Thailand

Sofitel So Hotel in the Silom area of Bangkok impressed me from the moment I entered the building.

A first time visitors guide to Thailand including specific travel tips on when to go, what to do & city tips for Bangkok, Chiang Mai & the islands

Looking back on my trip to Koh Chang and Lonely Beach in Thailand

Bangkok has lots of great shopping markets, but the Ratchada-Ladphrao night market & Ladphrao bazaar every Saturday night is Bangkok’s most hipster market.

I recently wrote about my day trip to Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, but I can’t help myself to post some more. Elephants are just too cute! And I’ve finally uploaded some videos, too. Watch the one after the jump of the baby elephant playing in the water! I could’ve watched him for hours! …

I’d read a few things about the notoriously scammy Thai-Cambodia border crossing, and had heard quite a few travel tales, too. Cambodia has quite the reputation for traveler scams and I wanted to avoid as many of them as possible. But as I’m constantly reminded while traveling, things rarely work out how they’re supposed to. …

…is just insane. I’m not sure words will do it justice. I began to mention some of the insanity on my post about how awesome Bangkok is with good travel friends, but didn’t do it justice. Songkran in Bangkok will be one of  those few travel memories from this trip that will have a lasting …

Okay, I’m going to make this quick. Just wanted to say hi. I’m back in Bangkok for, like, the 5th time. I love this city! Since I left Laos two weeks ago, I’ve been all over the place, have met a ton of awesome people, and really have just had an incredible time. And Songkran …

I first read about Elephant Nature Park over on the Got Passport blog, but as it turns out, it’s actually pretty well publicized. It’s in the Lonely Planet and there have been features on CNN and other international news organizations. One of the many things tourists come to Thailand for–besides sex, drugs & beaches to …

When my 30 days in Thailand had nearly come to an end, I had to decide how to leave the country. Many people make visa runs to Burma or to Laos, and seeing as how I’d heard such great things about Laos and I’m not quite up to traveling Burma, I opted to go east. …