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 …
My time here in Thailand is coming to an end, at least for now, I would like to return at a later date to continue working here as I have gotten to know some amazing people during my months here. Not to mention, there is still so much left to …
I had always planned to visit the islands in the Gulf of Thailand, however I had never did I imagine that this would be as an escape from the aftermath of the tsunami. But that’s exactly what happened, we all needed a break from everything that was happening in Khao …
The Situation in Thailand right now is a bit different from anything else that I’ve experienced. During one of my normal trips of the Similan Islands, over the Christmas period, our journey took a very unexpected turn. We started our trip on Christmas Eve, spending the next two days amongst …
The Similan Islands, a group of islands in the Andaman Sea about 10-12 km from the mainland, can be reached by fast boat in about an hour which is normally a very bumpy ride, or with our boat, which runs at a slow pace and reaches them in just under …
Well, so I have now spent a couple of days in Khao Lak and at Poseidon Bungalows. After arriving at Bangkok airport I found out my flight was delayed by an hour, however the departure was almost three hours late, causing me to spend over four hours at the terminal, …
So, I’m currently in Bangkok, on my way soon to the airport to leave for Phuket and my new home, Khao Lak. I’ve had a few days here in Thailand and Bangkok and I really like the city, sure it’s big, noisy, polluted, but it still has its charm and …