Guesthouse Name: New Siam Guest House Address: 21 Soi Chanasongkram Phra-A-Thit Road, Khaosan, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the New Siam Guest House in Bangkok. The New Siam is a small group of hotels in the Khao San Rd/Banglamphu backpacker area. At the time of this review there were five properties in the Siam Group […]
Guesthouse Review: Bangkok House Guest House, Bangkok – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Bangkok House Guest House Address: 210 Soi Samsen 1 Lam Pu Road, Khaosan, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Bangkok House Guest House in the Banglamphu area of Bangkok. I booked it online for $8.90 USD per night. Banglamphu is probably better known as the Khao San Road area, which is where all […]
Visiting the aircraft graveyard of Bangkok
In an unassuming suburb of Bangkok is an empty lot that has become small airplane graveyard. I have been meaning to visit this site on my last few visits to Bangkok and I finally got my chance when a friend organised a trip. The highlight of the this aircraft boneyard is a 747 which is […]
Hotel Review: Sukhumvit 20 Hotel, Bangkok – Thailand
Hotel Name: Sukhumvit 20 Hotel Address: 64/1 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Sukhumvit 20 Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of $20 USD per night, and picked it for its location and price. I have not seen the Sukhumvit 20 Hotel in search results before but it […]
Riding the Bamboo Railway in Battambang, Cambodia
A review of the bamboo railway in Battambang before the line was renovated and put back into use for passenger trains. [Edit: There are now passenger trains between Battambang and Phnom Penh, but the bamboo railway is still operating. There is also a new bamboo tourist train. Here is a comparison of the original and […]
Hotel Review: Palm Sweet Hotel, Prachuap Khiri Khan – Thailand
Hotel Name: Palm Sweet Hotel Address: 133/27 Maharatch2 Road, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand I stayed at the Palm Sweet Hotel in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. I booked online for the rate of $15.79 USD for the night and I picked it for its price and location. The hotel is situated on the road behind the […]
Guesthouse Review: Farang Bar Guesthouse, Chumphon – Thailand
Hotel Name: Farang Bar Guesthouse Address: 69/36 T. Thatapao, Chumphon, Thailand I stayed at the Farang Bar Guesthouse in Chumphon, Thailand. I booked online for $7.95 USD per night. Chumphon is not exactly a place that tourists flock to, but if you are on your way to Koh Tao you can fly here and get […]
Guesthouse Review: Phayam Sport Bungalow, Ko Phayam – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Phayam Sport Bungalow Address: Moo 1, T. Koh Payam, Baan Aoyai, Koh Phayam, Thailand I stayed at the Phayam Sport Bungalow on Ko Phayam, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of $13.40 USD (which would have been about 470 THB in the local currency). I booked it as I liked the look […]
Hotel Review: Monpai Resort, Ranong – Thailand
Hotel Name: Monpai Resort Address: 89/109 Ranongthani Nayang Moo 2 Bangbon, Ranong, Thailand I stayed at the Monpai Resort in Ranong, Thailand. I booked online for the rate of $9.93 USD per night. I booked it as it was the best rated budget hotel in Ranong. Not many people come to Ranong but I was […]
Hotel Review: Moby Dick Guesthouse, Koh Samui – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Moby Dick Guesthouse Address: 168/37 Moo 2, Chaweng, Samui, Thailand I stayed at the Moby Dick Guesthouse on Koh Samui, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of $14.74 USD per night. The Moby Dick is in Cheweng Beach, which is the busiest and most commercial area of Samui. I had forgotten how […]
