At Mochit bus station I get a ticket for a bus leaving at 9:00 am to Aranyaprathet, the border town on the Thai side. It is a first class bus but the main difference between first and second class is usually the travel time. Both feature air-con and uncomfy seats. I’m interested in a quick […]
Koh Tao to Bangkok, the Journey’s first part
The day before my departure was an uneventful one. I did some final travel planing and tidied up my stuff, getting rid of gear I never used in hopes to make my backpack a bit smaller and lighter. It’s the third time I did that in Thailand but every time I end up with a […]
Cambodia
I made it, 30 hours after checking out of my bungalow on Koh Tao I arrived at the guest house in Siem Reap. My means of transportation were the back of a ute, a ferry, a coach, a train, the subway, Bangkok’s public buses, another coach, the back-seat of a motorcycle and finally a taxi. […]
Is Thailand a safe Country?
The Thai tourism industry is at a weak point at the moment. The devastating Tsunami in 2004, the political unrest in 2010 and ongoing bombings in the deep south scared a lot of people away. Yet those are not really strong reasons to avoid Thailand. Tsunamis hit other countries as well, the protests are long […]
About to leave
For the last couple of days I mostly rested my lazy bum on the beach and when I moved it, it was to go to the restaurant, to the 7-eleven (ice cream and cold drinks) or the massage house. As much as I enjoy doing that it is unfortunately burning my funds much quicker than […]
Thoughts on Thais
One of my favourite places on Koh Tao is a small food shop on the main road. It doesn’t look like much but they serve really nice and authentic Thai food. By my experience those places often have the best deals, the food is good and the prices are low. The regular restaurants catering more […]