Travel in Thailand from the Charm in Northern Thailand to Islands in South. New Tourism, Culture, Lifestyle and Boutique Travel. Independent Guide to Travel in Thailand.
Our original island hopping itinerary included the famous Koh Khai islands; an itinerary which was quickly dropped following advice of the resort and their apt description of “more Chinese ass underwater than fish”. Instead we join a less travelled itinerary booking a 5 hour private long-tail boat tour of the Phang-Nga area including some of the […]
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On our escape to Koh Yao Yai we stay at a number of resorts and without a doubt Santhiya Koh Yao Yai is the best of them, by a long way. While paying above our usual budget we are happy to go the extra and yes we are rewarded. Santhiya exceeds all expectations, the pool
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Having lived in Bangkok 3 years and travelled back and forth for 10 I thought its time to add my own take on top Bangkok attractions. While it’s been long since I did touristy stuff I do still host the occasional visitor and to keep them entertained I use often follow the same set itinerary
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The best route for travel to Koh Yao Yai from Phuket will depend on a number of reasoning; where are you on the island, how fast you want to get there and how much are you prepared to pay. In Phuket you will find two main piers one in the Northeast of the island (Bang
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Phuket is relatively new to me and while I have visited in the past it has only been on passing en route to the surrounding, less developed areas (hideaways in the north of the island, Koh Maprao (coconut island) and Koh Yao Yai). So to date I’ve failed to see Phuket city centre and in honesty I’ve never
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Many people ask about my website’s title ‘Live Less Ordinary’ apparently it’s confusing but in truth everything is there in the name (idiots). To beef it up a bit…. it is about my decision to ‘live a lifestyle less ordinary to others’. Of course this can be in infinite ways but here, on my website,
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We leave the condo at 7am, the bus leaves Bangkok at 8am, the boat leaves the Trat Ferry Pier (Ao Thammachart) at 1pm, we arrive in Ko Chang at 13.30pm. The journey from Bangkok to Koh Chang takes roughly 5 hours 30 minutes and for our journey we travel by minibus leaving the Victory monument terminal near
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Travel from Koh Chang to Koh Kood is an expensive journey and while considering the alternatives we reluctantly pay the priciest option travelling by speed boat. Choosing the slow boat, while slightly cheaper (700 Baht), it does add 3 hours to the journey and ultimately wastes a whole lot of time. Travel takes roughly 1
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If not travelling from Koh Mak I would skip past Koh Kham island. While it is beautiful, soft white sands, warm turquoise waters etc, it is also a far reach from most other islands in the area and has little going on. Pristine beaches are in abundance in this region, try Koh Kood, Koh Wai or
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Thai curries are often the best starting point for food exploration in Thailand. Fortunately they are also the easier to find of dishes found from North to South and from fancy restaurant menus to shop-house and local eateries. All popular Thai curries blend their own take on the salty, sour, sweet and hot signatures of
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