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Darkest Isan (where decent thais fear to tread), Part Nine For the Americans reading is this blog, Ho Chi Minh is that damn pinko “grrr!” who as TV and Hollywood have proven on celluloid really didn’t kick the arse of the… |
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Written by: Paul Wilding
Read more: Ho Chi Mihn’s House in Thailand at Thai Blogs
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This iPhone app for the Thai Highway Police has been designed to help you in case you find yourself in an accident while travelling in Thailand. The map on the first tab marks where you are and then all the Highway Police stations in your area. For each one you will find contact… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Thai Highway Police at Using an iPhone & iPad in Thailand
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Darkest Isan (where decent thais fear to tread), Part Seven If I had a baht for every time, back home and in the far east, I’ve been told or read how Buddhism is different, it’s a religion of tolerance and enlightenment… |
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Written by: Paul Wilding
Read more: The Ban Song Khan Catholic Massacre Monument at Thai Blogs
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Darkest Isan (where decent thais fear to tread), Part Six I first hit Mukdahan 12 years ago, arrived at the bus station, took a tuk tuk through the town along Mekong road past the Indo-Chinese market, thought this looks interesting I must really visit this place someday, arrived at the ferry port … |
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Written by: Paul Wilding
Read more: Mukdahan at Thai Blogs
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(Victoria Point) Well, since the area is full of foreigners getting stamps back into the Land of Noodle Soup & Nose-jobs, Aranya Prathet and it’s neighboring cross-border town of Cambodia’s Poipet happily secured most of the first of this two part blog. Now, if Cambodia’s sombrero carrying urchin beggars (or actually cheap holey brolleys), Macau … |
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Written by: Stephen Cleary
Read more: Thai Visa Border Run (Burma) at Steve’s Weblog
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“Forget that ear-splitting karaoke on overnight buses and take in the countryside at a leisurely pace on a Thai train.” Westerners certainly have more of a love for trains than most of the locals in Thailand, the latter of whom consider such mode of transport as almost prehistoric – then again, I guess some of the trains operating actually are! While tripping around Thailand though, it’s almost a must, … |
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Written by: Stephen Cleary
Read more: Kick Back in Style on a Thai Train at Steve’s Weblog
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If you are staying in Krabi town or Ao Nang beach, the many travel agencies around offer about ten different daytrips, ranging from elephant riding at Khao Phanom Benja National Park to kayaking in the mangroves to snorkelling on Ko Bida. However, you can do most of these daytrips on your own if you are brave enough to ride a rented motorcycle – and save about… |
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Hot Waterfalls and Emerald Pools in Krabi at Betti
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(The once infamous Malaysia Hotel – now, nothing like it was before) Soi Ngam Dupli and its adjacent lane, Soi Sri Bumphen, located just off Rama 4 Road near Lumphini Boxing Stadium was the backpacker haven way before the advent of Khao Sarn Road.While Khao Sarn has developed from a cheap 50 baht dorm gaff into a glitzy area packed with trendy clubs, traditional massage… |
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Written by: Stephen Cleary
Read more: Soi Ngam Dupli / Soi Sri Bumphen at Steve’s Weblog