Bangkok is special to me, because this is where I first backpacked solo abroad. I remember booking a cheap airfare months before my trip. I booked a tour and a hotel from a travel agency but after paying it, they called me and said I had to pay for two because the hotel room is good for two. So I …

Sun-spangled placid river hemmed in by age-old stilt houses cast a nostalgic spell.  Suddenly, a monk draped by tangerine robe in wooden boat emerged, and as he paddled his way to the locals, they bowed down and handed him some offerings.  I was in Amphawa District situated in Samut Songkhram, a bucolic province in Thailand, just 1.5 to 2 hours …

It’s hard to imagine now that Hua Hin was an erstwhile fishing village.  Just two hours away from Bangkok by land, you’ll feel a world away as you are lulled into dreaminess by the sun and embraced by azure waters that conceal copious marine life. No wonder this thriving district in Thailand has lured the Royal Family who ended up …