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Thailand is famous worldwide for its beautiful islands in the south but the north shouldn't be overlooked and offer a different experience of this great country. Chiang Mai is the biggest city of the northern provinces and is a great place to do relax and have fun. The city is the ancient capital of the Lanna kingdom and was founded more than 700 years ago. The Old Town has lost almost a... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 06/04/2013 Thailand

Chiang Mai is activity paradise in Thailand. You can do many, many things, from small treks to extreme stuff. One of the most popular is spending some time with tigers. I couldn't miss that! Tiger Kingdom is located 20 minutes from Chiang Mai. You have to buy a ticket for each tiger sizes (from baby to adult) you want to spend 15 minutes with. Prices go from 420B for an adult to 620B fo... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 04/04/2013 Thailand

Leaving Bangkok on my way to Chiang Mai, I decided to stop in Sukhothai for a few nights. The city is almost empty of tourists at this time of the year and it I had a very relaxing two days. The best way to visit the Old City is by renting bikes and cycling around. The roads traversing the ruins are pretty good and it's a very easy ride. It's also super cheap at 30B/day (less than 1€). ... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 02/04/2013 Thailand

Even though, technically, I can say it was not my first time in Bangkok, in reality is was like it. In twenty years, the city has changed a lot and I couldn't remember much (I was pretty young back then). Bangkok is vast, crowded and always busy. The traffic is intense and there are hordes of people in the central areas. I find it's still manageable (not as crowded as India) although my ... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 28/03/2013 Thailand

Bangkok is the capital city of the Thai Kingdom and as such there are temples at every corners, some of them being huge, and the famous Grand Palace. The Grand Palace is the residence of the King and is on the same ground as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Kaew. It's a big complex with a lot of beautifully decorated buildings. Unfortunately, it's also the most popular tourist ... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 26/03/2013 Thailand

Wandering in Chinatowns of big cities around the world is an habit I'm loving more and more. Bangkok's Chinatown was the largest and the best I've been to yet. Singapore's and Kuala Lumpur's Chinatowns have been cleaned up, covered in some parts and overall, look more like a tourist attraction than a real neighborhood. Of course, if you skip the big streets you can get a more real exper... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 24/03/2013 Thailand

I ended my tour of South Thailand in Ko Tao, the smallest of the famous three islands in the Bay of Thailand. I avoided Ko Phangan as outside of the Full Moon Party there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference with Samui where I stayed a couple of nights. I really loved Ko Tao and if I had listen to myself I would have stayed far too long. A few people I met there came "for 3 days, 3 months ... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 18/03/2013 Thailand

Ko Samui is a big island with many beaches and the main accommodation is your standard big resort. Nothing fancy there and you can safely skip it if you're on a schedule. I can't say I was very motivated to do much visiting either. The hostel I stayed in, called The Lounge in Bo Phut, was a great place to socialize. The Fisherman's Village, not far from there, makes for a nice evening out w... read more »

Visited: March 2013 Posted: 16/03/2013 Thailand

Unlike most tourists, I arrived in Thailand by boat! It's a short (but expensive: 1200B) ride from [Langkawi](http://travelingcoder.com/2013/03/penang-and-langkawi) to Ko Lipe, the first island in my 10 days island hopping trip in the Andaman Sea. Ko Lipe is small with two main beaches where resorts line up. None of them are the classical tourist factory but rather small, ranging from very ba... read more »

Visited: Mars 2013 Posted: 08/03/2013 Thailand