Thailand
To be honest we really went back and forth several times on whether to visit Thailand or not on our round the world trip. We love the people, the nature, the ease of travel and the food but we have really been there many times (Jesper 6, Line 4, Noah 2 and Vitus 1 time) and somehow going back felt a little like choosing the "easy option" instead of going somewhere we have not been before or at least not so many times. We ended up including Thailand since the fit was just too perfect in terms of weather (west coast is perfect in November) and in terms of the route we are travelling. This time, though, we also chose places that we have not seen before: Kanchanaburi and Chiang Mai (Jesper has been to Chiang Mai many years ago). We chose Kanchanaburi mostly because the weather was good there at the time of arrival (it was raining at the beach destinations), and because it seemed like a place with lots of activities and good, cheap food. We were told by several people there that it is the cheapest place in Thailand, and we have to agree. You can easily get a meal at a restaurant for 40-50 Baht. After around a week in Chiang Mai we will go to Koh Lanta to relax, swimm and snorkel before heading to Vietnam. All in all we will spend 4 weeks in Thailand this time. Blog posts from Thailand below. [pt_view id="75eb3a5a82"]Posts from this destination
Meeting with the Kniberg's at Koh Lanta
One of the big sources of inspiration to do our round the world trip was the Kniberg’s “Big Family Trip†back in 2011-2012. By pure coincidence they are staying in Koh Lanta 2 month from October to December ...
Tour in a rented TukTuk at Koh Lanta
Renting a TukTuk Getting around on islands in Thailand is usually much cheaper and easier if you rent a motorbike. That was not a problem when it was just the two of us, but though the locals (and ...
Koh Ngai Island, Koh Lanta marine park
After our 4 Islands snorkeling trip we booked transfer to Koh Ngai Island (by the same tour operator, Rainbow travel Because he is really friendly, service minded and speaks pretty good English). Basically we arranged to go with ...
Snorkeling in Koh Lanta marine park with small children
4 Islands snorkeling tour We bought the 4 islands tour at Rainbow travel at the main road of Klong Dao Beach, Koh Lanta paying only 1700 Baht for the 4 of us. We were picked up the next ...
Lanta Thai Cookery School
We love thai food - especially Jesper and I, but during our 4 weeks in Thailand, the kids have learned to appreciate some of the dishes too. I also love to cook and Noah and I often bake ...
2 day, 1 night trekking in Chiang Mai with children
Chiang Mai being the hotspot of trekking in Thailand we knew that we wanted to go on a multi day tour. Private tours are typically 5-10 times as expensive as joining a group tour and being on a ...
What to do in Chiang Mai with children
Even though we couldn’t explore Chiang Mai the way we had planned (since we got sick), we still managed to try a few things: Zip Lining (Dragon Flight) Jesper and Noah wanted to try Zip-Lining despite Noah being ...
Visiting Animal Welfare Center at Koh Lanta
With two kids that love animals and reading very good reviews about it on TripAdvisor naturally we had to pay the Animal Welfare Center a visit to help out playing with the cats and take a dog for ...
Zip-Lining in Chiang Mai with a 5 year old kid
The streets of Chiang Mai are packed with advertisement for various Zip Lining companies. There are at least 5-7 different ones and it is really hard to tell the difference. Noah and Jesper really wanted to go but ...
Chiang Mai Accommodation with children
We ended up staying in 3 different places in Chiang Mai and it was surprisingly difficult to find a good family room. Most guest houses only cater for single or couples so finding a nice place that fits ...
No more sickness - please!
Well, we knew that a 6,5 months’ journey around the world wouldn’t be all good days and that a travel blog is supposed to be packed with nice pictures of fantastic adventures. But if you are wondering why ...
Great fun at Sugar Done beach - Kanchanaburi
Tuesday (Nov. 3.) we went to Sugar Done beach after speaking to an English guy living in Kanchanaburi with his Thai wife and their 4 year old kid. The kids really missed playing in the sand, so it ...
Full day trip in the Kanchanaburi province
Monday (Nov. 2.) we went on a full day tour with Toi's Tours - one of the standardised tours you can buy at any touristy place in Thailand. Ours included a visit to the Erawan Falls , Elephant ...
First stop in Thailand: Kanchanaburi province
We must admit that we had dreaded the journey from Cyprus to Thailand due to the bad flight times (stop over in Amman from 23-2.30), but it actually went really well. Both of the boys slept for a ...