Thailand

Great stay in Krabi
2012-05-21, Krabi, Thailand. By: tinywalker

I've booked the hotel for staying for a short break trip in Krabi and travelling to Phuket in the next 2 days. So I choose the location in Aow Nang, it's so convenience place to stay in Krabi. Because...

Goodbye Koh Lipe
2012-01-12, Ko lipe, Thailand. By: kay1968

Where did the time go? Shit it's 12th January already. I have moved from the luxury of Beach Lipe Resort but at 1000 Baht a night (reduced from 1200Baht as it was 17 days) it was much more than I real...

Christmas 2011
2011-12-25, Ko lipe, Thailand. By: kay1968

Firstly I must apologise for not posting for a while. I’ve no excuse, just been too busy having fun and far too lazy! Oh yeah combined with Christmas, New Year, parties, hangovers……I’m sure you’re get...

Koh Lipe, still my paradise
2011-12-22, Ko lipe, Thailand. By: kay1968

Firstly a huge thanks to those who took the time to write on my guestbook page. It’s daft how you can be surrounded by so many people and yet feel so lonely. Don’t get me wrong I’d not chose to be any...

Back to Koh Lipe after 4 years.....
2011-12-15, Ko lipe, Thailand. By: kay1968

I woke up early this morning, about 6.30ish. The sounds of the waves and the birds urging me to get out of bed and to take a walk down the beach. It was deserted, al l but 2 local dogs and a guy rakin...

I just wanted to tell you all..........
2011-12-17, Ko lipe, Thailand. By: kay1968

We all have good days and we all have bad days but each and every day is so precious. Today I want to sing from the rooftops as I sit here on my balcony overlooking the ocean. I am so lucky……..why? No...

An escape
2011-08-26, Lat Krabang, Thailand. By: myler

Descending (the) Everest - Lat Krabang, Bangkok, September 26th I left my condo in Bang Pra, heading for the office on the outskirts of Bangkok, as usual at just after 5am and as usual I drove down t...

Last day on Koh Hai/Ngai
2011-12-11, Ko Hai Chang, Thailand. By: kay1968

Well it’s Sunday now and I’ve spent the last 3 days walking, swimming, sitting on the swing by the beach, eating good food and relaxing. I’ve explored the island, walking through the jungle to get to ...

Koh Hai
2011-12-09, Ko Hai Chang, Thailand. By: kay1968

I grabbed a quick breakfast and made my way to Gift’s shop. The journey to Pak Meng Pier cost 100Baht and I had my own personal driver and a Merc. After sitting around for an hour talking with some of...

Over night at Trang
2011-12-07, Trang, Thailand. By: kay1968

So having decided to leave Koh Sukorn I arrived back in Trang at 10.30 this morning. Originally I had planned to go to Lao Liang for a few days but again like Sukorn, I think it would be too quiet for...

Last day on Koh Sukorn.
2011-12-07, Ko sukon, Thailand. By: kay1968

Sadly my first impression of Sukorn Cabana Resort was wrong. I can’t complain about my room (other than the huge cock roach I found in the bathroom on day 2) but the service, staff and food here is s...

Koh Sukorn - Sukorn Cabana Resort
2011-12-05, Ko sukon, Thailand. By: kay1968

So much for my attempt at packing light before I left. Additional things I have bought in Bangkok include moisturizer, coffee, muesli, a salad, some fruit, water and some bread for the train journey...

Arrived in Bangkok, Hotel Astera Sathorn
2011-12-01, Bangkok, Thailand. By: kay1968

Wow I’m finally here. The delays I expected at Heathrow with all the strikes going on didn’t materialize however once boarding the aircraft we were told that a wheel change was required, Two and a hal...

a whole other world
2009-02-24, Phi Phi, Thailand. By: Pcummings

it is strange to think that this beautiful remote island was once destroyed by the tsuami which wiped out the whole of the island. I now can say first hand i have seen this island develop and grow to ...

