During every trip, I always post photos and notes live on social media. At the end of every day, I also update a live blog for people who don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook. These are all the latest trips.
This weekend I went on a two-day trip at the invitation of TAT Lopburi. The highlights were the train trip across the lake at Pasak Jolasid dam and the sunflower fields. More information about the train trip on my blog. For the sunflowers, it isn’t easy to visit as they are often in the middle of nowhere. However, some guest houses in Lopburi offer day trips that include the sunflower fields.
Date of travel: 2-3 December 2018
This week, I was invited to visit Mae Hong Son Province in Northern Thailand. Although this was my third trip there this year, I really enjoyed myself. And I would go again. Still plenty more to see. This time I packed a fleece jacket as the evenings were very chilly in the hills. The highlights were meeting ethnic people, wildflowers and the sea of mist.
Date of trip: 25-28 November 2018
This week, I went on a 3-day trip to Nakhon Ratchasima province in Northeastern Thailand for the annual Phimai Festival and boat races.
Date of trip: 9-11 November 2018
The Buddhist Rain Retreat takes place every year for three month from July to October. The festival marking the end of this period is called Ok Phansa. Those events takes place nationwide, though the way it is celebrated is often different. One unique place is in Mae Hong Son province. This is where I went to join their celebrations.
Date of trip: 22-26 October 2018
Over the weekend, I was invited by TAT to fly down to Phuket to attend the inaugural L’Etape Thailand by Le Tour de France in neighboring Phang-nga province. This was held on fully closed roads and under professional race conditions in the spectacular scenery of Phang-nga province in southern Thailand.
Date of trip: 20-21 October 2018
I love exploring new areas around Thailand. I also love revisiting areas in my own backyard from a new perspective. The best way to do this is to stay in a hotel even if it isn’t far from your home. This way you get to see the area from dawn to dusk. I often get invites from hotels to come and stay. I usually turn most of them down as I don’t do hotel reviews and I don’t want anything overly commercial on my website. However, I do sometimes take up their offer if it looks like a good hotel and that I want to explore the area or attend a nearby event. But I always make it clear that I must be under no obligation to write anything about the hotel or even mention it on social media. In the case of the Millenium Hilton Bangkok hotel, I really did enjoy my stay. As did many of my followers judging by their replies.
Date of trip: 12-14 October 2018
Although I have travelled around Thailand for many years now and have attended many festivals, there are still some major events that I haven’t yet photographed. One festival that I have been wanting to attend for several years now is Um Phra Dam Nam in Phetchabun. This is a bathing ceremony for the sacred image Phra Buddha Maha Dhammaraja. Every year, around October, the governor of Phetchabun dives under water six times with the Buddha image.
Date of trip: 6-9 October 2018
This weekend I went on a two-day media trip to Pak Chong in Nakhon Ratchasima. Our first stop was just over two hours northeast of Bangkok. The theme of the trip was “Healthy and Wellness”. So, a mixture of organic farms & spas. Click here for a live google map.
Date of trip: 22-23 September 2018
Today, I drove over to Ratchaburi Province with my friend Chin from Chili Paste Tour to explore three relatively new markets and other attractions. Click here my photo map of a three-day road trip I did there last year.
Date of trip: 16 September 2018
This weekend I flew to Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in Southern Thailand for a two-day trip to visit the royally-initiated Pak Phanang River Basin Development Project and Baan Laem Homestay. This is part of the King’s Wisdom five tourism routes across Thailand. Click here for a Google map of all of the places that we visited.
Date of trip: 8-9 September 2018