I am now back home again after a trip to Thailand. I used this trip as a trial for the #task4today project which was carried out as part of a class I am currently taking in pursuit of my MA degree. The idea of this project...
What a perfect task for my last day in southern Thailand before heading back to Bangkok for several days of traveling back home. I knew right away that there was one place I had to visit where I could experience such a "zen" moment. Wat Tham...
I watched the sunset at Ao Nang Beach, together with many, many other tourists. ;) The beach wasn't the highest point in the area, of course. But there's no way i could've climbed up the limestone rocks in time for sunset. ;) ...
"Order food that you don't know from a menu in a language you can't speak." Now this was an easy (and very welcome) task. Most of my food experiences in Thailand so far have been like this: point at something on the menu and say "not...
We did it :) and were taken to our hotel for the night in the west outside of the city walls. Driving in Thailand certainly seems to be a lot of fun - if you're good at making your way trough a rather chaotic traffic...
"Take a group photo with locals." Surprisingly this proved to be more difficult than I had expected it to be. In all the smaller towns that we had visited so far we were among the few tourists so that it was very easy to connect with...
"Write a postcard to yourself describing the best part of the trip so far." Today's task was just perfect for the city we arrived at this morning. We took a bus from Phitsanulok to Old Sokhuthai - where (according to lonely planet) "Thailand's most impressive historical...
At Calito - the "Chilling Restaurant" we were the only foreigners enjoying the evening right by the river, subtle lights hung up on the branches of the trees, a cool breeze and a view of the few stalls of the night bazaar across the river...
We decided to try our luck on Soi 2, the same street our hostel is located on. Earlier today we had arrived by train from Bangkok, visited Wat Phra Si Sanphet, and took part in the Chinese New Years celebration that took place on Th...