The Thai tourist visa situation changed on 12 November 2015, so all references on the internet to double and triple entry visas are now obsolete. The only tourist visas issued More… →
Like many long term travellers, we had been planning to get an Indian tourist visa in Bangkok – at least for 3 months if we couldn’t score a 6-month one. More… →
From Taiwan we flew back to Bangkok, for the 3rd time this year, but this time we had an apartment booked through Airbnb. The owner was abroad but his friend More… →
Apart from a visit to Wat Pho, our short stay in Bangkok was devoted to practicalities. Two trips to the dentist for Mr Vagabond, hours spent on the phone to More… →
Sunset over Wat Arun, Bangkok We were both quite glad to leave India. That’s not something I ever expected to say, but the dirt, litter and crowds of northern India More… →
The main reason we were in Thailand was to get a Myanmar visa in Bangkok. Getting visas is never fun, but this was the least fun we’d had for a More… →
En route to Surat Thani It was dark by the time we pulled in to Surat Thani – exactly what we’d been hoping to avoid. Arriving anywhere new at night More… →
Hua Hin station Hua Hin station is a little red and white wooden toytown affair (an old royal pavillion transported from elsewhere and rebuilt) but in my sleep deprived state More… →
There are actually two road bridges linking the island of Penang with the mainland, but we had been advised by the bus company that if our destination was George Town, More… →