we set off in a songthaew to Bangkok’s Chinatown where Soon ordered up dishes from a variety of street stalls for snails, noodles, more noodles, fantastic roasted duck, amazing ice-creams in local flavours, and more. Continue reading A full day out and about in Bangkok
It was a third-class stopping train – halting at practically every station along the way, often for inexplicably long stops, but sometimes just for a matter of moments. Continue reading Hua Hin to Bangkok by train
…the No.1 tourist attraction appears to be the railway station and its associated Royal Waiting Room pavilion. Continue reading A day in Hua Hin, Thailand
A road sign indicating a turnoff for Myanmar reminded me that the border here was very close, with Thailand occupying just a few miles of the width of the peninsula about half way up. Continue reading Phuket to Hua Hin by long distance coach
At Patong Beach, a few hardy souls were persisting with swimming and jet skis… Continue reading A rainy day in Patong
Phuket Town is noteable for its distinctive for its own version of the Straits Chinese or Peranakan architecture, which here has its origins in early settlers from Portugal. Continue reading Wet weather, wet market and Sino-Portuguese architecture
As per my previous experience in 2006, the ferry crossing involved leaving Ao Nang jetty in a smaller boat, this time a powerful speedboat, then transferring to the ferry once out to sea, on the other side of the sandbar. Continue reading Across the Andaman Sea to Phuket
We drove to the pier at Phang Nga and boarded a very long longtail which took us to a set of large boats moored adjacent to some karst islets in Phang Nga Bay. Continue reading Sightseeing around Phang Nga Bay
I saw a sea snake (banded krait) at the first stop. Michael said they were very venomous, but also very shy and with impossible fangs, so it posed no real danger. Continue reading Sunset Cruise on Pla Luang
At the end of Noppharat Thara Beach is a National Park and Ao Nang jetty. Just across the sands at low tide, a few more karsts enticed me out to explore… Continue reading Noppharat Thara Beach