Thailand
South East Asia
February 18, 2023 - February 25, 2023
8 days
Temples up in Bangkok, then islands down south; eight days over a break on exchange.
Eight days through Thailand while I was on exchange in Singapore, with a couple of friends joining partway. It split cleanly into temples up north and islands down south.
I started in Bangkok for the big sights: Wat Pho, the Grand Palace and Wat Arun, the Chatuchak weekend market, and a day trip out to the old ruins at Ayutthaya. Evenings went to Khao San Road. From there I took the overnight train down to Surat Thani and crossed to Koh Samui for a couple of slow beach days. The trip finished in Krabi, based in Ao Nang, with a day out to the Phi Phi islands before flying back to Singapore via Kuala Lumpur.
Route
- Bangkok (Feb 18–20)
- Koh Samui (Feb 21–22)
- Krabi / Ao Nang (Feb 23–25)
Where I stayed
- Bangkok: Revolution Hostel, near Asok
- Koh Samui: P&T Hostel
- Krabi: K-Bunk, in Ao Nang