minute journey :) Looking forward to the Fullmoon party, not so much to sharing a bathroom.... Talk soon! Love, Katie and Aurora ;)

Tags: koh samui

Thailand 2014 - Chiang Mai

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 | By megandrob | Views [539]

After a couple of days relaxing in Sukothai, we headed up to Chiang Mai. The two Germans we met were on our bus, so we made some plans with them. We arrived in Chiang Mai on Sunday afternoon, just in time for the Sunday market. Chiang Mai is a walled ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, elephants, night market, woodys elephant camp

Songkran in Thailand

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By hurricanebrian | Views [372] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Sawadeekrup! My name is Brian and I am originally from California. I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Television in 2007. However, after graduating, I set my passion aside to travel. I fell into seasonal jobs which ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico