See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first day in Patong beach was spent getting our bearings and exploring the beach. Our hotel /guesthouse is superb and is just behind the spectacular Jungceylon shopping centre which could be plucked from any top flight city. …
After the popularity of my 2009, 2010 and 2011 databases – I have now created a new 2012 version with the latest available data. As always, I wish to reiterate I did not create any of the raw data. I have simply obtained the data from multiple sources, maniplated into…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After a bit of a rest and fresh air, followed by a lovely meal at our lodgings we felt a lot better – so we hoped our illness was just a blip… Our accommodation at Khao Lak was…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here After chatting to the owners of our lodgings, we did decide to go on an organised 2-day excursion into the rain forest, long-tail boat, canoeing, bit of a cave hike, and the night on (literally) the lake in…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Day 8 was planned to be a simple day out on the train from Kwai (k-way not k-why) to Nam Tok to see the Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi waterfalls. There is a dedicated tourist train that gets…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Overnight our feet recovered, but foolishly we set a plan for another walking and exploring day on foot. We first headed towards the Phetchaburi area and Siam Square where Bangkok becomes a lot more modern and caters for…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Our first ever backpacking trip started well – we made it from Suffolk, through London and to our Travel Lodge near heathrow. Always a good start! And we were spoilt with a friend taking us out for our…
We thought it’d be useful to publish our packing list as all our research may benefit some others who may do a similar list. (See newer improved version based on more experience here ) Top Tips:- Don’t take any books – they are heavy. PDF any documents you want from…
4 days to go and things still going to plan. FCO have issued no more warnings about Thailand, insurance is sorted, and most of the stuff has been delivered. Only a new 8Gb camera memory card is outstanding. We will be going backwards on our proposed route (here) which has…
Despite being absent from UK news, the flooding in Thailand has been getting worse, and the more we look, the bigger problem it is getting. It is certainly going to hange our plans. Interestingly, they seem to be trying to look after tourists, and indeed have their priorities right –…