Our trips around the world…
The last 2 stops on our trip (aside from the obligatory night in Bangkok before our flight) were Upon Ratchasima and Buriram. Ubon was up first and, like Mukdahan, was a western tourist-free zone. It was lovely! And although we didn't "do" much aside from wandering around the city and taking it all in, we... Continue Reading →
Crossing the Savannakhet Thailand-Laos friendship bridge made us smile the biggest smiles. We were so relieved to be back in Thailand after the awful previous week we had endured in Laos. Plus Mukdahan ended up being one of the best places on our whole trip. True, wherever we would have gone after Savannakhet would have... Continue Reading →
After a ridiculously easy border crossing between Nong Khai and Vientiane (which took 1 hour total from leaving our hotel in Nong Khai to getting off the bus in Vientiane) we felt like we were seeing an old friend again. We had spent 9 days in the city 5 years ago and had loved it,... Continue Reading →
We were pretty glad to get out of Udon Thani, and only had an hour train to the border town of Nong Khai. Instantly we noticed that it had a very different vibe. Whilst there were still a good few old foreigners (especially at the foreign run bars around our hotel, featuring scantily clad and... Continue Reading →
Udon Thani was our next stop along the line. It really was chalk to Nakhon Ratchasima's cheese: there were foreigners everywhere. In some areas (mainly the restaurant and bar area) there were more foreigners that Thai's, and they all seemed, under first impressions, to fall into 1 of 3 stereotypes: A.) old man covered in... Continue Reading →
Our first venture through Thailand's north-eastern province of Isaan took us along the train route from Bangkok to Nong Khai on the Laos border. As we were treating this as more of a holiday than usual, we stuck to 3 of the towns and cities and generally explored the urban areas. First up was Nakhon... Continue Reading →
Well, the train from Bangkok station to Ayutthaya is certainly interesting! It was only 90 minutes, but it was all 3rd class. Now 3rd class is usually fine for us. More than fine in fact. But this was cramped. And by cramped, I mean that Will's knees nearly touched the seat in front of him,... Continue Reading →
After an amazingly easy 4 hour flight from Nanchang to Bangkok, we arrived energised and ready to explore. One huge plus of living in Nanchang is that there's an airport! Always in Korea we had a 4-6 hour trip to get to the airport, and due to school finishing times had to stay overnight before... Continue Reading →
Thailand -Final Thoughts Not to start on a negative note, but Thailand was the country which, perhaps, we were least looking forward to going to (least being in comparison, as we were still mightily looking forward to it!). And looking back, the first 2 destinations - Koh Chang and Bangkok - certainly weren't as exciting... Continue Reading →
After a very windy, rough, but stunning bus ride through the mountainous north of the country, we arrived in Chiang Rai. With a population of just over 60,000, it is much smaller then its southern counterpart Chiang Mai. Founded in the early 1200s it is older than Chiang Mai and was the Lanna Kingdom capital... Continue Reading →
2 Travelling Kiwis 