So, for those who aren’t in the know, I arrived safely home on Monday night. I will recount here the last three weeks of my Asian journey, in Busan, Bangkok and Manila. Arriving in Busan slightly after 6PM Tuesday, I hopped on subway to Seomyeon, where I found a nice little hotel just off the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Thailand’
29 Aug
Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket (Town)
Only three things in life are guaranteed: death, taxes and, if I’m anywhere near a beach, rain… Much the same as my brief stint in Mui Ne, rain was the order of the day during my stay in southern Thailand. Having hopped on the bus to Krabi at 6PM Saturday evening, it was nearly 8PM [...]
22 Aug
Bangkok: The Sequel
I know I’m in the minority, but I love Bangkok. I don’t honestly know why. Its definitely in the top 5 cities I’ve visited (New York, Hong Kong, Luang Prabang and a C.T.B.N.L.). And Khao San Road might just be the best street in the world – controversial opinion I know… So arriving in Bangkok [...]
21 Jul
Nahkon Ratchasima and Ubon Ratchathani
So far the least touristic leg of my travels – I really only visited both Khorat (Nakhon Ratchasima) and Ubon (Ubon Ratchathani) to make it easier to get into Laos. And as this is the main reason most tourists come, there really isn’t a whole lot of stuff to do… So I arrived in Khorat [...]
18 Jul
Chiang Mai
Let me tell you the end of the story before I even begin, I really enjoyed my time in Chiang Mai. I didn’t spend as much time sight-seeing as I had in Bangkok and Ayutthaya, strangely enough I bumped into a lot of the fellow travellers who I had met and befriended in Ayutthaya and, [...]
13 Jul
Photo Thai(m) Finally…
At this stage I have uploaded a lot of photos from Bangkok and Ayutthaya to Facebook. I haven’t yet gotten around to them all and I haven’t had the time to upload the select few photos to WordPress. But feel free to have a look around my Facebook albums in the meantime: Bangkok: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=137726&id=505565420&l=290d9a3ded Ayutthaya: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=137733&id=505565420&l=f839c26a40 Also, [...]
13 Jul
Ayutthaya
Quick history lesson – Ayutthaya was the ancient capital of Thailand – however, it was sacked by the Burmese in the late 1700s. Nowadays the modern town rests just to the east of the ancient remains. Class is now over. I arrived in Ayutthaya on Tuesday afternoon. The first thing I wanted to do was [...]
7 Jul
Bangkok
Howdy folks. Now that I am in Ayutthaya, let me briefly describe my time in Bangkok. I apologise in advance for the lack of photos, I’m still trying to find an internet cafe which has the software to upload photos properly. I arrived Friday evening, right on time pleasantly enough, but having not slept on [...]
6 May
Thailand
Okay, I know when a lot, probably the majority, of people travel to Thailand, they go for three things – the beaches, the sun and drink. However, I don’t drink alcohol and, in the sun, I burn like Michael Scott’s foot on a George Foreman. So what I’m saying is, while I will take advantage of weather and beaches if [...]
1 May
Asia
So, as I mentioned in my first post, my destination is Asia. At the moment, the countries I’m visiting will be Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan and South Korea. I’m still not sure how long I will travelling for, or how long I will be spending in each country, [...]
