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Renewal on Ton Sai – Phra Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand
Renewal on Ton Sai
Phra Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand
After a month away, I was surprised to see the face of Hat Ton Sai had changed significantly. Two new restaurants had sprung up where there had previously been only wreckage, travelers were beginning to return, a brand new concrete and glas
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Sukulent Sukhumvit – Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Sukulent Sukhumvit
Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand
‘Prik’ and ‘Phed’ or hot and spicy, that’s the way Bangkok food has been since the traders introduced chili some centuries ago. Sukhumvit Road is one of many diverse areas of Bangkok and is a main thoroughfare in
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Get your Kicks in Bangkok – Bangkok, Thailand
Get your Kicks in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
“We want to go see Thai Boxing,” I said to the Tuk-Tuk driver as we hopped aboard the run down three-wheeled machine. “We want to go to the stadium here,” I added, pointing at the map I had unfolded. “OK, no problem,̶
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Werlins and the King of Siam Part One – Southern Thailand
Werlins and the King of Siam Part One
Thailand
Siam it no longer is and we didn’t in fact meet the King. But your only and therefore favorite far-eastern reporters did navigate 10 incredibly interesting days in Thailand.
Upon the advice of Jake and Jessie’s YIS teacher, Mr. Weekes,
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Werlins and the King of Siam Part Two – Northern Thailand
Werlins and the King of Siam Part Two
Thailand
Chiang-mai has become a hub for travelers in and out of Thailand. It is on the southern edge of the Thailand mountainous area and the southern end of the Golden Triangle. For those non-thriller readers, that is the world’s #1 opium area cover
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The two sides of the coin…Crossing into Laos – Laos and Thailand
The two sides of the coin…Crossing into Laos
Chiang Mai, Thailand to Luang Prabang, Laos
So, like I said there are two sides to this story of going from Chiang Mai, Thailand to our final destination of Luang Prabang…The romantic side and the realistic side. You need both sides to re
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Monkeying around Northern Thailand – Thailand
Monkeying around Northern Thailand
Pai, Northern Thailand
It was on the return journey from Mae Hong Song in Northern Thailand to the small village of Pai that the incident occurred. I’d hired a small moped to make the twisting, mountainous journey and was feeling slightly the worse for w
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Nice Temples, Not so Nice Town – Ayuthaya, Thailand
Nice Temples, Not so Nice Town
Ayuthaya, Thailand
Ayuthaya’s attractions are its ruined temples, built during its heyday in the 400 years that it served as the Thai capital. These are in a similar style (although not on quite the same scale) as the Khmer temples at Angkor and the now utte
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Chiang Mai’s Live Music Scene – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai’s Live Music Scene
Chiang Mai Thailand
One of the bands performing at a Ping Riverside restaurant If Thai food is more to your liking, no worries, just walk to the next restaurant only a few meters away to The Good View, 13 Charoenrat Road. Thai and western varieties of rock, j
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Finding a Good Thai Restaurant in Chiang Mai – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Finding a Good Thai Restaurant in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Thailand
Do you ever wonder why there are so many Thai restaurants and food stalls in Chiangmai? I did, and my Thai wife explains it like this. Why stay home and cook when you can get ready-to-eat food that is cheaper than cooking at home?
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Pattaya – Give it to me, baby! – Pattaya, Thailand
Ah yes, Pattaya. Ten nights in the Amari Orchid Hotel, one of the top establishments in that particular resort. How did it go?
Well, a fairly mixed result, but in general I would say it was a pretty successful holiday. We arrived about 7 o’clock in the evening, pretty tired and very hot a
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Shopping In Chiang Mai, Thailand – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Shopping In Chiang Mai Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai is famous for gems and jewelry just make sure you buy from a reputable shop We have all heard about the gem scams Thailand is famous for. Make purchases of jewelry and gems from a reputable dealer or shop such as Princess Jewelry o
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How to Bargain at the Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai – Chiang Mai, Thailand
How to Bargain at the Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, Thailand
When it comes to the open markets of Chiangmai, most newly arrived foreigners are steered directly either by guidebooks, travel agencies, hotel desk clerks and even tuk-tuk drivers to the Night Bazaar on Changklan Road betwee
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Ooh La La In Koh Samui – Thailand
Ooh La La In Koh Samui
Koh Samui, Thailand
After a long, arduous journey, snaking through the Malaysian Peninsula with my TC 2005 (Travelling Companion 2005), I decide it was all worth the hassle as I gaze at the bright twinkly island as we approach it on the boat. A health warning should be pu
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Attack of the Dead Fish and Other Misdemeanors – Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province, Thailand
Attack of the Dead Fish and Other Misdemeanors
Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province, Thailand
My home on Koh TaoOn that particular spear fishing trip I was sunbathing on Roland’s long tail boat as Roland fished the aqua depths with his high tech underwater fishing equipment. When he finally surf
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American Mind in Conflict with Thai Experience – Thailand
American Mind in Conflict with Thai Experience
Thailand
Mmy beach hutArriving in Ko Samui was not the end of the line. A truck imitating a taxi loaded everyone into the back and drove towards Lamai, a small quiet town on the beach. I jumped off the back of the truck and was standing on the main
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Travel in Thailand – Difficult? – Thailand
Travel in Thailand – Difficult?
Thailand
If you ask me traveling is Thailand is an ordeal. I know there are probably many of you out there shaking your heads – “Travel in Thailand’s easy isn’t it? – It’s all laid on for you.” The answer to this is a s
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Romance and Retirement – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Romance and Retirement
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Have you heard of Chiang Mai before? Well if the answer is no, then you are in the majority and you may be missing out on something that could change your life forever.
Located about 420 miles northwest of Bangkok, Chiang Mai is
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The Bangkok Gem Shock – Bangkok, Thailand
The Bangkok Gem Shock
Bangkok, Thailand
Having conquered the majority of Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, I suppose you could say we were becoming robust backpackers. No set of circumstances we experienced in the previous ten months could have prepared us for the ordeal we endured in Bangko
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Creeping Loneliness in Thailand – Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Creeping Loneliness in Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
For a solo traveler, especially a woman, twilight is the pivotal moment of each day. The next forty-five minutes determine which way the delicate balance of alone versus lonely will tilt for the upcoming evening. Stores close, buses st
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