 | a bumpy journey with a bit of philosophy
2010-02-09, Sukhothai, Thailand. By: Khris | | We took the bus to Soukothia today. The taxi lady did not turn up so we rang her and she sent a friend. I think she may have overslept, her friends told us that she had had a difficult fare the day be... |
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 | Chat to chief monk (as you do)
2010-02-08, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | Today we visited Wat Bupparan and got chatting to the chief monk of the whole of Chiang Mai, in charge of over 2000 temples and the monks within. We also got in conversation with a man who turned out ... |
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 | Diving with Bull sharks
2010-01-31, Ko Tao, Thailand. By: lizshipley | | 31/01/2010
Didnt sleep at all as my ferry from Ko Pha-ngan for Ko Tao left at 7.30am. On arriving I checked into Big blue Diving centre were I was quickly convinced to do an SSI Advanced diving cours... |
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| Diving with Bull sharks
2010-01-31, Ko Tao, Thailand. By: lizshipley | | 31/01/2010
Didnt sleep at all as my ferry from Ko Pha-ngan for Ko Tao left at 7.30am. On arriving I checked into Big blue Diving centre were I was quickly convinced to do an SSI Advanced diving cours... |
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| Full Moon
2010-01-27, Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand. By: lizshipley | | 27/01/2010 - 30/01/2010
On the ferry over to Ko Pha-ngan met a really nice girl called Suzanne who I ended up spending the whole of Full Moon with. We also met a Canadian on the Ferry called Andy, ... |
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 | The day of the flower festival proper
2010-02-06, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | We missed breakfast and got a tuk-tuk to take us to the festival. He charged double his usual fee on account of the traffic. The floats were quite a long way apart from each other. I took loads of vid... |
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 | Koh Tao, my first island
2010-02-04, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: kay1968 | | I got off of the train at 4.15am at Chumpon and left Alix sleeping as she was getting off at Surat Thani. It was dead easy from the station to Koh Tao. I bought a combined bus and express ticket for 5... |
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 | Flower festival in the park
2010-02-05, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | They say a picture is worth a thousand words and pictures are certainly what the flower festival is all about. Two things that are difficult to convey by words or pictures are smells and feelings. Bot... |
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 | Bangkok, what feels like my second home
2010-02-02, Bangkok, Thailand. By: kay1968 | | Oops I did it again. I over packed and have the largest and fullest rucksack that I have seen. Never mind I can always dump stuff and I should know by now that even if I try I can't do travelling ligh... |
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 | Jungle flight and Thai dancing
2010-02-04, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | We booked the Jungle Flight for the 6.30am pick up because we thought that would be the only way we would see any wildlife. Turns out we got hold of the wrong end of the stick Jungle Flight has nothin... |
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| Arrival in Chiang Mai
2010-02-02, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | Today is the start of our first day in Thailand. We arrived yesterday and took a connecting flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The problem with life is that you get just one chance at it. That is not... |
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 | First day in Chiang Mai
2010-02-03, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Khris | | After breakfast we went for a walk through Chiang Mai visiting various temples. They are a bit varied so having done one you certainly have not done them all. The monks are quite approachable. We spen... |
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| The plan
2010-01-31, Bangkok, Thailand. By: Khris | | We are doing this trip entirely independently and I never quite realised how difficult this would turn out to be. Well we are being fairly ambitious I suppose! The problem is that you never quite know... |
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 | From Thailand with love
2010-01-28, Bangkok, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Hi dearest ones,
I feel very self conscious. Exhilarated and utterly flattered, but self aware all the same. You see, I have been asked to write a few essays for a travel book on Thailand!! I have ... |
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| "Oh my Buddha"
2010-01-24, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: lizshipley | | 22/01/2010 - 23/01/2010
After arriving in Chiang Mai yesterday I booked a 2 day trek tour and a cheaper version of "The flight of the Gibbons" (zipwire and canopy tour).
