Southeast Asia – Voyages and Vistas

10 Days in Chiang Mai, Thailand – Trip Report

by Paul / January 15, 2019

Chiang Mai has become one of my favourite cities to visit in Southeast Asia…but I didn’t always feel that way. The last time I was…

by Paul / August 22, 2018

The skies opened, thunder cracked, and the many faces of Bayon watched as we scurried into an alcove to avoid getting soaked to the skin.…

by Paul / August 9, 2018

“Bloody hell, that tree is massive,” she said as we turned the corner and got our first look at the hulking silk cotton tree enveloping the ruins…

by Paul / August 1, 2018

Who goes to Angkor Wat to see the sunrise and then misses the sunrise? Well, that would be me, but despite my poor sense of…

by Paul / March 23, 2018

This is Part 2 of a two-part post on Phuket and Songkran. It’s a throwback post to the first time I visited Thailand, a trip…

by Paul / December 19, 2017

I’m off to Thailand again – this will be my 7th trip to the Land of Smiles (LoS), a country I adore, and a place…

by Paul / November 5, 2015

Rolling back into Bangkok after three weeks on the road in Ho Chi Minh City, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok (the first time around I stayed…

by Paul / November 2, 2015

As the little tour bus motored on through the hills towards Chiang Rai, I was sitting on pins and needles. I had been waiting to…

by Paul / October 30, 2015

Arriving in Chiang Mai after a long day of travel from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the first thing I noticed was the air –…

by Paul / October 18, 2015

Khrung Thep, the City of Angels, has always held a special sort of magic for me. It’s exciting, safe, there’s pad thai as far as…

by Paul / September 21, 2015

I’ve read other blogs saying Singapore is boring and expensive. Well, I would say that compared to other SE Asian locales, yes, it’s expensive. Hard…