Thailand

february

Just got back from incredible Thailand. Love the beauty, colours and food of this country. I don’t have enough words to describe how amazing this country is. Definitely gonna go back there.

I recently went to Thailand for the first time. It was honestly just a beautiful country. I spent 5 weeks there and it would take a lifetime to visit and explore all the different and magical places.

I was amazed and humbled at how lovely the people were, they were just so friendly, calm and kind. Simply beautiful people inside and out.

At the moment I have been thinking a lot about Thailand as over a week ago a typhoon came close to where I live and landed in Thailand causing massive flooding and hardships.

At the moment there is still lots of problems caused by this typhoon and the floods.

I hope the Thai people are okay and that the waters will recede soon.

I just got back from 6 amazing days in Thailand with two great friends.

I’ll be travelling all around for a month over june/july. Can’t wait. Just book it!

I have been visiting Asia and Thailand for the last 28 years. Now I am living in Bangkok and working part time for Green Wood Travel, a small travelagent specialized in tailored holidays, just the way YOU want it. Very willing to advise anyone on any travelling in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and let you experience the real thing. just ask!

I loves my native country.It gives me concern,attachment and so many other ways unique to me.

If you want to witness and experience local life and interact with Thai people beyond the hotel-beach-bar-hopping tourist trail, try a cultural exchange trip with Andaman Discoveries.

This community-based tourism and sustainable development organisation is located on the Andaman Coast, a three hour bus ride north of Phuket, and originally grew out of the North Andaman Tsunami Relief fund.

Just a simple three-day homestay in one of the local villages will bring you closer to the people and culture than you could hope to achieve over a much longer trip along the usual tourist track. You’ll live with a local family and explore the village and its surroundings, seeing and participating in activities such as planting mangroves, designing batik, roasting cashew nuts, fishing and much more.

You can interact with the people, practising basic Thai with the adults, playing around with the kids, stuffing your belly with gorgeous food courtesy of your hosts – and finally find a moment to yourself to relax and watch a magnificent sunset on the local beach.

You’ll be supported by staff at Andaman Discoveries, who will arrange all transport, fully brief you on what to expect from your trip and supply a guide/translator who will accompany you on your visit to the village.

And, if you truly fall in love with the place, you could always sign up for one of the longer-term voluntary opportunities, teaching English at a local school or helping out at a local orphanage.

Find out more here: www.andamandiscoveries.com

Despite the fact that I was stuck here for a week due to the protests at the airport, I loved every minute of my trip!

Stay in Hua Hin rather than Phuket if you want beautiful beaches and nightlife; but don’t want tourists and streets designed solely for farang…

Me, my wife and our two kids (then 4 months and 3.5 years old) went there for three weeks in November/December 2006. We stayed a few nights in Bangkok, but most of the time we stayed on Ko Chang.

Fantastic place, good food and excellent service.