The first day of the tre... |
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| Captivating Thai
2010-01-21, Bangkok, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dearest ones,
How would you react if a big group of bikers would cycle through your narrow alley at least three times a day? You'd be annoyed and wondering why they aren't alternating their route m... |
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| Reminiscing Laos
2010-01-13, Bangkok, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Hello you all,
Before I start filling you in on my 'working life' in Bangkok (which is absolutely lovely, I feel euphoric!), I feel like I shouldn't wait too long to put down on paper my experience... |
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 | Itching To See Thailand
2010-03-22, Bangkok, Thailand. By: jenbhappy | | Currently brainstorming a trip to Bali, Indonesia (particularly Ubud) and Thailand (particularly Phuket) this March 12 - 29, 2010.
Not sure what my itinerary will look like, but I think I'd like to... |
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| A bicycle tour guide I am!
2010-01-07, Bangkok, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | You dearest people,
Guess what? I got a job! I'm working as a bicycle tour guide here in Bangkok! Let me start from the beginning. You recall Vang Vieng, right? That place in Laos that's incredibly... |
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| Let's see, where was I?
2010-01-05, Bangkok, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dear you all,
Excuse me for neglecting my blog in such a manner. I promise I'll be better. Now let's see, where was I? Ah yes Laos. As I told you before I entered the country in the North and then ... |
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 | Thailand & Vietnam
2008-01-08, Asia, Thailand. By: sbw | | Tuesday
If this day is a predictor of the trip, we’re in trouble. The first-leg flight was 2 hours late leaving Richmond which caused us to miss the connecting flight from Charlotte to L.A. Arrived... |
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 | Kuala Lumpur To Thailand By Train.
2009-11-16, Hat Yai, Thailand. By: fradelaide | |
Here is an idea for travelers taking the train to Thailand from Australia.
I used this travel plan and saved about $500 on my normal fare.
You do need to be a little flexible with your travel da... |
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 | Sorry it's been so long!!
2009-12-14, Koh tao, Thailand. By: leed1983 | | Let me apologise to begin with, let me apologise for what I have failed to write over the past 6 - 8 weeks! The last time I wrote I was in Cambodia, which to me now seems a distant memory. Since then ... |
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| 8 more hours
2009-11-06, Luang Prabang Range, Thailand. By: mandhughes | | So we ran to get that boat that morning, we didn't want to get stuck in the hell hole for another min.
When we got on we saw a couple (Jo and Stuart) that we met in the Visa queue so decided to si... |
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 | The Ghost town that is Chiang Khong
2009-11-04, Chiang Khong, Thailand. By: pinners | | After a quick brekkie at our guesthouse we jumped on a bus heading to the northern border of Thailand and Laos, being independent travelers we fucked off the organised tours and decided to sort it out... |
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| Pak Beng
2009-11-05, Chiang Khong, Thailand. By: mandhughes | | So we picked up our visas made it to the slow boat port (about a 15min walk) and realised the ticket was only 100bht cheaper gutted ha.
We boarded the boat at 11:30 the trip was going to take 6 hour... |
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| All creatures great and small
2009-10-31, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: pinners | | When we left the internet cafe last time we were walking back to our hotel for a quick shower when we saw some westerners hanging outside the mobile 'deep fried bug stand', intrigued, we hung around t... |
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| Bus to Chaing Khong
2009-11-04, Chiang Khong, Thailand. By: mandhughes | | So today we started 1 of our many bus journeys to Chiang Khong so we could cross over to Loas on the the 5th, set off about 12:00, boring as hell also felt abit sick they are rubbish roads on a tiny m... |
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| Chaing Mai - Festival Time
2009-11-01, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: mandhughes | | We arrived in Chiang Mai on the 1st of Nov after our 1 hour train journey from Bangkok, we were harassed (for a change) by tuk tuk drivers, then a nice women approached us and offered to take us in a ... |
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 | Last Days in Bangkok
2009-11-05, Bangkok, Thailand. By: mynewlife | | It was hard to leave Asia as I headed back to the west. I learned a lot of things such as how to live as much as I could like a local in Thailand, the happiness that comes with people not of wealth, a... |
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| The train journey from hell
2009-10-31, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: pinners | | Having arrived at Bangkok train station with plenty of time to spare we went to locate our train, obviously, in our heads we were wandering down the platform looking for something resembling the Hogwa... |
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| Wat the ..........??!!!
