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This will be the last post as we are curtailing our fantastic travel experience following updated advice from UK foreign office. What a day it has been … and it’s far from being over. Got woken up at 4.45 am by the (false) fire alarm in the hotel. But every cloud has a silver liningContinue reading “Bye bye Thailand – we will be back when times are better”

Making the most of our last days … As we have to cut short (or cancel to be precise) our Thailand island hopping adventure, we thought we would enjoy a day visiting small islands offshore from Ao Nang. White sand, sun and beautiful blue sea – something to remember in the weeks to come …Continue reading “Ao Nang, Krabi Province – 4 Island tour”

Millions of years ago, probably the biggest coral reef of all time was forming and growing around a landmass where modern Thailand is today, reaching from the South of China all the way down to Borneo. Imagine, all of what we see at Khao Sok National Park used to be under water as part ofContinue reading “A day in the jungle and a night at rainforest camp… or wilderness in comfort 😉”

The afternoon starts with a relaxing trip down the River Sok …. we didn’t even have to paddle ourselves.  And then the fun starts … at the Elephant Camp  There are 12 Asian elephants being looked after by their mahoots. Most of the elephants are in their 50s but includes a ‘grandma’ of 78. AContinue reading “Fun at Elephant Hills Camp”

With two weeks left on our adjusted itinerary, we are trying to make the most of it while we can We arrived at Elephant Hills earlier today with plenty of time before the afternoon activities – Canoeing on Khao Sok River and meeting the elephants. For now it’s put your feet up and relax

Out to find something to eat which is a bit more inspiring than what we had the night before … Surat Thani has actually a lovely night market with lots of interesting food. And well frequented by the locals. Ironically, we decided to go for pizza – a nice change to Pad Thai and red,Continue reading “Scouting Surat Thani night market for dinner”

We left Bangkok early this morning – escaping the humidity, crowds, smog of the big city – after passing the temperature check at the airport. Surat Thani is in southern Thailand, set on the Gulf of Thailand and the town / port of Surat Thani is generally the gateway for the islands of Ko Samui,Continue reading “Being a lone tourist in Surat Thani”

Being interested in history and being ‘inspired’ by ‘The Railway Man’ (based on the true story of Eric Lomax, British Officer), we went to see the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai and the site where PoW had to cut through the mountains to build the Burma-Thai railway line which enabled the Japanese to transportContinue reading “Hellfire Pass and the Bridge over the River Kwai”

Before travelling further south, we wanted to visit the locations of the infamous Burma-Thai Railway. Taking the train from Bangkok-Thonburi to Kanchanaburi is an experience in itself … in more ways than one Thonburi is a very small train station with only a handful of trains. 3rd class trains only, air con via open windowsContinue reading “Train journey to Kanchanaburi”

Seems that Coronavirus has finally a real impact on our travel. Some while ago we already adjusted our plans to avoid Hong Kong and booked to go to Sri Lanka instead. But the situation is changing rapidly and with the UK foreign office now advising against all travel to Sri Lanka. We will be cuttingContinue reading “Time to change plans”