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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market – Day Trip From Bangkok

 Another great day trip from Bangkok is the much-fabled floating market. Bangkok attracts tens of thousands of backpackers every day but few make the effort to visit this cool site. Found west of Bangkok, Thailand’s most famous floating market is [...]

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Ayutthaya – Awesome day trip from Bangkok

I don’t know what it is about temples but I’ve got them on the brain at the moment. After a full temple session in Burma last week  at the Bagan Temples, I took another trip to a vast temple complex [...]

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Best 5 Nightclubs in Bangkok

Bangkok rocks every night of the week, and if you’re here you have to party! But forget your conceptions of Thailand being all flip-flops, vests and cheap drinks – these clubs can charge $30 cover charge, $10+ drinks and require [...]

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How to get to the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok

This is just a quick post about visiting Burma/Myanmar while you’re in South East Asia – because the embassy proved quite elusive to me over the last few days, so I’m gonna share what I’ve learned! There are only two [...]

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Siam Park City – Bangkok’s Best Theme Park

Bangkok is an international metropolis full of shopping malls, movie theatres and starbucks but a common complaint about BKK is that there simply isn’t that much to do there. Well, if you find yourself with a day to spare make [...]

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Thai New Year – Song Kran Festival : The Best Festival in the World EVER

I’ve been in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand for the last week or so to celebrate Song Kran, or Thai New Year. I think I can safely say that: a)    Chiang Mai is probably the best place in the whole [...]

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Malaria – What Drug You Should Take to Prevent It!

I think it’s fair to say that nobody wants to die on their travels around the world. Death avoidance 101 begins with preventing malaria.  Having spent the best part of a year in Africa during 2010 and a good few [...]

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Getting from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok by land

You’re backpacking through Asia on a budget and you don’t want to fly right? Ok so how do you get from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok cheaply and quickly – this post should sort it out for you. Also, if you’re [...]

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Getting from Bangkok Airport To Khao San Road (or the city centre)

Bangkok’s main airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport, is located around 30km from Bangkok city. If you’re flying into Bangkok from pretty much anywhere, this is the airport you’ll fly into. I’m in and out of this place every month so I thought [...]

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5 Books to Read When you Travel

Lounging in a hammock on a Thai island or squeezed into a minibus with 25 locals for 12 hours, a good book can complement any scenario. Reading another generic John Grisham novel you picked up in the airport might pass [...]

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