Railay Rock Climbing
On a long weekend, I decided to fly south, to Krabi, to give rock-climbing in Railay a shot.
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Chiang Rai and Mae Salong
The following day I enjoyed breakfast at my Tha Ton hotel before heading to the pier to catch the longtail boat from Tha Ton to Chiang Rai, where I …
Tha Ton Hilltribe Trek
Last time I wrote about my first day of trekking in Northern Thailand, in the district of Mae Ai, near Tha Thon, and this time 'round I trekked to …
Tha Ton Jungle Trek
For my adventures in Northern Thailand I'd chosen Tha Ton as my base, primarily because I knew it offered treks to nearby villages, but also because it was the …
Northern Thailand and the road to Tha Ton
With an extended time off between school semesters, I was headed north to Tha Ton, right on the Thai border with Myanmar.
Bangkok in pictures
By now Bangkok had truly become a third home, after Ottawa and Montreal.
Naklua
One of the oldest parts of Pattaya, Naklua also happens to be both one of the wealthiest and poorest regions of the city. I focused on the latter on …
Kanchanaburi, the Death Railway, and the Bridge on the River Kwai
Kanchanburi became a staging area for the Japanese military’s push to create a supply route from Singapore, far to the south, into Burma (now Myanmar).