Tag Archive: transportation

Transportation Tips: Taxis

When in doubt, take a taxi. The most you’ll pay getting from one place to another in Bangkok is no more than about 200 baht ($6 US), so it’s a pretty cheap option… Continue reading

Phuket

Upon arrival at the pier in Phuket, we had to take a van (“minibus”) into town. We managed to buy a ticket on the ferry which saved us around 100B. En route I… Continue reading

The Sura Thani Not-So-Express

Plan: First, take an overnight train from Bangkok to Sura Thani (because we’re poor). The Friday night train was the second cheapest option (cheapest is taking a bus, I believe). We bought upper… Continue reading

Sunburn Souvenirs: Our trip to the South

A quick background of this trip…Tuesday of that week was a national holiday. School was cancelled, work was closed, and thus starting many weeks ago my farang friends and I planned a mini-trip… Continue reading

What the Filipino: Where you going, mom?

Last week I took a trip to the Philippines. I needed to leave the country in order to apply for a visa, and flights were cheap to Manila. The Spanish influences of the… Continue reading