Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012 | Views [562]
We had already decided that we didn't want to spend new year in Bangkok as we thought it would be even more chaotic than its normal crazy state so we headed to Khao Yai national park. We got a bus to the gate of the park but it was still 14km to the ... Read more >
Thursday, 29 Dec 2011 | Views [845]
As usual we knew little about what to expect at Ayuthaya except that there were a number of ruined temples there. Ayuthaya was the capital of Thailand from 1350 until 1767 when the Burmese invaded. It turned out that the ruined temples were much more ... Read more >
Monday, 14 Nov 2011 | Views [518]
We were lucky enough to be in Chiang Mai for the Loi Krathong festival (we were mistaken about it being the Thai new year in the last post, due to crossed wires with our guesthouse owner!) During the festival people honour the Buddha with light (consisting ... Read more >
Thursday, 10 Nov 2011 | Views [666]
We were a bit apprehensive about getting the bus from Hua Hin to Bangkok as the foreign office had advised again "all but essential travel to the city of Bangkok" owing to the flooding. However, with our Thai visas running out in a week, we ... Read more >
Sunday, 6 Nov 2011 | Views [631]
After a wonderful 6 days in the tropical gardens of Ban Kruit YHA (thoroughly recommended!), we decided to indulge ourselves with a bit of luxury for a few days. That's not to say we hadn't experienced luxury......if a mosquito net and cold monsoon outside ... Read more >
Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 | Views [519]
We left Bangkok,probably just in time..not only did we see flooding on both sides of the tracks, but the train tracks themselves were flooded in several places. The ticket computer at Bangkok saion said no when we asked for a second class ticket,so we ... Read more >
Saturday, 22 Oct 2011 | Views [439]
Well we made it in one (dry) piece to Bangkok! Whilst the flight is lengthy, Qantas is now Sarah's favourite new airline. As we flew into Bangkok we could see flooding north of the city, however we landed in a very modern, dry air-conditioned airport.... Read more >
