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Border Crossing Guide: Bangkok to Siem Reap

Border Crossing Guide: Bangkok to Siem Reap

I wish this guide posted on the Matador Network was available before I did this border crossing.  Border Crossing Guide: Bangkok to Siem Reap Here are a few of my own tips: 1. Do. Not. Buy. A. Direct. Bus. Ticket. From. Bangkok. To. Siem. Reap. Unless you like to spend way more money than everyone [...]

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Bangkok – 5 Tips for Beginners

Bangkok – 5 Tips for Beginners

Bangkok, Thailand is the entry and exit point for most backpackers and travelers trekking through South East Asia. Here are a few tips for those newbies venturing through Bangkok for the first time.

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Thai Kids Breakdancing on Khao San Rd

Thai Kids Breakdancing on Khao San Rd

Talented kids break dancing on Khao San in Bangkok

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Khao San Rd

Khao San Rd

Khao San Rd in Bangkok, Thailand is crazy busy like this every night… I’ve never seen so many backpackers in one place

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Feeding Elephants in Kanchanburi, Thailand

Feeding Elephants in Kanchanburi, Thailand

Thanks to the older Korean man who offered to film this for me :)

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Chiang Khong to Luang Nam Tha

From Chiang Khong in Thailand, I took a 2-minute boat ride over the Mekong to the Laos border.  Then I took a minivan to Luang Nam Tha, which is a one-road town that has the best Laos coffee ever (coffee to condensed milk ratio was perfect).  Then I took a chicken bus (there was a live chicken in a bag on the top of the ’82 Toyota van) for the

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Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is a cool city an overnight train ride from Bangkok. Lots of temples, mote around the city, markets, and pollution. I got to pet tigers and watched a snake show.

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Bangkok & Kanchanaburi

Photos from around Bangkok and my trip to Kanchanburi, feeding elephants, waterfalls, the Bridge over the River Kwai

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