Phanomsarakham, Thailand: My Grain of Inspiration
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Moses Utomi from America. Thanks for your entry Moses! Anyone can write about a meteor hitting the Earth; only a writer could write about a grain of sand hitting the beach and make it feel just as impactful. For us writers [...]
Transition from Thailand to India
Thank you to Nora, The Professional Hobo for including us in her series: “A Week in the Life!” We are honored to be nomads on her site. We wrote about a week when we were leaving Thailand after a month and beginning our three month stay in India. The week included a broken bus, a [...]
Bewitching Bangkok
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by CosmoHallitan from America. Thanks for your entry Cosmo! It’s not difficult to find inspiration for visiting Thailand. People wax lyrical about the bliss found on the golden shores of its wind-swept isles, gush about the warm hospitality of the locals, and [...]
Thailand: Finding Friendship and Tea Above the Clouds
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Jillian Gotfredson from America. Thanks for your entry Jillian! I sat waiting in the back of the truck; the heat subsiding slightly as a storm hovered above, the beat of raindrops on metal creating watery melodies. In twenty minutes the clouds had [...]
Frugal Flashpackers Fly from Thailand to Yangon (Video)
On September 28, 2012 we traveled to Bangkok airport to fly to Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) for our 28-day stay. As Air Asia was moving to a new airport on October 1, 2012, they had a BIG RALLY with the Bangkok University Cheerleading Team to celebrate their move. WATCH: Air Asia Bangkok Rally The Bangkok Cheerleaders [...]
Chiang Mai’s Fighting Dwarves
For my first ever overseas trip, I was ready to be surprised. I wanted to be surprised. The only thing I expected was that I would be surprised. My first few weeks in Chiang Mai delivered all that and more. I left Australia in early October to study English teaching. I felt I needed to [...]
Bangkok in the Pouring Rain! (video)
Video: Bangkok in the Rain Watching the rain from Rambuttri Village Inn lobby seemed like being on a movie set. I had never seen it rain so hard for so long. People were walking into the lobby soaking wet. It almost seemed like the movie, The Truman Show, where someone stood over you with a [...]
Styling at the Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok, Thailand (video)
Video: Styling at the Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok, Thailand After picking up our Myanmar visas and passports, we took the SkyTrain to Siam Paragon mall with the idea to see a movie. We did see three Starbucks, a gourmet market and a bookstore but they did not have a movie we really wanted to see. [...]
Fire Dancing at Big Blue on the Beach, Koh Tao
Video: Fire Dancing at Big Blue There are many choices for evening entertainment at Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand. We met travel memoir author, Torre DeRoche and Ivan at Fizz for drinks and then moved down the beach to Big Blue for our favorite fire dancer. Most of the staff at both places are Burmese. [...]
5 Beaches: Hiking in Koh Tao
Video: Hiking 5 beaches of Koh Tao, Thailand, Janson Bay, Sai Nuan 1, Sai Nuan 2, Chalok Baan Kao, Thian Og Bay We Said Go Travel http://www.wesaidgotravel.com/ From September 19-23, 2012, we stayed at Sairee Beach at Pranee Guesthouse (500B $16usd with breakfast and fan). Our first two hikes were to Hin Wong Beach and [...]
