Blogs from Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 5

Hi Everyone, So today we had an early wake up of 6.30 as we had a tour to a hot spring, the white temple, Chiang Rai, the golden triangle and a village tribe booked for the day. It didn't start great as they picked us up 25mins late at 8.05 (hate there random 07.15-7.40 pickup times) Once picked up we got put at the back of the bus which was the most cramped seats, our knees where killing. There was a good mix of ages and nationalities on the trip, so there were Belgium's, Dominican Republican, Canadians, Australians, French and English. Our guide for the day was a Thai guy called Oak, he was a funny and informative guy. We had an hours drive to the hot spring, Oak said it was not that good but ... read more

Hi all, We woke up early to head to the bus station in Phitsanulok, which was about a 20 minute walk from the Royal Place hotel. The bus was 57 baht (just over £1) to get to Sukhothai, about an hour away. We even me some girls from Stroud on the bus...small world. The ruins of Sukhothai is advertised in the Lonely Planet as one of the top 10 sites in Thailand, which is why we chose to come here. Definitely worth the visit due to the fantastic architectural style columns and Buddha figures. When we arrived in Sukhothai we hired bikes for 30 baht each-very good spec as you can see from the photos. We cycled to the central zone (there are 5 zones in total over 5km squared). Each zone is 100 baht each. ... read more

With only a short time in which to visit Bangkok, we started early and headed to the riverside to take a river boat to the main tourist sites of The Grand Palace and Wat Pho. The Grand Palace is amazing and we enjoyed a short tour with Captain Tavee, who was previously a member of the King's royal guard. The King and Queen are revered in Thailand and there are pictures of them everywhere - on every street, in every shop, every house. It's a cultural no-no to say anything bad about them, as well as it being a criminal offence. Following a lazy day sightseeing, we headed to Hua Lampong, the central train station, where we boarded the 1st class overnight sleeper train to Chiang Mai, taking 15 hours, costing 25 pounds each, and comprised ... read more

Je pense que dans tout les pays la meilleur bouffe est celle que l'on trouve dans la rue !... read more

Still alive! Wahey! I met this lovely German girl called Kika in Ayutthaya. We went for a few drinks and it was cool to discuss my early opinions about Thailand with her and hear someone else's perspective on it all too. I then got the train to Lopburi, spent the day there. It's a town characterised by a very large population of monkeys roaming the streets. Sounds cute but I was pooping myself just a bit when walking under concerningly low telephone wires bouncing up and down with hissing monkeys. A local told me there are 2000 monkeys milling about. Some get electrocuted and some fall to their death. Every morning and afternoon they feed the monkeys by a local shrine to placate them and discourage them from attacking humans. After that I got the train ... read more