While finding veggie and vegan food in rural areas and fishing villages can be more of a challenge, eating animal-free in big cities across Thailand and Vietnam didn't prove to be any effort during the time I was there. In fact, even in the middle of nowhere it was pretty easy to find stir fried … Continue reading Eating Vegan in Bangkok
Bangkok: finally, less mopeds! Having visited Bangkok briefly last year as the start and end point of my Thailand trip, I was worried I might have seen all the good bits already and find myself bored second time around. Oh how wrong I was! You might say it should have been obvious, given the … Continue reading Back to Bangkok: Street Food and Shopping
There are too many things to tell you about in the tiny, rural town of Sangkhlaburi to fit them all into one post. (And yes, there's a lot more to say about Bangkok too, but I'll be coming back to that later...)There are regular buses from Bangkok direct to Sangkhlaburi from Mo Chit station, or you can … Continue reading Sangkhlaburi – pt 1
From Khao San road it’s onto Wat Arun (the temple of dawn) and Wat Pho (the temple of the reclining Buddha) . There are so many temples in Bangkok that you could see a different Buddha every day, but I found these two particularly interesting. The temples are stunning, intricate pieces of art and architecture … Continue reading Wat Arun and Wat Pho, Bangkok
I couldn’t decide where to begin with Thailand, but I guess the logical place to head first is the Khao San Road. It’s overflowing with backpackers, and stumbling into the chaos with severe jet-lag is many traveller’s first experience of one of the most warm and welcoming countries I’ve visited. You can buy obligatory gap … Continue reading Thailand – Khao San Road, Bangkok