Adventure Meets Culture
Most travellers visiting South East Asia will come across the Mekong River at some stage as it runs through Myanmar, (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam. The mighty Mekong really is of major importance to all these countries. As follows is everything you need to …
Bangkok is one of the world’s truly amazing cities. What’s not to like about being in Bangkok? There are very few regular travellers who have never been to Bangkok. As someone once said, “Only the dullest of people ever get bored in the capital of …
Looking for the best places to celebrate New Year’s Eve in South East Asia? There are probably no bad places depending on what you want. From full-on party places to beaches, to cool mountain retreats to far-flung off the beaten track destinations to avoid much …
Do Thai’s celebrate Christmas? As most Thai’s are Buddhist most do not celebrate it as such, but the smaller Christian community most certainly do! Thai’s being Thai also means that no matter what their beliefs are they will always join in a party. So you …
Unlike new years eve in Thailand, Christmas is far more sedate. Being a majority Buddhist country it is not widely celebrated at all. There are still numerous choices though on the best places to spend Christmas in Thailand. Although always remember that it is …
While the main religion in the region is not Christian, Christmas is still celebrated to some extent in most places in South East Asia. With all the tourists you won’t have much trouble finding a Christmas dinner or celebration of some kind; just in a …
Thailand has numerous festivals, both national and regional. The biggest and most famous of them all is the Loi Krathong festival which is celebrated countrywide on the night of the full moon in November. It has an amazing feeling of community spirit when Thais …
Baktrax consider that most of our destinations are chilled out and laid back to some extent. Even a welcome drink in the Gecko bar in Bangkok is a relaxing start among the nearby chaos . Just two of the more famous places are Hoi An …
There is really nowhere bad to visit in Thailand. So many choices and not enough time. Baktrax has most of the super best places covered already but there are still lots more especially if you want to get even further off the tourist trails. There …
Bangkok is the worlds second most visited city after Hong Kong. With good reason obviously. A fascinating place where the tourists attractions are amazing and where you can still experience life with the locals. After Bangkok most visitors go to only 5 of the other …
The following are my prognostications on food in S.E. Asia after twenty years of living and travelling in the region. It is in no particular order in any way shape or form. It is written from memory only and some of it closer to twenty years …