Thailand
Exploring a new place epitomizes all the excitement of traveling: discovering tiny corners and allies which reveal hidden treasures of cafes/stalls/wall art, places you would never have discovered until you got away from tours and strike out alone. However, it can also be tres boring if your trapped in the midday sun, traipsing around with a map that you discovered you’ve spent the past hour reading backwards and needing to …
A wonderful way of spending time in a 3rd-world country is by doing volunteer work. Countries like Bolivia, India, Cambodia, Ghana or Mexico require a lot of developmental help and you have what it takes to give them that help. Because you are smart, caring and a wonderful role model for all those who will profit from your support.
During my world trip in 2005 I knew I wanted to do …
I knew it would happen, it was inevitable. As I had mentioned before, I definitely hadn’t faced the reality of the extent of my trip and it all just seemed like a dream that would never be fully undertaken… until I peeped out the plane window and was faced with an alien Thai landscape. Then it hit me: the inevitable fear. Cue a mini stroke with the cold hand of …
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:52 PM
subject: 24 hours.
It’s raining. And it has been raining from the day I set foot on Thai ground. I’m in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand where people go to trek in the mountains or to bungee jump or do all kinds of exiting stuff. The bus we’re taking here from Bangkok is labled VIP and everyone on it is young and white. We all got …
When in September 2005 I embarked on a trip around the world I left with great plans and ambitions. To let all my friends at home know how I was getting on and about all the stuff that happened to me along the way I would email them – first regularly, then more and more scarcely. I will publish those emails here for you guys to hear my story. Maybe …
It’s time for showing off some holiday shots…
Thailand has a few really great islands and whether it’s beach, party or water sports you’re into, all is available in plenty in places like ko tao, ko phi phi or ko samui.
In my case, as I only had a short 7 days available I went to ko pha ngan for the wonderful beaches and the beach parties at night and then to …
When visiting certain Asian countries, travel guides often warn about the potential dangers of eating off the street. While I can very much confirm this to be true in India, in Thailand I’ve never heard of any problems. Luckily, because eating off the street belongs to the highlight of any day spent in this gorgeous country.
With Bangkok as the culinary centre of street stall diversity, I’ve snapped away, to show …
You’ve probably heard of Ko phan gan and you’ve almost definitely heard of full-moon parties before.
Arriving on Ko samui I had missed the last ferry to Ko tao and so decided to spend one night on Ko phan gan. As it turned out the bi-monthly half moon party was happening that night so together with a few others I went to check it out. Not the classiest of parties and …
Charlotte, 28
Charlotte is traveling Thailand for 3 weeks with her family. She’s from Denmark where she studies Agriculture. In this shot, she’s wearing a jumpsuit from Khao San Road (for 7 Euros!), sunglasses from Marc Jacobs, shoes from Abercrombie & Fitch and a vintage bag.
One night in Bangkok
Bangkok can be an awful lot of fun. Tons of young people all ready to party their pants off. In my case I made a fun German friend – Simone – on the bus from the airport and together with Dutch fella Nick the 3 of us headed out for a night of exessive drinking, dancing, and people-meeting. To give you hints of what a night out …
