Once more, we’re back in Khao Lak for another Thailand fix….. and this time we brought the kids with us for the first time! For this trip we decided to try out AirAsia from Australia to see if it would be worth the hassle. And with hassle, we’re talking about …
Back in Khao Lak and Thailand once again… This trip was a spur of the moment decision as we hadn’t planned to travel anywhere for at least a couple of months and were originally going to have longer time away. But a few things at home changed all of that …
A few months ago when we were planning our trip we told ourselves that we wanted to finish up somewhere where we could relax and do nothing for a few days. Our decision fell on the island of Koh Tao. To get there from Khao Lak we first had to …
Visiting Khao Lak was not part of the original plan but after a few pleas and a guilt trip we decided to make a quick visit and visit our friends there… and we’re glad that we did! Getting there was no problem…. we just caught a flight from Bangkok to …
We arrived in Kanchanaburi at noon and the minibus dropped us off on the door step of our chosen accommodation… We checked in at VN Guesthouse and got a decent room with a double bed and fan that was located in a raft bungalow on the river for only 275 …
Since Ayutthaya is only located around 90km north of Bangkok it’s very easy to visit it via a day trip and there are many operators offering tours. Suz and I decided to stay over there for one night instead. Ayutthaya served as the country’s capital from 1350 to 1767 and …
No, not that City of Angels, we’re in “Krung Thep” meaning “City of Angels” and better known as…. Bangkok! And this is just a shortened version of its official Thai name. If we were to translate it all we would end up with: “Great City of Angels, Repository of Divine …
So the minibus to Koh Lanta…what can we say about that? Well, it took us around 5-6 hours from the moment we stepped on the minibus in Khao Lak until we stepped off at Koh Lanta. The minibus was on time and picked us up at Poseidon Bungalows at 8.00am …
After some hectic days on the boat, doing lots of swimming, snorkelling, diving….and of course drinking (come on people…. it’s a staff trip =))) we needed some peace and quiet, and what better place than in the middle of a National Park. We set off early in the morning, Suz …
Alright….so we haven’t really had the time to write until now, sorry for the delay, but we’ve been busy busy. When we left you guys last time we were just about to leave Singapore. Everything went without a hitch, we got a taxi around 5.30am and got to the airport …