Welcome to Nir Rahmani's Thailand travelogue

This is a travelogue of a trip to Thailand's islands, I had with my girlfriend, Limor, on September 2006
Our trip was focused on Koh Samui, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket islands, as well as some sightseeing and shopping in Bangkok.
Here you can find a description of the trip, photographs, some useful information and tips, that can be very helpful if you would like to plan your own trip.
Or, you can skip this summary and go straight to the first photo page: Photos of Bangkok

Trip Summary

General plan

We had 16 days, in total, including the international flights. We wanted to include Thai culture (temples), Bangkok atmosphere, Khaosan experiences, parties, romantic islands, white sands, sunbathing, snorkeling, romantic dinners, wild animals – and… shopping. We considered the 3 basic parts commonly traveled: Bangkok, the north, and the islands. We decided that due to the short time, and to minimize the percentage of days we have to pass moving from one location to another, we will leave the ‘north’: Chang Main Chang Rai and even Kanchanaburi to some other time. We think it was a wise decision.

Some of the sights, experiences and activities of the ‘north’ you can have in some of the islands themselves, so we planned our trip as:

• Bangkok – Temples, city life (modern and old), Kalong cruise tour, Khaosan road, and shopping.
• Koh Samui – Relaxing at days, partying at nights. Enjoying great food in between.
• Koh Phi Phi – enjoying paradise-like beaches, crystal-clear turquoise water, snorkeling, and romantic dinners.
• Phuket – islands and natural reserve tours, taken-from-the-dreams islands, and wild animals.

Cost

All values are related to September 2006, when 1 US$ = approx. 38 Thai Baht.
The entire journey, excluding shopping and international flights (but including domestic ones) cost 2,000US$, for both of us, traveling as a couple, of course (i.e. taking double-bad rooms).

Regarding the expenses level, we consider ourselves ‘one-or-two’ levels above backpackers, but not 'demanding', ‘spoiled’ or luxury tourists.
Not sure that this ‘definition’ will help anyone estimate his expected cost for such journey – so you can take more detailed information, below.

Some example for cost of things: Pad-Thai on the street: 15-20B; Pad-Thai in island’s restaurant: 120B; Coca-Cola: 20B; Beer: 50B; foot massage: 250B, Macdonal’s big-mac meal: 125B

Useful links

Now you can start from the First page: Bangkok,
or browse directly to:

• Bangkok
• Koh Samui
• Koh Phi Phi
• Phuket