‘Should I visit a Long Neck tribe in Thailand?’ has to be one of the most common questions backpackers ask themselves when they are planning their trips to Thailand. Much has been written about the controversial ‘Long Neck’ tribe villages online, with many travel bloggers urging people not to visit them, warning that they are …
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Edit: I recently wrote a post listing my practical safety tips for Southeast Asia that would have helped me to avoid this situation. Please go and check it out here if you’re planning a trip to Southeast Asia! It all started at the end of my first ever week in Asia. I’d been in Bangkok …
So the next stop on our Thai adventure was Pai, Thailand’s “hippy capital” and a small town 3 hours north of Chiang Mai. Simone, Lewis and I boarded the cramped minibus and settled in for a bumpy ride – there are 489790303 turns between Chiang Mai and Pai, as well as a constant up and …
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I wish I could say that our journey to Chiang Mai got off to a good start, but it really didn’t. Arriving in Phuket with a day to kill before our flight to Chiang Mai in the evening, we found ourselves caught in the mother of all thunder storms and so we had to take …
On arriving in Patong, a beach town on the west coast of Phuket, the first stop was food and we were delighted to find a dirt cheap cafe selling all our Thai favourites for just 50 baht (£1). When our bellies were full, we returned to the hotel (which was stunning and only £28 between 4 of us per …
Upon arrival on the island, we were bundled into a minibus and driven up the long and bumpy road to our accommodation, Bangpo Village. Bangpo was gorgeous. For anyone seeking a quiet holiday away from the madness of the backpacker scene, I cannot recommend it enough.
