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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand March 23rd 2012

23.3.2012 We travelled all day from Chaing Mai to Chaing Kong in a mini bus to the border of Thailand and Laos. The bus driver was a dick and attempted make us pay again when we had already paid! Another scam as usual. Once we got to the hotel it was all sorted. On the way we stopped off at a really beautiful temple. It was all white, diffferent from all the other temples we have seen. It had koi carp ponds surrounding it and really nice gardens. Mx... read more


My Balat (boss) asked me if I would like to take a trip with her and her family and not one to say no to my Balat I gave a resounding yes to this adventure. I didn’t know what it was going to be like to travel with her and her family but her being one of my favorite people in the village I was sure it was going to be interesting. Now when she said we were going with her family I didn’t realize it meant her ENTIRE family. Bright and early she picked me up and brought me to her house (she doesn’t live in KuKaSing) and we loaded up her truck. Her mother and brother were driving seperately so it was just me, her sister, her sister’s daughter and Balat for the start ... read more
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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Khon Kaen March 9th 2012

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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Udon Thani March 4th 2012

Kedves olvasoim, lassan a vegehez er az utolso kurzusom Thaifoldon, holnap teljes testmasszazst adnak a tanoncok, utana 6-an lemegyunk Chiang Mai-ba, es 7-en Bangkokba utazom, hogy megkezdjem a nagy evakuaciot. 8.an hajnal 2 kor indul a gep, es ezuttal az idozonak ellen repoulve, "jo sok idot nyerve":) 9en 12,25 re er be a gep a ferihegy 2b-re. Irjatok nyugodtan, ha van valmilyen ujsag otthon,vagy szemelyesen jovo heten talalkozunk, Nagyoleles mindenkinek, Balazs... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai February 9th 2012

I didn´t realize there were two parts to the bus station and for half a second thought I was completely at the wrong bus station and was going to miss the bus. But I worked it out and travelled VIP style arriving early in KhonKean. Taking the bus to Nongkhai was relatively easy apart from the waiting on the bus for half an hour then moving 2km to sit and wait again for another hour. I eventually got across the border about half past nine and had met a Spanish guy who was also heading straight for immigration. So together we caught a bus into the city and quickly bought a delicious baguette sandwich before taking a tuktuk to immigration. For some reason this time you didn’t get your number from a machine but it worked ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai January 14th 2012

As I sit here looking across the Mekong River in to Laos from my little slice of Thai tranquillity, I thought it was time to share the experiences and adventures that Thailand has provided us with. Tomorrow we continue our journey in to Laos, another country, another culture, another beer. We have had 10 amazing days in Thailand which began what feels like a month ago in the chaos that is known as Bangkok. After a 22-hour journey with no sleep and plenty of emotions, we arrived in Bangkok. Walking in to the wall of heat that greeted us at the airport, we shed our layers of clothes and shook of the remnants of winter bracing ourselves for long two months ahead of us. After 40 minutes of flying through Bangkok traffic, the taxi driver, in ... read more
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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand January 14th 2012

Aqui estoy, llevando a cabo mi objetivo de viajar 4 meses intermitente al anyo sin que la economia se resienta demasiado (este ultimo punto es condicionante jeje). Por ahora he empezado con un viaje a tailandia y filipinas de 20 dias gracias a unas millas aereas que habia ahorrado 4 anyos (la enye no funciona). la verdad es que nunca me gusto la pelicula Lost in Translation pero ahora la entiendo. Al salir de Bangkok, las cadenas que emiten musica en ingles cesan, y te adentras en el autentico mundo Tai, ahora mismo estoy en un sitio que se llama Pechabaun (aprox). Aqui no habla ingles conversacional ni las recepcionistas. Al hacer esto te conviertes en un autentico observador tanto de esta cultura asiatica como de la nuestra a la que inevitablemente la comparas y entiendes ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai December 29th 2011

We left Penang and got a ferry to Butterworth, where we waited for our train to Bangkok. A quick stop at the border and we were soon in Thailand, enjoying a Thai curry and a beer, before our seats where turned into beds and we woke up in Bangkok. After spending about eight hours in Bangkok we boarded another overnight train to Nong Khai. We arrived, not particularly refreshed, and bundled into a Tuk tuk which took us to the Mut Mee Hostel. After a much needed shower and rest we visited the hostel bar where Stuart played guitar and drums with a group of Thais until it was time to go to bed. On New Years Eve we hired pushbikes and cycled through the town until we reached the sculpture park. There were many large ... read more
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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai December 25th 2011

Sabadee, Hello En résumé nous sommes partis le 14 decembre au Laos pour revenir le 24 decembre en le 14 dec de Chiang kong ,(thailande) 7 heures de bateau sur le mékong. vers Packbeng. 1 dodo à packbeng. De packbeng à Luang Prabang 8 heures de bateau sur le Mékong. 3 dodos plus ou moins à Luang Prabang. Ensuite de Luang Prabang à >Viang Vieng 5 heures de bus, car l'autobus a brisé les bearing de roue. une chance le conducteur a tout changé.(route très sinueuse) effrayante. Viang Vieng 3 dodos, kayack, etc. de Viang Vieng 4 hrs de bus vers Vientiane (capital du Laos) 2 dodos à la capitale. On repart le 24 du Laos. A 25 km de là le pont de l'amitié (Friendship Bridge) , puis on arrive en Thaïlande. ET POUR LE ... read more
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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai November 28th 2011

The simple life. It's all you can do to sit on the porch and watch people go by. Reading a book is exciting. The only news is what the clouds look like, and it's always good news. Everything moves slow and has plenty of time to get there. Nothing's better than a good pair of shoes, or some fresh laundry, or a refreshing swim. There are no "should"s. Disdain fades into the past and Love cracks a smile. It's the simple life man, words can't describe it. I am, however, a product of a technological upbringing. So here, from my simple, sunny perch, I watch, starry eyed, as the western world cracks its caccoon and unfurls its techno-colored wings. Fly oh western world, fly. Heed Icarus' plight. Mad love to all my home boys and home ... read more
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