Traveling in Thailand

You come out of bar in Phuket or another popular tourist area and standing before you is a handler with a little baby gibbon. Hard to resist, right? Before I knew anything about gibbons in Thailand, I was one of those tourists who would happily spend 200B for a photo with one of these adorable creatures.

don't blame the gibbons, they're just too cute!

What I learned turned my stomach. read more »

Phang Nga Bay

Here’s the rundown on our sailing trip off Phuket. We just got back last night, I’m a little sunburned and, I have to admit, more than a little sad to be back on dry land. Our trip was fantastic. Spectacular. Wonderful. Fun. Actually, there really aren’t enough words to describe how great it was, so I’ll just leave it at that and let you decide once you’ve seen the photos and read about it. read more »

As a follow up to my debut post, here’s a link to the list of travel bargains the Tourism Authority of Thailand has put together.

A couple of notable deals:

Twinpalms in Phuket (a personal favorite) let’s you buy now and stay later. Four nights is 12,000B (about $350 US). A great deal for a very nice property, but the catch is you have to buy by now and stay between May and September. Lots can change in a few months so though it is a great deal,  it’s tough to commit with cash that far in advance, even if staying there will make you look this fabulous.

Citadines in Bangkok is offering rooms as low as 1,625B (less than $50 US). These are mini-suites, well located and all their properties in the city are less than 2 years old. They lack the big common spaces of typical hotels (i.e., no spacious lobby), and they aren’t full-fledged service apartments but rooms have sitting areas and kitchenettes.