by Mark Butland | 17/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
That was the end of the 2023 trip, after three weeks in Thailand. We’d started on the River Kwai at Kanchanaburi, headed south through Khao Sok, Phuket, Koh Phi Phi and Krabi, and finished with a few days back in Bangkok, including a second visit to the Ancient City....
by Mark Butland | 16/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
We went back to the Ancient City (Muang Boran) outside Bangkok, our second visit of the trip, to see our favourite buildings again. It was created by Lek Viriyaphant, the same man behind the Erawan Museum, and its own website calls it the world’s largest private...
by Mark Butland | 15/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
At sunset we walked the Makkasan Skywalk and watched the city change from gold to neon. The covered walkway links the Airport Rail Link at Makkasan with the MRT at Phetchaburi. The rail link opened in 2010 and runs for 28.6km out to Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Makkasan...
by Mark Butland | 14/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
We tackled the steep Monkey Trail from Ao Nang to reach the quiet beach at Pai Plong. The trail is about 450m each way, made up of boardwalk and steep wooden steps, and macaques live along the way. Pai Plong is a small bay of its own, home to the Centara Grand resort....
by Mark Butland | 13/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
We hired bikes in Ao Nang and rode inland to find the Crystal Lake and the Blue Lake. After several days of longtails and island boats, this was a day on our own wheels, away from the beaches. These tucked-away freshwater pools made a calm change from the salty, busy...
by Mark Butland | 12/01/2023 | Thailand 2023
We moved over from Railay to Ao Nang and checked into the Ava Sea Krabi Resort. Unlike Railay, which you can only reach by boat, Ao Nang can be reached by road, and it’s a busier place altogether. Ao Nang is the main starting point for boat trips to Railay and the...
