Thailand

Southeast Asian Odyssey '24, part two

Malaysia was wonderful; Thailand beckons. We’ve started off in style, on the tiny island of Koh Lipe. We’re here for a week or so’s beach-bumming, before meeting up with friends for a few days on another tiny island before heading for a national park, thence to Bangkok, then off to Cambodia. At least, that’s the plan as it stands. In the words of the barmy army, ‘ere we go, ‘ere we go, ‘ere we go…

Mueang Surat Thani - Talat, Thailand
03.08 on the fast train to Bangkok
I never was much good at sleeping in weird environments. And the overnight train to Bangkok definitely qualifies, at least for me. Not that it’s bad; quite the opposite. Even...
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Museum Siam, Bangkok, Thailand
Good morning Bangkok
In the event, it ended up being not too bad a night on the train. Some long sleepless patches, but I’d expected that, and overall I probably got a good six or seven hours, which...
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The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
Grand trip to the palace, Gromit
In truth, The Grand Palace is a bit overwhelming. It’s just so vast, and so intricate, and so much. One staggering building has another nestling right next to it, and behind them,...
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Rama VIII bridge, Bangkok, Thailand
Some things old, something new
Though we’ve spent the day visiting wonderful sites from old Bangkok, I can’t resist heading today with this, Rama VIII bridge, which is just downstream from where we catch...
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Siam Paragon shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand
From hot to shop to RIP flip-flop
After two days battling the tourist hordes, doing the culture innit, and gasping in the sun, we decided it was time for a day of (at least partial) rest. Also V needed a new t-shirt. So...
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OnAng canal, Bangkok, Thailand
Super markets and some damn fine finds
Well, we’ve pretty much done the main touristy bits of Bangkok, and we were also wary of the weather – once again, it was promising to be an absolute belter of a day, with...
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