Thailand is one of the most popular tourism destinations in the World. And for good reason it is often a travelers first stop in South East Asia. You can start Your travels in it’s modern Capital, Bangkok and travel a Country with easy, and often cheap, transport options.
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In getting into central London from Heathrow airport there are a couple of options to consider when using the cheapest, fastest, best method. The Heathrow express, which costs about £25 into Paddington station and taking the Tube which will run about £5.50. Unless you have special circumstances these are the two options I would consider.
Continue ReadingHow I pack for long term travel
Packing for longer term travel isn’t easy, different travelers have different requirements. It becomes even more complicated when you’re embarking on a multi Country journey instead of a return trip to the beach for the weekend. It is a compromise between convenience and mobility. You need stuff at your destination and mobility while you’re on the move. Let me show you how I balance both.
Continue ReadingAdventures at the Mae Sai bus station
After returning from Myanmar there wasn’t much reason to hang around Mae Sai any longer, I had seen as much as I could in Myanmar without a pre-arranged visa. I checked out of the Monkey Island guesthouse and hit the road.
Continue ReadingCrossing the Myanmar border
This was to be my first time in what could truly be described as a non-Western country and would cement my love of traveling off the well worn path. I felt interest and excitement, this was the experience I’d been looking for. Yes, Thailand is different than the West for sure but the place is set up to receive and entertain tourists; it’s a gentle introduction to South East Asia. I was looking for something else, an adventure, which I found across the Mae Sai Border in Tachileik, Myanmar.
Continue ReadingFive easy things to do in Akaroa
At the start of 2023 I spent a few days in Akaroa. Nothing too adventurous but hopefully it is the start of some good travel this year. So I thought I’d do a short post on some things to do in Akaroa in summer.
Continue ReadingHow would you spend a day in London?
Living in London you can always spot the tourists. It’s not the outfits, the stopping on the wrong side of the tube escalator, standing on the pavement and pointing at various monuments, it’s that they are all so exhausted.
Continue ReadingThe OB’s Thailand Top Five
There are many people that like to come to Thailand on holiday every year. The outside broadcast are experienced travelers in Thailand. Here is five of our best experiences in Thailand.
Continue ReadingStewart Island: Isolation
I’d come to Stewart Island to get away from civilization for a few days, that was the plan. But after 4 hours spent walking around Oban, checking out the South Sea hotel for some seafood chowder, and a couple of hours chilling in my room I was getting bored.
Continue ReadingStewart Island
After a couple of days visiting friends in Invercargill and wondering what to do next I pondered my next move. I could have headed back to Christchurch, that didn’t appeal much. So after seeing an advert and asking around about standby fares on Stewart Island air I decided I could take a quick trip to Stewart Island, New Zealand’s third largest Island located off the Southern Coast.
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