Travels in the Southern Thailand including Phuket and the southern islands of the Andaman Sea.
Bangkok would be relatively central in Thailand and as the Kingdom’s capital it is also a busy travel hub with so many travel options to reach the islands of Southern Thailand. This includes 2 international airports (Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang), a massive train station (Hua Lamphong), and major bus and minivan terminals for travelling to …
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This is a bit of a follow-up to our previous post sharing the Best Islands of Thailand, only this article delves instead into Thailand’s best beaches, through a collaboration of fellow Thai-friendly travel bloggers. The list brings together a mix of the lesser-known beaches of popular tourist destinations, as well as some of the better …
I have now covered this route a bunch of times through the years, having travelled overland from as far as Singapore, up to the northern regions of Thailand in Chiang Mai. Which is like one extreme to the other. At the same time, I have covered travel from Malaysia to Thailand over three different border …
Krabi, without a doubt, is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes the world over, including such iconic destinations as “The Beach” at Koh Phi-Phi, and just the hundred plus karsts and islands which are scattered throughout the province. Making it is the perfect port of call for the seemingly countless excursions and attractions …
A while back I set myself the task of visiting every island in Thailand, or at least those habitable, with actual accommodation on their shores. Yet 6 years on and I am no closer than I was in the first years. Because I am admittedly more drawn to big cities and food in travel. So …
Phuket as a destination is often misunderstood as most visiting tourists will rarely see past the southern beaches and main tourist stretch along Kata, Karon and Patong. But the island is a lot more than this, and being not much smaller in size to Singapore, there is a lot to explore away from the mostly …
In the past we’ve been to Phuket a handful of times but it wasn’t until our recent visit where we venture to the southern beaches, famous for white sands and over-development. Phuket island, which is in fact not much smaller in size to Singapore, is mostly developed in the south, and these areas are renowned …
For the first half of this month we travelled almost 10,000 km overland through Japan. The latter we spent in the most basic regions of rural Thailand. I think, if ever we deserved a break, it was now. Following a quick stopover in Bangkok we arrive to Phuket just in time for the midday heat …
The best route for travel to Koh Yao Yai from Phuket will depend on a number of reasoning; where are you on the island, how fast you want to get there and how much are you prepared to pay. In Phuket you will find two main piers one in the Northeast of the island (Bang …
Phuket is relatively new to me and while I have visited in the past it has only been on passing en route to the surrounding, less developed areas (hideaways in the north of the island, Koh Maprao (coconut island) and Koh Yao Yai). So to date I’ve failed to see Phuket city centre and in honesty I’ve never …