Bus Trip Thailand · 2025
Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Pai · Chiang Rai · Phuket · Krabi · Bangkok
April 26, 2025
Hiking in Thailand - are you crazy?
91°F in winter, turquoise sea, white beaches—so what could we possibly do? Exactly: go hiking. In the mountains, in sweltering humidity and jungle, with monstrous cicadas and vast panoramic views.
Huh? Hiking in tropical, hot Thailand? Why would anyone do
that?
Perhaps because the view at the top sweeps over an endless expanse of round, green rocky knobs that give you the feeling of standing in "the land “before time”.
Perhaps because after more than a thousand steps, a temple on a precarious stone balcony offers a view of a golden Buddha high above the ocean.
Perhaps also because there is an incredible number of golden buildings, umbrellas, and statues piled up on a mountain plateau that Tutankhamun would die of envy a second time in his grave. So, lean back, grab a cold soda and relax while we set off...
April 13, 2025
Thailand's Temples: Gold and Silver, Flames and Flags.
What do you expect to find in Thailand? Isn't it just the country of beaches, alcohol, and one-night stands? Sure, you can find that, too. But there is so much else. Like ultra-cool temples, which can give you the impression that you've just been beamed through a portal into another world and time. A world of exuberant artisanal gold, fine silver handcrafts, colorful prayer flags, tinkling bells, chanting monks, forest temples, stone temples, war ruins, and royal palaces. Wow. By the end, we are so over-templed that it's almost impossible to process all these intense perceptions.
So I just stand there. Barefoot. No shoes are allowed in temples. The ground is warm, the evening sun lies low over the tropical trees with their huge leaves, the outlines of an oversized Buddha statue dark but softly against the sky.
Thailand's temples are a world of their own. Each one completely unique, each with its own color and atmosphere. Let's beam through the portal and go there!