Three of my favorite temples in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is an ancient walled city surrounded by a moat in North Thailand. More than 300 Buddhist temples make it one of the most atmospheric destinations in South East Asia. The 8.30 morning express from Bangkok arrives in Chiang Mai early…
China Town and Huai Khwang are two of the best places in Bangkok to try Thai street food. As you’ll see, Chinatown is one of Bangkok’s most authentic old city districts. After an amazing day out to see Talinchan floating market and Wat Arun Temple on the west bank of Chao…
A day in Bangkok, Thailand. Visiting Wat Arun Temple and Talin Floating Market in Thonburi without a guide.
Guide to Kerala Backwater in South India – 2 days in Kochi. Continuing our travels through Kerala, Juan and I caught the morning train to Ernakulam south station. From here it’s a tuk-tuk ride away to Kochi or Fort Cochin, the colonial name of this historical island town in Kerala…
Guide to discovering Kerala Backwaters, India… 3 days in Alleppey {part 2} Kainakari Island and Marari Beach. On the second day in Alleppey, Juan and I went out on Vembanad Lagoon catching a public ferry to Kainakari, a small peaceful island which could only be reached by boat until recently…
Discover the South Indian Kerala Backwaters – 3 day guide to Alleppey – Vembanad lagoon. Alleppey is a canal town in the middle of the Kerala backwaters beside Vembanad lagoon one of the largest freshwater lakes in India. This is where the majority of the exclusive backwater cruises depart from. Chartering a…
Munroe Island – 2 days discovering a legendary paradise in Kerala Backwaters, India. There’s a secluded island hidden somewhere in the South Indian Kerala backwaters…travellers talk about a perfect tropical inland island but no one knows the name or location. Intrigued by the legend, I investigated and actually went there myself, to…
Cyclone in Kovalam and Vizhinjam Fishing Village. Continuing our 2 week guide to Kerala. It started raining and the sea got rough… the forecast was worse up and down the coast and the bad weather was set to stay for several days. I planned to stay in Kovalam for two days and…
Kovalam Lighthouse Beach, South India. Continuing our 2 week guide to Kerala. Kovalam’s Lighthouse Beach is one of the most photographed scenes in Kerala, a crescent shaped bay of white sands speckled by black mineral powder with the landmark red and white old lighthouse beaconing from the rocks at the far…
1 day guide to discover India’s southern city of Trivandrum in Kerala. We caught the night sleeper train from Goa to Kerala, right down to Trivandrum near the tip of Southern India… Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala, commonly shortened to Trivandrum as it was named when the colonials ruled the…
