Bangkok is BIG! The traffic is absolutely mental, thousands and thousands of cars, motorcycles, buses, trucks, tuk tuks, all trying to get ahead of each other. Traffic rules are more like guidelines; red light, if there is any, is a suggestion for cars to stop, at best it means pedestrians don't have to run to … Continue reading Bangkok →

We're going on a day trip to Ayutthaya, the old capital full of ancient palaces, ruins, temples and other historic sights. Everyone's recommending to get there early to avoid rush hour on the trains, beat the tourist buses and avoid the heat so we're getting up at 5:45. Still half asleep, we make our way … Continue reading Ayutthaya →

The one destination which everyone recommends when you tell them you'll be visiting Bangkok is Khao San Road, a street which has been built by the tourism boom, full of bars, clubs and hostels popular with the younger traveller crowd. Not the resort kind of tourism either, imagine the Asian Magaluf! We went there on … Continue reading New Year’s Extravaganza →

The last few weeks at home had been quite hectic, what with moving all our belongings to storage and getting ready for 6 months abroad, so after a short stop in Bangkok just to recover from the journey we headed to Koh Chang for some relaxing beach time. The island lies is eastern Thailand close … Continue reading The Elephant Island →