A Window to the Wetlands: Thailand to Cambodia by Train and Tuk-Tuk
Bangkok to Siem Reap overland: a £1.50 third-class train to Aranyaprathet, the Poipet border on foot, then three hours by shared taxi.
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Moths, Monks and Prickly Heat in Bangkok
Our first impressions of Bangkok were of a strange, hedonistic city combining old-world markets, beautiful temples, seedy strip clubs and slum-like houses with manic motorbikes, gigantic shopping centres, banks and LCD screens. The heat was intense on the first day we arrived and a dust-like…
Trang to Bangkok by Bus
828 km and thirteen hours overnight by double-decker bus from Trang to Bangkok, after Chinese New Year sold out every sleeper train for weeks.
An Island Border Crossing: Koh Lipe, Thailand
Koh Lipe has no airport and no jetty — you arrive by ferry from Langkawi, transfer to a longtail boat, and are stamped in at a hut on the sand.
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There is perhaps nothing more satisfying than enjoying a good Thai curry in Thailand, where the taste is different enough from the varieties you've tried back home to make you wonder... This je ne sais quoi is partly thanks to the fantastic range of fresh,…