Category: Thailand

Our visa expires tomorrow and with it comes our flight back to Bangkok. Five days later we’ll be in Nepal. Hurray for extreme weather changes.

Tomorrow we’ll head to a border town that is near Cambodia, and the next day attempt crossing as early in the morning as possible. As our “guide”, we’re using the often amusing Tales of Asia website. Wish us luck!

It is entirely possible for you to travel by foot to a bus stop to a boat taxi to a skytrain station to a mall to a subway to a train station. We have frequently used any 3 of the above in a day, and while it may seem chaotic, Bangkok has a way of…

Most people lay on the beach to relax with the sea breeze and gentle lapping of the waves. After a few days in Khao Sok, a national park / rainforest, we weren’t in any hurry to get back to the sand. We traded our ocean-side bungalow for one along a bamboo-lined river. We happily gave…

Like most tourists in Thailand, we flocked to Ko Phi Phi, an island of preternatural beauty and overwhelming tourists. Before arriving we were warned of sold-out rooms and sky-high prices, but we decided to take our chances in finding a bungalow on a remote beach briefly mentioned in Lonely Planet. On disembarking the ferry, we…

Another painless border crossing by public transportation and we are in Thailand. So far, the only items worth mentioning are yummy mango shakes, and our mattress is on the floor. Back to a language that makes the Greek alphabet look easy. Malaysia was great, and had some of the highlights of our trip with its…