Thailand

Budget stay in perfect location – ibis Siam, Bangkok

For my recent stay in Bangkok to attend the TBEX travel convention, I picked the ibis Siam as my first hotel. I have previously stayed at the ibis Sathorn and ibis Nana in the city and ibis hotels are some of the cheapest hotels I’d recommend in Bangkok. They are some of the best designed […]

Travel Made Easy: Thai Airways

My “Travel Made Easy” posts are meant to provide easy access to new destinations, hotel groups or airlines, by providing a quick summary of the most important information and giving you access to more details via links to related posts. Today’s post provides a summary of all the information around Thai Airways, one of my

Travel Made Easy: Bangkok – Things to See & Do

Ok, so after reading about Bangkok, the City of Angels, finding a way of Getting There and Around and settling on Where to Stay? you want to know more about things to see and do or places to eat? Than read on, that’s what Travel Made Easy is all about!

Where to stay in Bangkok?

Ok, so after reading about Bangkok, the City of Angels and figuring out How to get there and around? you need to figure out where to stay in Bangkok? It is a huge city with some of the worst traffic in the world, so it pays to pick the best area to stay in! You could easily spend

Travel Made Easy: Bangkok – Getting There & Around

You are planning a trip to Thailand and Bangkok is your first stop. After reading about Bangkok, the City of Angels, you want to spend a little time in the city? It’s time to figure out how to get there and around, without breaking the bank! Check out my tips below or read more about Things

Food, shopping, entertainment in one place – Asiatique, Bangkok

Bangkok has a lot of shopping, entertainment and dining to offer – but one of the most fun places to find all of it, with a beautiful setting on the river Chao Phraya no less, is Asiatique. A while back, the old night market at Lumpini Park near the Silom/Sathorn area, was shut down and

A nice room at a good price – Mercure Chaweng, Ko Samui

My first visit to Ko Samui was a bit of a last-minute change of plans and I had to find a hotel on Chaweng beach quickly. As this was part of the ASEAN Explorer budget-y trip, I settled on the Mercure Chaweng Tana Resort, and it was a good choice.

Ko Samui, Take 1 – Chaweng Beach

On my ASEAN Explorer trip, courtesy of the AirAsia travel pass, I planned a stop in Surat Thani, in Southern Thailand to visit the nearby Khao Sok National Park. But with the tricky Thai ground transport putting my onward flight at risk, and having just spent a lot of time exploring nature and wildlife in

ASEAN Explorer, bargain trip with Air Asia ASEAN Pass

I love South East Asia: The 10 countries making up ASEAN have so much to offer – from getaways to white beaches to exciting cities; from untouched nature and wildlife to stunning historical sights there is so much to see. And the different countries are as different as European ones, making it worth spending time

A bargain or not – ibis Pattaya?

If you have read about “The Power of Promotions I” (here), you know about my plan to stay at three Accor hotels in Thailand for as little as possible to earn Gold Status and lots of Air Berlin miles. The ibis Pattaya fits the bill, barely…

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