Start in Vientiane. Walk to the bus stop. Take the bus to the Friendship Bridge (border with Thailand). Go through passport control. Take another bus across the bridge and clear Thai passport control. Take a tuk-tuk to the train station in Nong Khai. Enjoy delicious Thai food while waiting two hours before boarding night-train to … Continue reading
Leaving Chaing Mai for the hippy village of Pai, we got an insight into what happens when you overstay in Thailand. The sad reality of two late 40 something men talking about their mushroom trips, what kind of painkillers they could get and who was taking care of their ‘plants’ reminded us to enjoy Thailand … Continue reading
Chiang Mai is a city of temples, monks, hippies and wanna-be hippies – but that’s not what caught my attention in this sweltering northern city. Searching for accommodation in a post-night-train-stupor (read: very broken and jolted-sleep), it was almost standing on a dead scorpion that woke me right up and reminded me just where exactly … Continue reading
After a week doing little more than trying to find three meals a day in Ao Nang, we were ready for a bit more action by the time we got to Ko Lanta. The west coast beaches, usually so emerald- and millpond-like during the high season, more closely resembled the inside of a washing machine … Continue reading
I didn’t have very high expectations for Ao Nang, Lonely Planet warned that it “provides ‘civilisation’ instead of scenery” and that it’s “not the tropical hideaway that most people are looking for.” Friends had warned me that it was too touristy. But I had to get out of Bangkok. I needed to be by the … Continue reading
Pai is a cute little town in Northern Thailand, where we expected to stay just a couple of nights before heading to Chiang Mai. But Pai wasn’t the only one falling in love, we loved it so much we stayed a week!
I was pretty sure I’d like Thailand before I’d even arrived, and walking through the streets of Bangkok to my hostel I knew I did. It’s a colourful and vibrant, dirty and dusty city. It’s a contrast of old and new, eastern and western. The food is amazingly fresh and diverse, and the streetfood is … Continue reading
We arrived late afternoon in Ko Lanta, so one of our first stops was going to watch the sun set at Long Beach. A pack of stray dogs had the same idea just up the beach from us, even taking a dip in the warm Andaman Sea.
Just around the corner from touristy Ao Nang (by boat that is, there are no roads to get there) is the very picturesque Railay Bay. It really is one of those beautiful places that the Thai Tourism Board must love when taking photos for their marketing campaigns.
A brief respite from the oppressive heat in Bangkok, Thailand.
Tali Goes Travelling 