Archive for the ‘Southeast Asia’ Category

REALLY at the Beach, Ko Phi Phi Style

By Ubertramp • Jun 30th, 2008

 
If you can remember as far back as my last post (bad blogger! Bad!), you’d know I had got as far as Phuket on my round the houses trip south through Thailand to either Koh Phi Phi or Koh Lanta.
That was a month ago, give or take a sunny day or two.
After just a couple […]



Finally at ‘The Beach’

By Ubertramp • Jun 17th, 2008

It’s taken a while, but today I got my first taste of The Beach…well, kind of, anyway.



Watch Out, Watch Out, there are Robbers About

By Ubertramp • Jun 10th, 2008

After the last round of travel roulette in Surat Thani, I end up in Phuket Town. A super journey tainted only by a cruel tale of deception and thievery.



Coffee, Sweat, and Travel Roulette

By Ubertramp • May 30th, 2008

Seldom in life do things run as smoothly as you‘d like. But hey, where would we be without the odd challenge casually tossed in our path? Probably where we’d initially to have ended up, thats where.



“ …Cheap Ticket to Krabi! VIP Bus! Good for You!”

By Ubertramp • May 30th, 2008

The Bangkok-Surat Thani train journey ends. Stepping from the train signifies the end of my current, concrete plan. Where do I go from here? What’s the best way to get there? And, more importantly, will this dude ever stop following me?



How to Get Cheaper Train Tickets from Hualamphong Train Station, Bangkok

By Ubertramp • May 26th, 2008

A few tips on how to cut costs when travelling out of Bangkok, Thailand, by train.



Definitely the Southwestern Islands (possibly), and definitely by train (I think)

By Ubertramp • May 25th, 2008

Soon as I get a ticket, I’ll head out of Bangkok and down to the Thai islands in the southwest. If you picture Thailand as the shape of an elephant’s head, I’ll be travelling from the bit where the peanuts go in, to approximately 2/3 of the way down the bit that roots around your […]



Transport from Bangkok to the Southern Islands

By Ubertramp • May 25th, 2008

There are several transport options when it comes to hitting the Thai Islands from Bangkok – here are a few of them with some tips on how to get more for your money.