Blogs from Thailand, Asia - page 9

Two 6 hour flights with Emirates punctuated by a stopover of about 6 hours in Dubai which was spent in one of the many lounges 😉 Choice of entertainment on the A380 is mind blowing, the crew were lovely on both legs and the food, surprisingly good 👍 ( Not difficult to say when offered a salted caramel brownie for dessert plus a chocolate chip cookie to have with tea then a Galaxy flute chocolate bar on the second flight as a snack! ) Pre arranged pick up upon arrival was a god send as we were both wilting after 24 hours of travelling 😉 Checked in, then a walk around to suss out the local area and stretch our legs before a much needed sleep in preparation for the sightseeing 😴zzzzz... read more

Travelling from Phetchaburi to Bangkok isn't too difficult by bus or by minibus, but when there is something you want to see along the way, your options are limited. We came across Thailand Taxi Transfer and were quite happy with the price they quoted us to bring our plan to fruition. It was a bit of a damp and drizzly morning when we were collected from our hotel and the weather didn't really improve at all on the almost two-hour journey to Wat Sam Phran. We had seen pictures of this huge red cylindrical temple with a dragon wrapped around its outside and really wanted to visit. Despite the weather, it did not disappoint. We were dropped off in the car park and walked over a wooden bridge shaped like two enormous tree trunks. On the ... read more

Hua Hin was a good place to stop after six hours on a bus. We've been there before and it wasn't our favourite destination, but even in this situation we try to make the best of it and find interesting things to do. We stayed at the url=https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/prinz-garden-villa.en-gb.html?group_adults=2&dest_type=city&srepoch=1664551800&group_children=0&label=prinz-garden-villa-Zg7CS24I*6pZEdmAr8pupgS442493366395%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg%3Afi%3Atikwd-20363488953%3Alp1007072%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm%3Appccp%3DUmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YUNMGHk8cZwok9XGezONs4c&hapos=1&sr_order=popularity&gclid=CjwKCAjwp9qZBhBkEiwAsYFsbwxhV53hn7Z_Y2EIbBXgc1ERMF2Tv8OxY0AkT9fyyiYgcJAIvN9pkBoCCsYQAvD_BwE&aid=311076&from_beach_sr=1&from=searchresults&auth_success=1&req_adults=2&dest_id=-3248049&hpos=1&beach_sr_walking_distance=434&sid=7fdad380568b14c5bbe1480730065477&req_children=0&ucfs=1&no_rooms=1&srpvi... read more

Ko Samui was a place we had avoided on previous trips to Thailand simply because we had this image in our heads that it would be stupidly busy. Now was the perfect time to put that right. We had a few hours on a minibus from Khlong Sok to Surat Thani and then the ferry company Lomprayah put us on another minibus to the pier. There we boarded their ferry to the island. It was all so simple and efficient, but it just took a long time! It looked like the ferry was going to be busy but once everyone was on board it wasn't more than about a quarter full, and a lot of them were going on to other islands. At Nathon Pier on the western side of the island we were hassled by ... read more

Packing everything up, last minute shopping, and of course double checking to make sure passport and Covid records are in the backpack takes more time then I thought. The walk back from the gym was slow and relaxed because I had already started organizing last night. This trip, not even many bruises, and no bad injuries like a broken toe on the last trip. Mostly small bruises, a few scrapes and brush burns from the pads and sparring. I took a last minute trip to Terminal 21 and found they had sort of a food festival on the main floor today. Lots of good things, but I can’t take that food on the airplane. Too bad because the ANA meals on the way over were not good. Fortunately tonight’s flight leaves at 9:30 and arrives in ... read more