The Thai government says Koh Tachai, an island off the southern coast of Thailand known for its beautiful coral reefs and coral reefs, will close indefinitely. The Department of Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the National Park of Thailand announced that the beautiful Similan Islands in the Adaman Sea will not receive tourists from May…
Category: Thailand
Shopping in Bangkok
Malls Bangkok has the regular slew of malls and department stores all selling the regular slew of designer brands, many of them can be found along Ploenchit and Sukhumvit Roads. The only one that really stands out is MBK. MBK This is a huge warren that can get absolutely packed at weekends. It sells just…
Royal City Avenue, Bangkok
Royal City Avenue or more frequently just RCA is where Bangkok’s hip young things go to party. Westerners are scarce, people over the age of 25 are also scarce. It is a long crescent shaped road that runs between New Petchburi Road and Rama IX Road in a rather under-developed corner of the city. There…
Rattanakosin, Bangkok
Rattanakosin is the cultural and historical heart of Bangkok. At the heart of Rattanakosin are most of the main tourist sites, the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keo, Wat Pho and, just across the river Wat Arun. For many visitors this is all they see of the area. Which is a great shame. Popular tourist literature likes to tout…
Phuket description
Phuket is an all round great place. For the active there is diving, kayaking and trekking as well as the the adrenalin rush of bungy jumping. For those that prefer their adrenalin to travel at a more sedentary pace there are more fine beaches than you can shake a bottle of sun tan lotion at….
Pattaya
Despite what the tourist literature might say Pattaya is not a great “fun for all the family” destination. The beaches are nothing special and they are lined, for the most part, with big ass speed boats waiting to take people out paragliding. Between them bright red people, who have never heard of skin cancer, baste….
Patpong, Bangkok
Patpong, the most famous of the bar districts covers two lanes. Strategically named Patpong 1 and Patpong 2, they run between Silom and Suriwongse Roads. But fame has had a detrimtental effect. A packed night market down the middle of Patpong 1 makes it almost impossible to wobble from bar to bar without crashing into…
Nana Plaza, Bangkok
This is a courtyard just off of Sukhumvit Soi 4. There are three sides, three floors and it is wall to wall bars. Somewhere in the region of 50 at a guess though I’ve never had the presence of mind to count them. Along the street near the entrance to the plaza are numerous street…
Ladyboys
Transexualism is an art form in Thailand. Ladyboys, or katoeys as they are sometimes called, have always been present in Thai culture, notably within the dramatic arts. Many begin taking female hormones during their early and mid-teens, they can be very feminine in their speech, walk, and general mannerisms. They usually lack facial hair, which…
Kao San Road, Bangkok
Kao San Road maybe famous but is really quite a small road within the district of Banglamphu. The area has quite a lot of budget accommodation which has always attracted the backpacker fraternity. Kao San became the focal point. For many this is both the first and last stop on their Thai adventure. Historically the…