Thailand
Recently I was going through some old photos and videos and I came across some footage of the eight week trip we took two years ago with Matt’s sister and her boyfriend.We joined them at the start of their year of traveling and had a blast exploring Thailand, Laos and Angkor […]
On the road: Eight weeks in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and ...
I’ve never been a huge fan of New Year Eve – too much pressure and expectation. You need to have a plan way in advance, you MUST be doing something. Everthing is booked up and SO expensive! But this year we went away to the beach with friends […]
New Year on Koh Mak
Because Thailand has a wonderful amount of national holidays, we recently enjoyed a five day weekend. I’m not really sure you can still call it a weekend when you only work for two days of the week but whatever it was, it was much appreciated. We wanted to […]
A trip to the top of Thailand
2 Remember when I said that Koh Mak was the most beautiful Thai island? Well step aside, because we just discovered Koh Kood (or Ko Kut). I was in two minds as to whether we should blog about Koh Kood because although I want to share this wonderful place, […]
Here on Koh Kood
I think Koh Mak is the most beautiful Thai island we’ve visited yet. It doesn’t have the dramatic limestone cliffs of the Andaman coast or Koh Chang’s teeming jungly mountains. Actually, there is nothing particularly grand or spectacular about this particular version of paradise. But the serenity of palm […]
Here on Koh Mak
We wrote about our first Loy Krathong last year and time has really flown by. Along with Christmas, school holidays, Wai Kru and Sports Week; Loy Krathong is a milestone in the Thai year. Traditionally it marks the official end of the rainy season but to us it also […]
Loy Krathong
Kanchanaburi is often overlooked when planning Thailand itineraries in favour of sandy beaches and northern hippy spots. It was on a rusty public bus somewhere between Kanchanaburi and Nakhon Sawan that we thought we might like to make this beautiful country our home for a while so perhaps we’re […]
What to do in Kanchanaburi
2 Starting on the sunny shores of Koh Phi Phi and ending up at the ancient ruins of Angkor; we spent 5 and a half weeks making our way through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia with Matt’s sister Lauren and her boyfriend, Tom. When we leave each place we always ask each […]
Thailand to Cambodia in 6 weeks
Iced Lemon Tea (or Cha Manao as the Thais call it) is the perfect way to cool down on a hot day, and man are the days hot over here! And when I say lemon, what I mean is lime. We only have limes here but they call […]
Iced Lemon Tea or Cha Manao
Chiang Rai is a city in the North of Thailand and also the name of the northernmost province, which borders Laos and Myanmar. Chiang Rai is much smaller and receives a lot less tourism than it’s cousin Chiang Mai, making it a great place to chill out for […]
Chiang Rai in black and white
We don’t normally write about the guesthouses/hostels/bungalows we stay in but we were so impressed with this place we had to share it with you. Our first night in Chiang Rai we stayed in a run down (and frankly dirty) guesthouse run by a very sweet and very […]