The Vang Vieng bus station is about two kilometres north of town on Route 13 near the high school. With backpacks, it’s a long way to walk. If you arrive at the bus station, tuk tuks are organised and ...

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The weather in Bangkok in September, along with Central Thailand, sees a sharp increase in the rain — in Bangkok is increases by over 50%, but after September the rains beat a speedy retreat. The ...

Vang Vieng’s dining scene leaves much to be desired. If mediocre burgers, pizzas, generic Asian stir-fries, pasta, salads and soups are to your liking, then take your pick from the 20 or so ...

Depending upon how you look at it, getting around Indonesia is one of the greatest joys of travelling here -- or one of the greatest challenges. Transport infrastructure is often poor, meaning it can ...

Located in front of the bus station along the main road, Boon Piya Resort is a convenient and comfortable choice. All rooms are in relatively new white bungalows clustered very close to one another ...

Surat Thani's train station is actually located in the town of Phun Phin, some 13 kilometres west of downtown Surat. Orange local buses depart frequently from Talad Kaset 1 Station and can take you ...

February represents the tail end of Thailand's peak Christmas season — the crowds thin out a little, but the weather remains excellent. Everywhere from Bangkok north will see a slight increase in the ...

Along with her UNESCO World Heritage-listed sister city Melaka, Penang fights it out for the title of the food-iest locale in Malaysia—and we reckon it probably just edges in on winning the title. A ...

Sandwiched between enormous karst and the Son River – the same river you journey up to arrive at Phong Nha Cave – Son Trach is the gateway to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. This one-street town is ...

This is where the action is: the bustling, thumping heart of Siem Reap. It may be a small town, but you’ll find a huge range of restaurants, bars, shops and markets here, as well as a few notable ...

They don't say Thailand has a monsoon climate without reason! August in Thailand, just sees the rain keep coming. It's not all bad news though, as August marks the peak of the wet season in both ...