During 2013 I have visited 14 countries on 3 continents and spent 294 days of out of the UK. I’ve travelled a lot in the past, but never quite like this. I now have more time and therefore am in no rush, so like to spend a bit longer taking it all in. I like […]
Month: December 2013
2013 travels: day 247, Koh Lipe
I’ve come a long way since my last update from Chiang Rai (North West Thailand), just a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a quick run down of what I’ve been up to: Hill tribes Whilst exploring the Northern area, we visited a number of hill tribes, including one of the well touted ‘Long Neck’ villages. There […]
Touring Thailand’s Northern hill tribes
We headed into northern Thailand, after leaving Chiang Mai, with just over a week left on our visa. For the average traveller this should be plenty of time to visit the key sights. However, as a more curious adventurer who likes to experience local life more slowly, this means having to be a bit flexible. […]
A visit to: Huay Sua Thao (Long Neck village) and those trapped by tradition
After reading up on the long neck and big ear villages in Thailand, I was surprised to find it a lot less like a human zoo than I was led to believe it would be. Perhaps this was due to our attitude towards them and actively trying to talk with them and engage with them […]
Travelling around Christmas time
Christmas trees are going up everywhere (I’m just seeing them on my Facebook feed!) and the Christmas markets are already featuring in (travel bloggers) posts. I even saw a Christmas shop when I crossed the border into Myanmar a few of days ago (whilst on a visa run) … now, that was a surprise. Myanmar […]
2013 travel: day 226 – Chiang Rai, Thailand
Firstly, thank you so much to those of you who responded to my ‘dream job’ post and shared my attempts at being spontaneous and/or contributed an idea to the pot of where I should venture to next. It’s been nearly 2 weeks since my request for ideas, and I’ve been busy looking into some of […]