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Simple day tours are limited for us from Bangkok, and after covering Ayutthaya, I find myself pretty much lost. As I would otherwise give Kanchanaburi a day or two given time. But on my mum’s last visit she was hassled into a Bangkok to Kanchanaburi tour by a pushy kiosk operator at her hotel. And more or […]
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A while back I set myself the task of visiting every island in Thailand, or at least those habitable, with actual accommodation on their shores. Yet 6 years on and I am no closer than I was in the first years. Because I am admittedly more drawn to big cities and food in travel. So
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Thai VISA runs have become a main feature on this blog, having now covered most myself in nearby Asia (check here for my Top 10 Thai Visa Runs), although my routine stop would almost always be Penang (Malaysia) given it is the cheapest and easiest tourist visa application from Bangkok (and also has fantastic food). However
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When in Isaan I would cycle pretty much daily in the local village and through the rice fields, a habit which I have taken to many destinations, apart from Bangkok, as it really isn’t well known for being a bike friendly city at all. Because the city centre areas will always be near impossible to find
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I would never expect people to travel from Bangkok to Korat for their malls specifically, but I personally spend near half the year in the further flung rice fields of Isaan, so our visits to Korat (aka Nakhon Ratchasima) are more for long-lost comforts in the best malls in Korat city centre. “They have air-con
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The Phanomrung Historical Park is part of a 225-kilometre long Ancient Khmer Highway, which leads from the revered temples of Angkor in Cambodia, and ends just north of Buriram at the Phimai Historical Park in Korat / Nakhon Ratchasima. However Phanomrung Historical Park (our travel guide here) would infinitely be the more exciting of these
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Sacred threads, or “Sai Sin” as they’re known in Thai, are probably best known for their use as string bracelets occasionally picked up by tourists and travellers on their travels. But these meager cuts of string bracelet often come from a much longer string that has been blessed by monks in Buddhist ritual. I come across these
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Thailand’s borders are often better known for their sprawling markets, casino crossings, and more-than-not, their dodgy goings-on. But they also share a wealth of culture and diversity, wherein Isaan for example, I spend a lot of time near the Cambodian borders with betel chewing grannies who talk in “Ka-Mehn” (Cambodian) so the younger generations can’t
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The reason this post is better than most, is because it’s a personal project, taken on by myself Fanfan, while Allan stays behind for his so-called ‘Man-Time’ (when he plays Pokemon like a kid). Through a month in Chiang Mai I took on an extensive cafe and coffee shop tour in a search for the best
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Khao Yai will always be known more for its National Park reserve, and UNESCO site, famous for its wildlife and irritable elephants. Although this area I have never actually been to before, as we always borrow cars when visiting, and people here do get worried about elephants potentially attacking and trampling their cars. And we
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