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I arrived in Kanchanaburi on board the most scenic train ride in Thailand that is from Bangkok to Nam Tok. After admiring the Thai landscapes for hours, I finally left the train in Kanchanaburi and still had a lot of[…]

If there is one reason why Kanchanaburi is so visited besides the death railway, that would be the Erawan waterfalls. I haven’t seen many waterfalls in Thailand, but I dare to say these are the most beautiful ones. If you[…]

This is one of the most beautiful train rides you can have in Thailand: the train from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi over the River Kwai bridge, but the best scenes are after Kanchanaburi. As I love low-class train rides in Southeast[…]

One very famous destination near Bangkok is Ayutthaya which can be easily reached by train, so that’s what I did. From Bangkok to Ayutthaya by train takes about 2 hours and costs 15bh (40 cents). Yes, I don’t think you[…]

Usually, the flights from Krabi to Bangkok are cheap and very convenient, but when I wanted to do this trip, they were not cheap at all, so I decided to go by bus from Krabi to Bangkok. It is a[…]

I lived in Krabi, more precisely Ao Nang for 2 months. I was living 5 min walking distance from the beach in the most touristy area in town. I stayed in a hotel for 5000bh a month (about 135 €)[…]

So, I was very unfortunate to be stung by a stingray while snorkeling in Thailand on Poda island and about to leave the water after snorkeling. As I am about to reach the sand and step on very shallow water,[…]

From Ao Nang, you can see a Krabi island that appears not to be very far… That is Poda island and you can reach it within 15-20 minutes by longtail boat. Just behind it is Tupe island or Koh Tup[…]

I was dying to go to Hong island, the most beautiful Krabi island, after Phi Phi island, of course. Koh Hong or Hong island is much closer to Krabi than Phi Phi island and has nothing to do with it.[…]