Many travelers to Bangkok, Thailand eventually make their way down to Koh Samet. Koh Samet is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, just three and a half hours from Bangkok and easily accessible by local bus. Some tourists worry about taking local Thai bus service, as they’re concerned about reliability and safety. I’ve…
While Thailand is one of the safest places in the world for tourists, it has its fair share of tourist scams. Some of the places where tourists end up victims of one of these scams, usually designed to part you from your hard-earned cash, are the Thai islands of Phuket, Koh Samui and Koh…
Thailand’s Koh Samet oil spill could impact fishing industry As if it’s not bad enough that Thailand’s Koh Samet oil spill, which occurred on Saturday, is causing thousands of tourists to leave the Thai island, Greenpeace Southeast Asia now says the Koh Samet oil spill could impact Thailand’s fishing industry, as the oil continues…
Koh Samet is a lovely island in the Gulf of Thailand, just a three hour bus ride from Bangkok. Famous for its small, cheap beach cottage hotels, Koh Samet is also home to several beach resort hotels, offering luxury accommodation in gorgeous locations for inexpensive rates. If you’re planning on a trip to Koh…
One of my favorite places to visit in Thailand is Koh Samet. Koh Samet is a small island, just over three hours south of Bangkok, that’s very popular with tourists and especially with low-budget travelers. It’s a perfect place for a long weekend outside Bangkok but it can be difficult to get there if…
Planning on taking a trip to Phang Nga, Thailand? Have you been reading up on what there is to see and do there, and feel a little overwhelmed? No worries. As long as you hit these seven must see places in Phang Nga, you can see the rest of the things on your list afterwards….
One of the mistakes I see backpacker friends make when taking a trip to Thailand is how much clothing some of them bring! Clothing they drag from the U.S., UK, Canada, China, Brazil, Norway, Spain, Austria and South Africa to Thailand. Clothing that is easy to buy in Thailand for a fraction of the cost…
One of the questions I see over and over again when reading social media is if Thailand is a good country to move to in 2020? After all, it is a country hundreds of thousands of people have already moved to, including myself. Some do eventually leave, but a large number stay. Why do they…
As a woman who has lived in Thailand for almost 19 years, I am often asked both online and off “Is Thailand safe for women travelers? Can women travel alone?” So I thought it would be good to give any woman who might be considering traveling to Thailand — whether with friends or alone —…
Why is Thailand still my favorite country after 15 years living here? Now, before you start reading this, you need to know one thing. While I have traveled to more than 35 countries over the course of my many years, I have lived in Thailand for 15 of those years. So, yes, I may be…
One of the biggest scams directed at tourists and backpackers in Thailand is the ‘VIP bus’. Targeted towards backpackers in the Khao San Road area, foreigners doing visa runs to Cambodia or Laos, or bus rides to popular destinations like Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samet, these VIP buses are not only expensive they’re…
Going on holiday to a Thai beach resort is one of my favorite things to do. But, on every vacation, I always notice how rude some western tourists in Thailand can be. In fact, a beach holiday in Thailand, because of the culture, is often a less free experience than a similar holiday in Europe…
As the flooding in Thailand gets worse and floods are likely to hit Bangkok in the next few days, if you’re a tourist in Thailand, or planning on arriving soon, what do you need to know about the possible danger of floods? Of course, the situation can change quickly and, if Thailand receives more…
Planning on a beach vacation this year? If you haven’t thought of it so far, start thinking about Thailand. Thailand has so many gorgeous beaches; it’s often difficult to decide where to go but here are the ones we think deserve to be called “Thailand’s Top Beaches”. They are perfect choices for a relaxing beach…
BANGKOK, April 4th, 2011 – Floods continue in Southern Thailand. As the rains keep coming in southern Thailand, new reports say 51 people have been drowned or killed by mudslides so far and another 30,000 are sick due to respiratory problems or foot fungus because of having to paddle through water continuously. The Thai…
When I first moved to Thailand, I knew the country was approximately 520,000 square kilometres (513,122 km² actually), as the country is just a little larger than Spain. What I did not know is quite a large percentage of that land is made up of islands. How many islands does Thailand have, which are the…
Which are Thailand’s most popular national parks, and should you visit them? If you are in Thailand and would love to experience some of the country’s incredible natural resources, then one place most people go is to one of the country’s national parks. With 147 national parks, 58 wildlife sanctuaries, 67 non-hunting areas, and 120 forest…
How to stay safe traveling in Thailand When tourists come to Thailand, they often worry about safety. Frankly, Thailand is one of the safest countries in the world and the safest country I’ve ever lived in (including the UK and the good old USA). But, like in any other country, some dangers are lurking so…