Blogs from Southern Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 19

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We left Cambodia feeling like we were going home despite never having been to Bangkok. We arrived nice and early after a long bus journey crossing the border without problems. We got dropped off in a random place with Taxis waiting, but we walked to Khoa San Road and found a hotel fairly quickly. It was really busy with people leaving for The Full Moon Party the next day. Prices were high so our hotel wasn't quite as good as we were hoping for. We decided that we would spend a few days in Bangkok, mainly so that we would escape the crowds that would be around the islands for the party. There is also quite a lot to do so we weren't too fussed about staying. We took our time to explore the city and ... read more

Hi zusammen, die letzten zwei Wochen haben Elaine und ich in Sued Thailand verbracht. Unsere erste Station war Ko Tao, eine Insel im Golf von Thailand. Die ersten vier Fotos geben euch einen kleinen Eindruck von der tropischen Landschaft dort. Die meisten Touristen auf Ko Tao sind Taucher, die generell ein hohes Reisebudget haben. Das fuehrt dazu, dass die Preise auf dieser Insel leider (relativ) hoch sind. Von Ko Tao sind wir zurueck aufs Festland gefahren zum National Park Kao Sok. Wir haben dort in sogenannten Dschungel Huetten uebernachtet. Am Tag der Anreise haben wir Waesche gewaschen, die wir dann ueber dem Gelaende der Terrasse aufgehangen haben. Kurz nachdem wir fertig waren ist der Affe (siehe fuenftes Foto) ueber unsere gesamte Waesche gelaufen, die somit wieder schmutzig wurde! Nicht zu fassen, zumindest haben wir eine Fotobeweis ... read more

These past few days have been such a blur....We finally had to say goodbye to our beloved island of Koh Phangan, but only after we bought our tickets, started drinking, and decided to stay another night. Our boat/bus/taxi left at 6am so we decided to just power through the night and not sleep.....worst/best decision of my life. The night was more than enough to make up for the fact that i found myself wishing death upon me in a boiling hot bus station in the middle of nowhere the next day. We made it through though and arrived on the island of Koh Phi Phi yesterday. Before I came on this trip, I would look at pictures from Thailand beaches and assume they had been modified; now I know that is not the case. This island ... read more

Today I am writing from an island in the south of Thailand called Koh Phangan. We traveled by train overnight to get to the south which was an adventure within itself. Has anyone ever seen the movie Darjeeling Limited? It was exactly like that, only in Thailand. I asked the guards (machine guns included) where I could smoke and they pointed me to the door at the kaboose of the train. I wasn't sure if they were serious but I opened it anyway and got a view of the Thai countryside from the back of a roaring train, it was anazing. We were woken up at 4am for our stop and I opened my cabin window where I was greeted with a crescent moon sparlking over the rice fields. I though that was the most amazing ... read more