Ah, Thailand. This place holds a special place in our heart. There's food and coconuts everywhere. You can find some of the world's best beaches, one of the world's most vibrant capitals, and great nature in the North. We could spend months here and still wouldn't be done. We really enjoyed exploring the north a… Continue reading The ultimate coconut: six weeks in Thailand
The train that will take us from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is beautiful. Two people have so much sitting space that you could fit four. When the sitting space is converted into beds, they are large and comfortable. Too bad the trip is only 13h. Chiang MaiWe pull into Chiang Mai train station around 7am… Continue reading Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai – Thailand
Koh Samui sends us on our way with some rainy, humid weather, onto Surat Thani on the mainland. Here, we're catching a night train to Bangkok and we're quite excited about it. Thailand's trains are supposed to be excellent. We're not disappointed. We booked a first class ticket, which gives us a little cabin just… Continue reading Bangkok – Thailand
You might find this article a little different from the other ones, as we had our first visitors here: Julia's parents. It was their first time in Thailand, and Southeast Asia in general. This meant of course that they had to get used to pretty much everything! The heat, the culture, the food... Our rhythm… Continue reading Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and Koh Samui – Thailand
Our time in Malaysia ends a little too soon, but at least we are headed for one of our favourite places in the world: Ko Lanta. We've chosen to go there by boat from Langkawi. This, as we find out, means a lot of waiting. We bought our ticket online and it states to check… Continue reading Ko Lanta – Thailand
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