Tag: Backpacking

  • Hitch hiking in Tha Ton

    Hitch hiking in Tha Ton

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    The bus from Chiang Dao to Tha Ton was… interesting! The bus was a local one full of Thais, and of brown paper wrapped parcels. The bus was the size of a standard coach, and was definitely going too fast for the winding roads! We would stop every now and again (or at least slow…

  • The only farang in Chiang Dao

    The only farang in Chiang Dao

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    After an amazing time in Chiang mai, I decided to begin my journey into Laos and China. On my last day in Chiang mai I visited the Chinese embassy with a visa application form I had completed at home. I found the embassy easily and got my ticket for a queue position. Are an hour…

  • Songkran and Chiang Mai

    Songkran and Chiang Mai

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    From Sukhothai I caught a direct bus to chiang mai. Although this wasn’t quite as VIP at my one from bangkok, it was still a double decker coach with comfortable seats. On the way there I began to experience what songkran is; the world’s biggest water fight to celebrate the Thai (and Lao) New year.…

  • Thailand’s Golden Age History

    Thailand’s Golden Age History

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    After returning to Bangkok briefly from Kanchanaburi, Dan and I then headed out to Ayutthaya; one of Thailand’s ancient cities. We stayed at a place I booked from home, Baan Are Gong guesthouse. A house made purely from teak wood, styled like a boat we think, with cabin style rooms, it was beautiful. Ayutthaya is…

  • Kanchanaburi and Erawan Falls

    Kanchanaburi and Erawan Falls

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    After waking at 6am, we got a taxi across town to Bangkok Thonburi train station. There was a huge food market here as well as a few food vendors and after a noodle soup breakfast we boarded a train to Kanchanaburi. Once there a minivan and bus took us to Erawan national park, where we…

  • Exploring Bangkok

    Exploring Bangkok

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    On Saturday Ben and I decided to visit the weekend market at Chatuchak park, about an hour’s bus away. The market was so vast, with most parts inside purpose built buildings. There were a range of shops mostly selling really cool clothes, homeware, accessories as well as food outlets and souvenir type shops. It was…

  • What Wat?!

    What Wat?!

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    So after a dreadful nights’ sleep due to jet lag I decided to move to my next hostel – Hi Mid Bangkok – via taxi. I hailed one from outside link corner and it took me right there, only it dropped me off on the wrong side of a very busy road! Instead of running…

  • So this is it… I’m finally here!

    So this is it… I’m finally here!

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    So apparently you need proof of onward travel to enter bangkok… seems obvious, but as I spent the last 3 months planning whether or not to buy a microfibre towel, I neglected to fully research this problem. I was under the impression that all you need to get a travellers visa for Thailand was 6…

  • What to pack for an 8 month round-the-world trip: Planning and preparation.

    What to pack for an 8 month round-the-world trip: Planning and preparation.

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    So today I have learnt that there is definitely not enough time for everything; to visit everywhere – maybe, but not to experience everywhere. Planning where I will go, an how long I will stay somewhere is a precious balance. I would like to visit many places and see different landscapes and environments, but I…