Blogs from Ayutthaya, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 8

Early evening on 7th Feb. We flew to Bangkok via Doha, Qatar. We spent the first day for Myanmar Visa and we got it the same day. The next day we visited ancient capital Ayuthaya by train and we had a magnificient day. We will fly to Yangoon on 11th Feb.... read more

Valvoin taas yolla pari tuntia. Nukuin sitten puoli kahdeksaan asti. Lahdin kahdeksalta liikkeelle. Polkupyora oli siis vaihteeton, kasijarrullinen. Edessa oli kori, ja mukana oli toki lukko. Olin saanut vinkin, etta reppu kannatti kiinnittaa niin, ettei kukaan voi kiskaista sita irti. Oli hyva polkea: maasto on tasaista, tiet leveat eika liikennetta ole hirveasti. Vahan tuli mieleen Kyoto: sekin on entinen paakaupunki ja poljin siella 4 vuotta sitten. Poljin ensin kauimpana olevaan kohteeseen eli Wat Phra Si Sarphnetiin. Sisaanpaasy maksoi 50 bahtia, eli runsaan euron. Paikalla ei nakynyt kuin pari muuta turistia. Tassa paikassa oli kolme suippokarkista tornia. Kaikki rakennukset olivat raunioina ja niihin oli kielto astua. Etsin seuraavaksi norsupaikan. En nytkaan halunnut menna ratsastamaan norsulla, mutta otin niista valokuvia ja ostin myymalasta postikortteja. Paluumatkalla poikk... read more

With a couple of days to kill before my little brother and beloved girlfriend arrive in Thailand I decided to hop on a train a couple of hours north to the ancient city of Ayutthaya. This city is the former ancient capital of Thailand and is home to some of the most important temple ruins outside of Cambodia. Unfortunately after Angkor Wat the ruins are a little 'after the lord mayors show' but there is still plenty to see there. After hiring a bike, getting loads of great photos, seeing tonnes of old temples I set off back to the guesthouse. Only to get spectacularly lost, end up cycling down thai motorways, over bridges, on to another island on the opposite side of the city. Now, my sense of direction is pretty poor, but I did ... read more

With busy schedules, the lack of a Christmas break, and some six-day work weeks, I have spent the last few months in, or within the immediate vicinity of, Nakhon Sawan. A four-day weekend for New Years, followed by a two day weekend for a holiday that slips my mind at the moment, provided a chance for Tara and I to get back on the road. In the process, we took in some incredible sights, delicious tastes and, as always, met some wonderful people. In early December, our friend Ryan had mentioned a trip to Chiang Mai, the mountainous city of the north which Tara and I have been waiting to visit since we arrived in Thailand. Chiang Mai is known for it's beautiful surroundings, a city which is large with many western-ammenities, yet still small enough ... read more

I’m baaaack! This blog is well overdue and I’m sorry for not keeping everyone updated. A lot has happened since I last wrote, but I’ll try and keep it to a mere short story rather than a novel. With regards to teaching, things got a little smoother as the semester progressed. Along with picking up A LOT more Thai, I started to not care so much that the students were being devils because there wasn’t much I could do about it. I'm not sure if I mentioned this in another blog, but I found out that the school I was at is literally one of the worst schools in Ayutthaya. All the students that don't get into the good schools go to Ayutthaya Nusorn (A tuk tuk driver asked where I taught and when I told ... read more