Sunset in Bang Pra
2011-06-05, Bang Pra, Thailand. By: myler

It is Sunday 11th July as I sit on my balcony at my place in Bang Pra and reflect on what has been an extremely busy month that has just passed. Busy at work with a myriad of projects to work through,...

Last moments
2011-06-16, Bangkok, Thailand. By: tschuringa

I’ve heard about these temples somewhere hidden in Cambodia. They’re the most beautiful remains of the Khmer era and it would’ve been my last cultural destination. It’s hard to focus however when you ...

To Laos we go!
2011-04-23, Chiang Khong, Thailand. By: kevingindy

We arrived at the Border town and checked into our Guest house. It was up high overlooking the mighty Mekong River and I was happy to be there. We dropped the bags and immediately grabbed a beer to ...

Chiang Mai
2011-04-23, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: kevingindy

The train arrived about 2 hours late, at 9AM and we were picked up by the Intrepid van at the station. Chiang Mai looked much smaller than Bangkok, it has a population in the city of over 200,000. W...

Bangkok
2011-04-23, Bangkok, Thailand. By: kevingindy

We arrived in Bangkok around 11:30, went through immigration and then were met by a young Thai woman holding a sign for Anna Brozek. She took us to meet our car that would take us to the city. Our d...

Songkran comes to an end
2011-04-17, Bang Saen, Thailand. By: myler

Having spent a quiet week mostly at home in Bang Pra and avoiding almost all of the water drenching frivolities of the festivities, I brought my niece Isabelle and her boyfriend over from Bangkok for ...

Happy Thai New Year!
2011-04-15, Bang Saen, Thailand. By: myler

So the Thai New Year has begun and the fun and frolics of the "Songkran" festival are in full swing. The Songkran festival is celebrated as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April and i...

Isabelle's trip to Isaan
2011-04-11, That Phanom, Thailand. By: myler

That Phanom It is 22.24hrs on Saturday night as I write this first entry in my travel journal for this trip. I am sitting on the veranda at my place in Um Mao after a fairly long day. The morning sta...

Hairy Clams (or not) in Ang Sila
2011-03-19, Ang Sila, Thailand. By: myler

The great West Clare fiddle player Bobby Casey had a wonderful way with words and an impish sense of humour. He composed a handful of really melodic tunes and gave them interesting names. I was extrem...

Planxty on St. Patrick's Day in Bangkok
2011-03-17, Bang Pra, Thailand. By: myler

The alarm on my phone, every day of the working week, at 4.35am gently encourages me (at first) and then more insistently, to rise from my slumber and start the day. I shower, dress, and take the lift...

Koh Tao
2011-03-15, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: CarinaLee

This week my mom arrived. I met her in phuket on thursday... which was very uneventful, and then we flew to koh samui and took a ferry to Koh Tao. Koh Tao is known as divers paradise. It has the cheap...

A Sad Week
2011-03-14, Bang Pra, Thailand. By: myler

The past week was not a good one; sad news came one after the other. A couple of months ago I had been told that a colleague I used to work with here in Thailand had been diagnosed with cancer and ...

A Thai Driving Test
2011-03-09, That Phanom, Thailand. By: myler

After the comings and goings, to-ing and fro-ings, of the Buddhist ordination ceremony in Kut Chum, I stayed on in Isaan for an additional day in order to take the Thai driving test. My international ...

A Buddhist Ordination in Isaan
2011-03-07, kut Chum, Thailand. By: myler

A Buddhist Ordination in Isaan's Kut Chum: On Friday afternoon I left Bangkok from it's former international airport, Don Meung, for one of the provincial airports in Isaan (Thailand's North Easter...

An Oasis of Calm
2011-03-03, Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand. By: Myler

An unexpected treat: Yesterday the other directors of the company and myself had an off-site meeting. The location was suggested by one of the team and, with a printed map in the car, I left the of...

Rest and musical musings
2011-02-26, Bang Pra, Thailand. By: myler

Having spent week-ends away in Krabi and Kanchanaburi recently, and having been tied up in some fairly intense work during the weeks between, I repaired to Bang Pra on Friday night and enjoyed some ti...