Finally I arrive at Korat. Korat is the abbreviation for Nakhon Ratchasima. It is much shorter but most of all much easier to remember. Korat has nothing really it is a medium large city, capital of the province which has the same name. It is […]
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Decision is taken, just before geting in the train, I don’t go to Kho Yai the national park, I go straight to Phimai. My mistake is to have booked the 11 o’clock train which would have blocked me the entire day without being able to […]
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As agreed the previous day Steven Seagal is there in front of the gate at 9AM. And off we go for the temple run. We expect to visit 7 or 8 additional temples today. I must say I am very impressed by Ayuthaya, first it […]
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First morning in Ayuthaya. The guest house is just fantastic. What a change with Bangkok. I decide to chill out a little bit and enjoy the garden. I take time to write some posts and review my pictures. Early afternoon I decide to go to […]
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I am still looking for a mobile pone prepaid card as they are no longer available from 7/11 as mentioned in many several blogs about Thailand. After asking to the receptionist from the hotel she told me I could get one in a mobile phone […]
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Wat Pho is basically a Buddhist monastery, even the very first monastery built in the new capital. Before Bangkok was established as the capital by King Rama I a temple existed already on the site. It was originally named Wat Photaram or Podharam, from […]
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Yet it is my second day …. As I could not get to the Royal palace the day before, and as it is the first day of opening since last 13th of October when King Bhumibol Adulyadej died, I expected it would be crowded and that it […]
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Jim Thompson is an American born in 1906, after working for the US Secret Services during World war II he came to Thailand in 1949 and fell in love with the country. His business, selling silk from Thailand all over the world, made him travel […]
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What a great day…. My very first day in Bangkok and in Thailand. All started yesterday with a long, very long journey to arrive here. Due to the different timezones between Europe and Asia, it took nearly 2 days to arrive. Leaving Valencia on Saturday […]
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Here it comes…. closer and closer …. In 10 days I will be in Bangkok…. Am I ready? Not sure… I have traveled a lot and it is always the same… you are never ready until you have reached your destination. Do I have a […]
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