Thailand

Between beautiful temples, charming monks, stylish Thais shopping at trendy markets, cheap accommodation and even cheaper food, what’s not to love about Chiang Mai!

This week’s Polaroid is of the Buddha and the fly…

The White Temple, Wat Rong Khun, in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand is the most unconventional temple we’ve ever visited! Read more about this strange building:

Adding up all the days I spent in Bangkok over the past few months, I must have spent at least three weeks in the ‘City of Life’! Find out why I came to finally like Bangkok…

I returned to Chiang Mai last week, the city in Northern Thailand that I called home for nearly three months in 2011/12. My return involved elephants, vegetarian paradise, and lots of temples!

I spent the past four weeks in Thailand and Cambodia, and didn’t go to Indonesia as I had originally planned. Find out why and what else went wrong in March…

I’ve arrived in Thailand and it’s so good to be back here! I only interrupted my island hopping mission briefly for a quick visit to Bangkok before I moved on …

I’ve reached the last stop on my island & beach hopping tour around South East Asia – Thailand’s beautiful Andaman Sea islands, where I found my personal paradise.

Stopping in Koh Chang for a few days was a spontaneous on-the-whim decision – and I am glad that I made the detour because the island is perfect for a mini beach vacation!

I am looking back on my travels over the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, lessons I’ve learned this month, what’s new with Globetrottergirls and what’s next for me.