Best Ways to Get around Chiang Mai: The Best and the Brave

Transport options are plentiful in Chiang Mai, but which is the best? Well, I just got home from an outing in Chiang Mai and I feel like I’ve just sucked down two packets of Camel unfiltered...

Travel Tips: Amsterdam

Although flights from UK airports to Amsterdam can be fairly cheap, accommodation is tyically expensive. Even Air BNB's in central locations can start from £80 per night. For good deals on...

Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai bus schedule

Bus depart from the Bus Terminal 1 (see map below). Prices are the following: VIP bus: THB258, ~2h50 1st class bus: THB166, ~3h15 2nd class bus: THB129, ~3h30

Chiang Mai in 3 Days – Experience the Culture Capital of Thailand

If something was built in 1296, we can hardly call it “new”, but that's what “Chiang Mai” means- “New City”! Mangrai, the legendary King of the Lanna kingdom changed his capital many a...

Must Do in "The North of Thailand"

There were two things I wanted to do in the North. First one was the Yee Peng-festival: been there, done that. The second one was doing a loop in Thailand with a scooter. There are several loops...

The Island of Texel, a Paradise for Birdwatching Lovers

The Island of Texel is one of the Wadden Islands located on the north side of the Netherlands coast. Between white beaches and nature reserves, you will be able to observe seals and a myriad of...