2009-10-27, Bangkok, Thailand. By: pinners | | For those of you who aren't already aware by now the big trip started extremely smoothly when we missed our first bloody train to London!! So, I was standing at the platform at 13.55 as the train drov... |
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| Big city
2009-10-27, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dear friends and family,
Not surprisingly, I have learned something. About the Thai to be more precise. Something quite distracting really, 'cause I am not so good at dealing with this weird custom... |
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 | Thai Community Service
2009-10-24, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: sbennetj3 | | One of the components of "Adventure Week" is community service. Our group visited a Lahu village for two days to help build a kitchen counter, build a new toilet, paint a building, and play with the ... |
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 | Thai Adventures
2009-10-25, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: sbennetj3 | | I accompanied a group of teachers and students from my school to Northern Thailand for "Adventure Week." I tried many things for the first time including rock climbing, tyrolean traversing, and zip l... |
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| Vietnam it is!
2009-10-21, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dear you all,
My real adventure is kicking off in Vietnam! In only 8 days time I'm getting on a plane to Saigon...! The plan is to travel up north to Hanoi and then to cross the laotian border afte... |
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| A week in Bangkok
2009-10-18, Bangkok, Thailand. By: mynewlife | | Another week has passed by and the days have both been rainy and sunny. So far so much has happened it feels more like twice the time since I have done a lot. A movie, a painful Thai massage, meeting ... |
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| Never tuc-tuc's around when you need them
2009-10-18, Pai, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Hi there,
Little switch. Okay quite a change from quiet, calm Mae Hong Son to touristy lively Pai. I can’t say I mind though. It’s nice to have more ‘falang’ (Thai for ‘white people,’ so foreigners... |
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| The other volunteers
2009-10-16, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Hi, me again,
I would like to tell you one or two things about the other volunteers here. As I said before, we are 5. Amy and Che both worked with kids back in London and have now been travelling f... |
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| Major wake up call
2009-10-16, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dearest family and friends,
Cultural immersion isn't always fun. So I found out the hard way. Reality is harsh, really. I had the opportunity to meet Tee la Pon's mother. She lives in an ,scarily c... |
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| Rainy days in Bangkok
2009-10-14, Bangkok, Thailand. By: mynewlife | | As the water pours so the day go by quickly here, its already been three days since Ive been in Bangkok and Ive started to see more of the local life here.
The days of the tourists, of the palace ... |
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| Finally RAIN!
2009-10-11, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | I've discovered something! I know just why asians eat so much rice. It an esthetic thing. Honestly, no better way to create beautiful scenery than by popping some rice fields in the landscape (could b... |
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 | Temple, kids and lake
2009-10-10, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Hi guys,
Today's been a hot day. I took the morning off with Carly, the American girl, in order to climb up to the temple that overviews the town of Mae Hong Son. The 30 minutes climb turned out to... |
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| Things are looking up
2009-10-08, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dear you all,
A hell of a day! I started of with a little motorbike accident...yeah and it couldn't have gone any sillier. I just started the motor and ran through someone's fence avoiding the car ... |
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| First post
2009-10-07, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: lotschurin | | Dear friends and family,
There it is finally. My very first post. It took me a week to actually sit down and write this. I had to acclimatize and that just turned out to be a bit harder than I expe... |
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| The perfect Storm!
2009-09-31, Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand. By: leed1983 | | I feel I should retract a little of what I said last time when slating Ko Phi Phi! We have had simply the most outstanding day!! Filled with of all the beauty nature has to off and also its unbelieveb... |
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