A little history and facts Until the 18th century Bangkok was a little fishermen town. There was a boom after being nominated for the new Rattanakosin Kingdom capital, which burned down Ayutthaya, the capital of the ancient kingdom, 100 miles north. Bangkok today is one of the largest cities in Southeast Asia with about 9 [...]

When we think about travelling to Thailand the first image that comes to mind is being there relaxing on a white sand beach, turquoise sea with no waves, hot all year round, breathtaking landscapes and the wonderful Thai cuisine to finish. Of course Thailand is much more than that, but as beach lovers, we could [...]

When the train arrived in Hat Yai, it was the luckiest moment of our day: the door opened right in front of where we were standing. We jumped quickly on the train and took the first places that appeared, both for us to sit as to accommodate the backpacks. We didn’t really like our seats, they were [...]

Our train arrived in Hat Yai at mid-morning. Our plans were to spend a couple of days in southern Thailand before heading to some island and enjoy the beach, we had already marked on the guide which places we wanted to go in the region, but as soon as we arrived in Hat Yai the [...]

After spending the night in the train, coming from Kuala Lumpur, we were woken up super early in Padang Besar, the last town at the north of Malaysia, bordering Thailand. The final destination of the train was Hat Yai, but we had already been warned that we’d have to stop at Padang Besar because of [...]