Following two very enjoyable but busy weeks in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, we fancied a week at the seaside. Plan A was to go to Ko Chang on the Gulf of Thailand. However, the Thais and the Cambodians were lobbing shells at each other across the border, which necessitated a re-think. Not that we believed…
It was still bucketing down in the UK (and much of the rest of Europe) but we had another week in Chiang Mai. It was time to explore the old town, which lies inside a rectangle surrounded by a moat. Graham was our guide as we visited Wat Phra Singh, perhaps the most important of…
Our only other visit to this lovely country took place 15 years ago. It was a measly week of over-activity: flying to Bangkok, then a train south to Surat Thani, ferries to Ko Phangan and Ko Tao, then flying home via Ko Samui. In other words, too much time spent travelling. This would be a…
The Wight Stuff 