I have spoken briefly before about the whole elephant tourism thing in Thailand, but I could never really find the words to describe how I felt about it. Instead, I posted a black and white photo essay to try and portray the elephant camp experience. Is it right that elephants are being used for rides [...]
After island hopping around Southern Thailand for a while, we finally found our perfect tropical island beach getaway on Ao Chao Phao Beach on Koh Phangan. Although the beach isn't that great for swimming as the water isn't very deep, it's great to just laze around in, and when the tide goes out each day [...]
The Chao Phraya River is really the backbone of Bangkok, Thailand. The river is always full of activity and the ferry system that runs up and down this water highway is one of the best ways to get around the city. While travelling upstream on the orange line ferry after a day out in central [...]
Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is the city's most sacred temple due to it being the origin of the journey of the Emerald Buddha - Thailand's most sacred treasure. Located in the temple's ubosot (main shrine) is this ancient Bronze Buddha which is believed to be over 600 years old. I was quite [...]
I've written quite a lot on this blog about my love for visiting markets when I travel, and my favourite part of the world to do this would have to be Asia. When we were in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Veronika and I decided to do a Thai food cooking course, which combined my love for [...]
This week's travel photo is of the ruined viharn at Wat Thammikarat in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Wat Thammikarat is a lesser visited ruin in the historical park of Ayutthaya and it is still used as a working Buddhist temple today.
Although we didn't like Phuket at all on our trip to Thailand, the one day that we spent out exploring nearby Phang Nga Bay left us with some great memories. The bay is dotted with tiny limestone karst islands with hidden coves and beaches, and it's waters are clean and inviting, making it a very [...]
It was a hot and humid day in Chiang Rai, Thailand, as I sat sweating in my bus seat at the central bus station. A lady outside was going from window to window selling tubes of bamboo stuffed with sticky rice. The lady sitting in front of me purchased a tube for 15 Baht, and [...]
When I was in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand, most of the tours listed in the travel agent windows included a stop at the Golden Triangle. Apart from it's notorious history in Opium smuggling and the fact that it is the meeting point of three different countries, I knew very little about it, so I [...]
I really can't speak more highly of Thailand. The culture, people, food and beautiful landscapes really touched my heart as I travelled through the country. When I visited South East Asia last year, I spent around five weeks travelling in Thailand and I had some amazing experiences and visited some very beautiful places. Although [...]
