Day 1 – Day Out in Ban Phe and Ko Samet from Rayong Even if you do not have sufficient time to explore the secluded southern islands of Thailand, still you can visit the eastern beaches of Thailand not very far from the capital. I am certainly not reffering to Pattaya beach, which is not at all […]
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Sunset in Samila Beach from Hat Yai, Songkhla Many travelers come to Hat Yai in Songkhla province to connect to southern islands of Thailand or go further south and cross the mainland to reach Malaysia for visa run or other purposes. Though Songkhla province has not much to offer, but you can still make use
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Itinerary of First-Time Thailand in 9 Days Cities/Islands Covered in 9 Days Bangkok Kanchanaburi Koh Tao Koh Samui Phuket Islands of Phang-Nga Islands of Krabi
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 8 Breakfast was mostly fast food picked up from the nearby 7/11 convenient store. The hotel arranged a taxi for us to drop to airport. We had the 11.20 AM Nok Air flight from Phuket to Bangkok that reached Don Mueang International Airport at 12.40 PM. The whole
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 7 Organized tours are better when you want to explore multiple islands in a day. I had booked a tour that would take us to open caves at Phang-Nga National Park and few other beautiful islands of both Phang-Nga and Krabi. We were picked up by an aircon
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – day 6 Do not miss the sunrise whenever you are close to the beach of any island – it looks so alluring! Today it is all about exploring Samui island and then travel to Phuket, which would be a long journey. So we need enough energy to enjoy Phuket nightlife.
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 5 Quite a night and a late wake-up. The day began with a delicious brunch – a veggie wrap and a veggie dipper that had carrot and cucumber sticks served with hummus and pesto dips – at the beachside restaurant of Goodtime Beach Hostel. We had to catch the Lomprayah ferry from Koh Tao
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 4 One of the best sites for scuba diving and snorkeling not only in Thailand but also in South-East Asia is Koh Tao, that makes up the Gulf of Thailand along with other islands like Koh Nang Yuan, Koh Phangan, and Koh Samui. These islands are clustered in south-eastern
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 3 After grabbing some quick lunch from the rooftop restaurant of our hotel, we checked and kept our our luggage safely at the reception. Then we took a tuk-tuk and headed to explore the famous Siam Square shopping district.
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First-Time Thailand in 9 Days – Day 2 With the help from hotel reception, we hired an aircon taxi to Kanchanaburi – the home of Death Railway Bridge to Burma during World War II – today’s destination – all for 4000 ฿. On the way, we visited a traditional floating market on the western part
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