Thailand

This weekly series focuses on accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Chaw-Ka-Cher Tropicana Lanta Resort, Ko Lanta Island, Thailand.

Today marks our 700th day on the road! In the last 100 days we have traveled in Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Read on for a summary of our reflections & find out what’s next for us!

We celebrated our 700th day on the road last weekend! There were some amazing highs and almost no lows – Find out about the Tops & Flops of our last 100 days.

Forget what we expected it to be like – Thailand is what it is! This incredible country, so filled with contrasts, has been a fascinating place to get to know. Find out what a rustic gas station looks like, which social media network Thais are surprisingly active on, and why Thailand is 543 years in the future…

One morning in Sukothai, we notice a monk smiling at us, urging us to come with him to visit the temple complex, and when a monk offers to show you around a temple, you don’t say no…right?

We couldn’t have been more excited to see that jaw-droppingly gorgeous, secluded Maya Bay in person. It turns out, we almost wish we didn’t come here at all.

So…it took us months to talk about it but…we got scammed in Bangkok. Here’s our story. You can laugh, you can cry with us, but definitely take it to heart as these scams happen to tons of nice folks who visit the Thai capital.

I didn’t think a truly paradisical, unspoiled island still existed in Thailand – but Koh Poda ticked all the boxes of the picture-perfect tropical island!

Even though I’ve been to Thailand several times, I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of the Land Of Smiles, or its many islands. I’ve been to Koh Chang …

Far from the bright lights and bustle of Bangkok, cycling through the northern Thai countryside outside of Chiang Mai filled us with a sense of the Thai rhythm of life.