Guesthouse Name: Jasmine Guesthouse Address: 200/1 Ratchapakhinai Rd, Old City Chiang Mai, Thailand I stayed at Jasmine Guesthouse in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I booked it online and picked it for its location in the old city. The guesthouse is located about 5 minutes walk away from Ratchadamnoen Rd, which is the main road in the […]
Guesthouse Review: Taicoon House, Chiang Mai – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Taicoon House Address: Moonmuang Road Soi 3, Old City, Chiang Mai, Thailand I stayed at Taicoon House in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I was already in Chiang Mai and I was looking for a place to stay when I walked by this guesthouse. A single with bathroom was 250 THB per night. Taicoon House […]
The Chiang Mai White House – Guesthouse in the Old City of Chiang Mai
Guesthouse Name: The Chiang Mai White House Address: 12 Rachadamnoen Rd Soi 5, Old City, Chiang Mai, Thailand I stayed at The Chiang Mai White House in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I walked in off the street and booked a room, and you can also book online. The guest house is in Soi 5 of Rachadamnoen […]
Guesthouse Review: Jaidee Bamboo Huts, Chiang Mai – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Jaidee Bamboo Huts Address: Moon Muang Road Lane 6, Old City, Chiang Mai, Thailand I stayed at Jaidee Bamboo Huts in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I booked online and picked it for its location in the old city area of Chiang Mai Moon Muang Road Lane 6 (Soi 6) is a quiet street not […]
Flight Review: Spring Airlines from Shanghai to Chiang Mai
Flight: Spring Airlines 9C 8979 From: Shanghai (PVG) To: Chiang Mai (CNX) I flew with Spring Airlines from Shanghai to Chiang Mai (say that fast 10 times). I compared flights with Skyscanner and Spring Airlines was the cheapest flight out of all the options. Chiang Mai has flights from all over China which would seem […]
Bangkok vs Ho Chi Minh City – population size and other comparisons
Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City are two of the largest cities in Southeast Asia (the largest being Jakarta). It was recently reported that Saigon now has up to 13 million people living in the city. No one really knows the exact amount, but it was thought that there were 8 million, with the city […]
Kanchanaburi to Hua Hin by train (with a bonus stop at the tallest stupa in the world)
Kanchanaburi is west of Bangkok on the Nam Tok railway line, separate from the main north and south lines. This line formed what was part of the Death Railway, which connected Thailand to Burma by rail. There has been proposals to connect Thailand and Myanmar by rail via this route, but for now it remains […]
Dusit Thani Bangkok – The iconic modernist hotel that will soon be demolished
One of the most iconic hotels in Southeast Asia will soon be no more. The Dusit Thani is a landmark of the Silom area, but it now has a date with the wrecking ball to make way for a new mall and hotel development. The hotel was founded by Bangkok-born businesswoman Chanut Piyaoui, who brought […]
Business Inn review: A budget hotel near Nana BTS in Bangkok
Hotel Name: Business Inn Address: 153/11-14 Soi Sukhumvit 11/1, Sukhumvit Rd., Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Business Inn in Bangkok. I was looking for something on Sukhumvit Road and a deal popped up for this one. The hotel is on Sukhumvit 11/1, which is an alley between Sukhumvit 11 and 13. It’s near the […]
Sirima Guesthouse – the last of the old pier guesthouses in Hua Hin, Thailand
Hotel Name: Sirima Guesthouse Address: 31/3, Naresdamri Road, Hua Hin, Thailand I first visited Hua Hun on a one month trip around Thailand in 2008. Back then I was relying on the weighty goodness of the Lonely Planet Thailand. I don’t recall making any online bookings for accommodation in advance, as I was just turning […]
