I have quite a keen interest in Buddhism so decided to spend a full day in the historic city of Ayutthaya learning more about Buddhism and exploring a city which once ruled over a large kingdom. I decided in order to get the best from my day I needed a good guide, however what I… Read More »Ayutthaya Thailand spending a day with an ex monk
For me the best way to travel between islands or visit them is by boat and preferably sailboat. I’ve always picked boat trips based on the type of boat that will be used – I sailed a traditional schooner around the Whitsundays, a gulet in Malta and Turkey and decided on the Chantara Burmese Junk… Read More »Chantara Burmese junk sailboat – Koh Phangnan
I have visited Phi Phi Ley, the location for a lot of the filming of The Beach. However I was intrigued to find out that Koh Samui and Angthong Marine Park was the initial inspiration of the locations in Alex Garlands book. Angthong Marine Park is a popular tourist destination for day trippers from Phangnan,… Read More »Angthong Marine Park
Whilst in Bangkok my friends paid a tuk tuk driver 200baht for a night of transportation on the agreement he could take them to a ping pong show. Having visited one of these ghastly ping pong shows before I certainly wasn’t going to to get involved but it turned out the guy was happy to… Read More »A Tuk Tuk for the night
During a previous visit to Bangkok I was turned away from the infamous Sky Bar at Lebua State Tower for wearing flip-flops. The Skybar Bangkok is now even more popular after being featured in the film the Hangover 2 and this time I was determined not to get turned away so wore some smart shoes, shirt… Read More »Living it up Hangover style at the Skybar Bangkok