• Richard Phillips
  • Nicola Conboy
  • Richard Phillips
  • Nicola Conboy

Thailand

Nicki and Richard's backpacking trip もっと詳しく
  • Overnight Train

    2023年6月26日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    We travelled down from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on the overnight sleeper train
    This was an interesting experience, the train journey started off well, seats were comfortable and we ordered some dinner which was pretty tasty considering it was cooked on a train.
    Then came the sleeping part.... Our seats were turned into beds at 8.30pm so an early night for us but the doors to the carriage kept sliding open so it just banged all night and the train ride was quite bumpy and they didn't turn off any of the lights. Anyway we arrived in Bangkok at 6.10am and saw the sunrise as we pulled into the station although we got very little sleep it is all part of the adventure.
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  • River Kwai

    2023年6月27日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    After arriving in Bangkok early we hopped on a bus to Kanchanaburi which is where the Bridge over the river kwai is located, very lucky that not many people were on the bridge when we took a walk

  • Erawan Falls

    2023年6月29日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    An early start to catch the bus to Erawan Falls which I have to say was a little bit disappointing mainly due to the lack of rain they have experienced so the waterfalls weren't as impressive as they could have been but it still nice to see them
    When we got there we headed straight to the highest level number 7 and then worked our way back down.
    If you wanted to swim in the pools you had to hire and wear a lifejacket 🙄 which we did, but the water wasn't very deep so we felt it was a bit pointless for adults.
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  • Koh Chang

    2023年7月2日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    Today we took the bus to Trat and then a ferry across to Koh Chang
    It wasn't the most welcoming weather as when we got on the ferry the heavens opened and it chucked it down with rain but never mind we checked into our hostel and just relaxed
    We found a great Italian restaurant just across the road so we treated ourselves to a pizza, some wine and an aperol spritz
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  • Island exploring

    2023年7月7日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Took our scooter all the way to the south of the island, it was a little overcast but still lovely and warm. Stopped at a little fishing village and walked down the pier
    From the pier you can see the abandoned cruise ship but it was closed so couldn't explore
    Oh and there was a huge spider in the bathroom!!!!!
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  • On the road again

    2023年7月10日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    We left the island of Koh Chang and headed towards Bangkok, we decided to not book a mini van and just wing it....
    Which turned out in our favour and saved us money!

    We arrived in Bangkok at around 5pm jumped on a bus and made our way to the train station called Bang Sue 😉 hoping there were still tickets for the overnight train.

    Now our last experience on the sleeper train wasn't the best so I can't say we were looking forward to it but needs must and they did still have seats available but only in First class so we decided to treat ourselves after an already long day and it was the best decision.

    Whilst we waited for the train to depart Richard found showers at the train station and checked out the massage chairs he boarded the train feeling very relaxed

    We had our own little cabin just for us and we both managed to get some good sleep before arriving at Surat Thani
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  • Koh Samui

    2023年7月13日, タイ ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today we boarded a ferry to the island of Koh Samui which is about an hour away from the mainland.

    The sea is the perfect temperature and to be honest there are not that many people here.

    The hotel we are staying at had made us cute little elephants with the towels 😍

    We have been enjoying the sunshine and so far no rain 👍
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  • Koh Samui to Khao Sok

    2023年7月14日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Now don't get me wrong Koh Samui is nice if you want to chill on a white sandy beach all day but that just isn't our thing.
    Unfortunately as they haven't had any rain all of the waterfalls on the island have dried up and it was in the news that if it doesn't rain soon the island may run out of water!
    We had some delicious breakfasts and ate at a local fresh market just up the road from our hotel but tbh I wouldn't rush back to the island.
    We got up at 5am Monday morning to leave the island and headed across to Khao Sok National Park 😍
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  • Khao Sok

    2023年7月18日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 26 °C

    Rainy season has finally caught up with us
    There was a storm overnight and we woke up to a power cut so cold showers for us!
    We wandered around the village this morning and managed to find a restaurant that was open for some breakfast, power finally came back on late morning 👍
    We went tubing this afternoon down the river with a local guide and he was great, pointing out monkey's, snakes, monitor lizards and different types of plants, it was really relaxing 😎
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  • National Park - Khao Sok

    2023年7月19日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    Wow!!!!
    Even though we had a couple of showers our day on the lake was incredible and the pictures we took just don't do it justice.
    We went out on a long tail boat, hiked to a diamond cave, saw some bats 🦇 huge spiders 🕷️🕸️ and a cute gekho 🦎
    Then we headed into the rainforest learning about the flora and fauna before stopping on a floating restaurant for lunch
    Then it was back to the boat to start our journey home
    Such an incredible day trip 😍
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  • Railay Beach

    2023年7月21日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    It's wasn't the best weather today but we braved a very choppy sea and took a longtail boat to Railway Beach which you can only reach by boat ⛵
    The beach was beautiful and you can walk across the mainland to another beach where you could do rock climbing if you wanted to and there is a cave full of wooden penises which apparently bring good luck and fertility to those who touch them.
    Richard hiked up to a viewpoint which wasn't the easiest as mainly tree roots and a rope so I stayed behind
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  • 旅行の終了
    2023年7月23日