3 Days in Bangkok with a Van and Driver
Taxis are great, sometimes. Traffic is bad somewhere everyday. Of course it would be very difficult for you to know where exactly that is and if it is going to get between you and your goals for the day. You…
Thailand’s Top 5 Cutest Baby Animals
I’ve been on a bit of an obsessive quest lately, learning as much as I can about the plants and animals of Thailand. Over the course of this sort of research, much of which is pictorial, it is only natural…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 3
I started to outline some of the most prevalent forms of transit around Thailand in the first and second piece part of the series. So with planes, trains and coaches out of the way, and without any undue preamble, let…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 2
I started to outline some of the most prevalent forms of transit around Thailand in the first piece of the two part series. So with planes and trains out of the way, and without any undue preamble, let us now…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 1
Thailand is a big place. And it’s by no means uniform. From the mountains to the coast it contains every imaginable landscape, and all of the relaxing, interesting and exciting things you could ever imagine to do with said landscapes…
High End Transit in Thailand
I was recently told about a special line of tourist trains that run to from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, and a few other popular tourist destinations. I was told that the food service on this train was…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! The temple has been keeping my head nodding to traditional Thai music and it sounded like a war zone with people setting off fireworks last night. I can only imagine what the city is going to be…
International Day for Street Children 12 April 2014
The Consortium for Street Children will be having their 4th International Day for Street Children tomorrow. Let us help them to spread the word by tweeting the hashtag #TweetForTheStreet or by signing up the petition to demand a day for street children. How…