Thai tours

Nakhon Si Thammarat We’ve always really liked the somewhat off-the-beaten-track South Thai destination of Nakhon Si Thammarat and always considered that both the town itself and the surrounding province of the same name, deserved far more visitors than the mere trickle it currently gets so it’s great to see Nakhon Si Thammarat may be about to get some recognition from…

Koh Kradan A boat trip to Thailand’s Koh Kradan with photos and text by Marc Rajes The wooden long-tail-boat was moving slowly through the shallow azure waters. Our captain was aiming for a large orange-coloured buoy just ahead of us – all around us was a reef. The day’s clear skies allowed for excellent visibility below and the reef was…

Sunday Walking Street The famous Chiang Mai Sunday Market – known locally as just Sunday Walking Street – is a vast affair stretching from the tourist hub of Tha Pae Gate as far as the ancient temple of Wat Phra Singh in the Old Town as well as, taking in many of the side streets along the way. (In fact,…

Pai Pai, Mae Hong Son Province; no idea when this formerly sleepy little northern town first had the idea to knock up bamboo huts, start fabricating banana pancakes, (and we mean pancakes, not the authentic rotis that north Thai Muslims have been making for donkey’s years), dis-intoxicate some local guides enough to lead treks and thrust itself on the backpacker…