When I am told about the North of Thailand, I immediately think of the white temple (Wat Rong Khun) that I have seen in all the travel guides. This is one of the reasons why we came to Chiang Mai, which is only 3 hours away from this famous temple. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai we had to take a 3h bus from the Bus Station Terminal 3. We queue in front of GreenBus to buy the tickets, it’s 9:40 am but the next bus with free seats doesn’t leave until 11 am. We are asked…

After a month of happiness in Siem Reap, we take the road again, direction Chiang Mai Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary How to go from Siem Reap to Chiang Mai? We could have taken 2 flights with a stopover in Bangkok, but unfortunately this will also mean paying twice for the luggage in the hold (which are usually optional with low cost airlines). We decide to take a bus to Bangkok, then a plane to Chiang Mai from Bangkok The travel agency told us about 7h30, maximum 8 hours of travel, but the reality is quite different. It is thus a little surprised…

As it is cold in Europe (even in Seville), it is time for us to find some sun in Asia. From Seville to Bangkok We ran a simulation to find out which route was the most economical to link Spain and Siem Reap. Result: Barcelona – Bangkok. Since we liked the city last year, we decided to stay there for a week before going to Cambodia. Honestly I don’t know if it was a good idea: we had to fly from Seville to Barcelona, sleep there one night, then Barcelona to Moscow (3h45 stopover) and then Moscow to Bangkok – in a small plane where even I am cramped. It…

Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary The “joint ticket” bought via our hotel allows us to reach Krabi from Koh Phangan in 5h30. We get up early, the cab of the boat company waits for us at 6 am. On the way, we cross a Canadian who stops the cab. She is in her fifties, she travels alone, she goes like us to Krabi but has reserved neither cab nor boat. A true adventurer! In front of so much nerve, a Swedish woman next to us asks her how she would have done if there was no cab, to which she answers that there…

The boat Koh Tao – Koh Phangan is late. It’s always a bazaar at the port, people leave Koh Tao to go to a dozen of tourist sites, but somehow, as if by magic, all these people still manage to get on a boat that arrives safely We sit at the very top of the boat, our hair in the wind. It rains a little bit, it’s windy. We see very threatening clouds which finally remain far from Koh Phangan, our new paradise Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Arrived on Koh Phangan island, we take a mini bus (called a cab anyway) for…

The trip from Bangkok to Koh Tao takes 11 hours, including waiting. We wait for an hour for our night bus at the station, without worrying too much however because it is raining and the delay is foreseeable. However, the organization is far from being their strong point. We have to harass several people to know which bus we take The ticket we have is an all inclusive ticket: bus to Chumphorn + boat to Koh Tao. The bus leaves Bangkok at 8pm with only one rest stop at midnight. It’s very comfortable, quiet but it’s very cold (air conditioning in Asia is always a big problem). Luckily we took…