Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok, 21/06/2015 I decided to visit Bangnamphung floating market and on the way to the floating market there was Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok, Samut Prakan Thailand. The temple which is situated on the banks on the Chao Praya River and the river taxi station is in front of temple, so…
Lopburi, Phra Prang Sam Yot -the monkey temple, Thailand.
Lopburi, 07/072014 Lopburi is small city about two hours drive north of Bangkok and it is also the home of the famous Crab-Eating Macaques Monkeys of Phra Prang Sam Yot and Sarn Phra Karn. This is about the Monkey Temple Lopburi and each there is a Lopburi Monkey Festival. Getting to Lopburi from Bangkok My…
Chid Lom Buddhist shrines, Bangkok
Chid Lom Buddhist shrines, 08/06/2015 Today I visited 4 of the Chid Lom Buddhist shrines Bangkok. I wanted to cover something less touristy in Bangkok, but also accessible via BTS or MRT, a friend suggested the shrines in Chid Lom district in Bangkok. All 4 of these shrines are near either Chid Lom BTS or…
Wat Mahabut, Bangkok
Wat Mahabut, 06/06/2015 Today it was time to explore my local area of Phra Khanong and On Nut districts in Bangkok. It was a blazing hot and humid day at 38c, the sun was at its most powerful phase at midday when I set off to see Wat Mahabut Bangkok. The first stop of the…
Glow nightclub refit closing party, Bangkok
Glow nightclub, 02/05/2015 It was time to revisit my favourite bar, Glow nightclub Bangkok or otherwise known as GlowBKK. It had been 10 months since I last danced the night away at Glow and this was going to be a good night! This is one of the best nightclubs in Bangkok! 11pm, arrival at the…
Chinatown food tour, an evening eating and walking around Yaowarat, Bangkok
Chinatown food tour, 17/04/2015 This evening I joined a walking and eating tour around Yaowarat Road in Bangkok, commonly known as Chinatown Bangkok. The food tour that I participated in was the Yaowarat Night Foodie Walk run by Bangkok Food Tours and is a Bangkok Chinatown food tour. Meeting up at Hua Lamphong Station The…
Moon Bar at the Banyan Tree, Bangkok, a stunning sunset view over the city
Moon Bar at the Banyan Tree We took a taxi from Lumphini MRT station to the Moon Bar Banyan Tree Bangkok, it’s about a 5 minute journey. We could have walked to the hotel, but I was wearing a smart pair of jeans and did not want to arrive looking too hot! In my previous…
Koh Kood in Thailand, a trip to the idyllic and unspoiled island
Koh Kood A couple of friends of mine were staying at Bann Makok resort on Koh Kood Thailand, so my wife and I decided to join them for a few days. The island is located in the Gulf of Thailand and is part of Trat province, which is near the Cambodian border. Koh Kood is…
Visa run to Vientiane, Laos and few days along the Mekong river
Vientiane, Laos I had just accepted a SEO job in Bangkok and I needed to get a Non B Thai visa and a visa run to Vientiane Laos was required. Myself and a new work colleague decided to get the overnight coach to Nong Khai from Mor Chit bus station in Bangkok, a couple of…
Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Mahathat, 18/06/2014 Wat Mahathat – Temple of the Great Relics, is believed to have been built in the 14th century. The temple is built in the Khmer style with one main Prang and four smaller Prangs on the outside. The Wat was destroyed in 1767 when the Burmese army invaded Ayutthaya. The Wat’s main…
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, 18/06/2014 Wat Phra Sri Sanphet is beleived to have built-in around 1491 and has been in ruins since 1767. Wat Phra Sri Sanphet has three chedis that are believed to keep the ashes of three Siamese kings. The Viharn at Wat Phra Si Sanphet once housed a large Buddha, this was…
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, 18/06/2016 Wat Chaiwatthanaram is situated on the banks of the Chao Praya River and has a central prang and 8 chedis around the edge. The Wat was built in 1630 by king Prasat Thong as the first temple of his reign and is built in a Khmer style. In 1767 the Wat was…
The Travelling Phase 