Yesterday was very special as it was spent with beautiful Asian Elephants. At the end of our day at Elephant Nature Park (ENP) our guide Tong asked if we had any questions. Rob - "During our time spent in Ayutthaya we saw elephants being ridden by tourists along the roads, is the government doing anything [...]
It seems the Iceland Christmas advert, banned or not banned, has gotten everyone's ears open to the issues surrounding palm oil. Seriously Iceland, I already loved you for your frozen Greggs pasties (once a northern lass, always a northern lass - also, currently craving one out here in Thailand!!!), but bravo for bringing this issue [...]
Sukhothai meaning 'the dawn of happiness' was the first capital of Siam (now Thailand). It was the capital for 200 years until the Ayutthaya Kingdom took over. Ayutthaya was then the capital for 400 years until 1767 when Burma invaded and destroyed both Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. What is now left in both cities are strangely beautiful [...]
Since being on the road for two months I've managed to make my way through 10 brilliant books. My Kindle has been my best friend. It has gotten me through flight delays, jet-lag induced sleepless nights, rainy afternoons, long train journeys and quiet days lazing in the sun. If I didn't share some of my [...]
A week ago we left Bangkok and headed west 128km on a train to Kanchanaburi. After spending seven nights in the town, I thought I'd share a few of my sustainable travel tips just incase any of you were to ever visit. Eat at On's Thai Issan - I'm not a vegetarian, nor am I vegan. [...]
Bangkok (Krung Thep กรุงเทพ in Thai) was our first stop in Thailand. Most travellers stay for just a couple of days and tick off the main tourist spots before heading North or to the Southern Islands. But we were lucky to stay in the city for 8 nights and truly get a flavour of the place, [...]
Having been to China I thought I'd seen the worst of pollution and air quality, however Bangkok is definitely a contender. On my travels I'm slowly realising just how much we are damaging our planet, there are just too many of us! But I'm not here today to rant, I'm here to share a place, [...]
