Blogs from Eastern Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 9

Daniel and Tanja have been travelling a few months through the world and decided to get married in Thailand ... they told who ever wants to come can join us, at first they thought maybe 5 or 6 people come, we ended up with 17 ... Sjoerd (who i joined for the national marine park trip) had Daniel's wedding suit custom made in Bangkok and as icing on the cake he had the exact shirt and pants made for the boys, which of course came as total surprise to tanja ... i will summarize the day, the rest u can view on the pictures After my horrible unjustified holding by the Thai police i barely was in time for the dressing of the kids ... we took a longboat to a beach on the east coast ... read more

One more comment about Cambodia which really had an impact on mi ... I kept wondering why there were so many hospitals and medical centers and then i realized ... I'd say at least 30% of locals my age are missing a hand, a foot, an arm, a leg are scarred all over their bodies, a cruel reminder of the khmer rouge regime, nor was there anyone who spoke french, all of them died at the killing fields ... i first wanted to go south to phom phen and learn more about this history, however the flight from there to Koh Samui (biggest island on southeastern thai coast) was gonna cost me at least 500 euros, so i opted to travel back by bus to bangkok and take the night train to southern thailand from there ... read more

So after a minibus, a big bus, a border crossing involving lots of waiting around, another minibus, a ferry and a pick up truck I arrived on the beautiful island of Koh Chang, thailands 2nd biggest island. This place has everything you could possibly want from an island; beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters, jungle, mountains and parties! I spent about a week indulging in the beach bum lifestyle, lounging around, eating, drinking an reading. One particular bucket fuelled night culminated in 10 of us going for a 6am swim in the pouring rain. I also got to enjoy a cracking birthday night partying on the sand with a few randoms who took me in to celebrate. Roomed with a german guy in a beach hut on lonely the beach which is the prettiest and cheapest beack ... read more

Sam Phan Bok (Three Thousand Holes) Monday 16th January was one of my best days on tour since I started visiting Thailand. My legs are still recovering from all the walking and climbing but it was an unforgettable day. Sam Phan Bok is close to the border of Laos and that is how the location is spelt on site so I will go with that and it means “Three Thousand Holes”. At this time of year the Mekong River is very low instead of the powerful river seen between July and October. It took two hours to get to Sam Phan Bok and the nearby roads seem to have more than three thousand holes in them but only for a short distance approaching the river. My driver is not a guide and usually one of the ... read more

Nous avons quitté Sukhotai pour continuer vers le nord et nous sommes arrivés a Chiang Mai, ancienne capitale du royaume thaïe. J'avais entendu plein de cliches sur la Thaïlande, mais personne ne m'avais parléde cette fabuleuse Thaïlande bourrée de temples et de gens très avenants. Chiang Mai est une ville industrielle assez grise dans l'ensemble, sauf la vieille ville, un carré entouré d'un fossé rempli d'eau (et de fontaines artésiennes) et littéralement bourrée de temples. Tu prend une rue quelconque et tu sillonne d'un trottoir a l'autre pour voir les temples, des fois tu passe par la cour arrière d'un temple a l'autre pour te retrouver 3-4 rue plus loin. Plusieurs temples abritent de moines bouddhistes et il y a aussi une université bouddhiste, ce que fait qu'on rencontré a chaque pas de jeunes moines en ... read more