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Raining cats and dogs in Hat Yai

December 24, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This was the first trip ever I had to change my itinerary due to adverse weather. It slipped my mind that when we went to Krabi last year, we heard news about flooding in southern Thailand. The weather in Krabi was really good, while on the eastern coast, the monsoon wreaked havoc. History repeated itself … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Thailand, Travel Tips

Grabbing a taxi in Bangkok

November 2, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Probably the best way to grab a taxi in Bangkok is to Grab one (as in to use the Grab app). It was certainly a convenient way to get a six seater taxi, which is now available abundantly. The other advantages are – not having to fumble over communicating the destination to the driver since … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Bangkok, Thailand, Travel Tips

Krabi and Phuket trip report card

December 19, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Probably the only thing that didn’t go as smoothly as planned during the entire trip was the immigration clearance at Krabi airport. I was among the last to disembark from the plane, and it took 40 minutes of queuing before it was our turn to get through immigration. Anyway, not a single hitch thereafter. Day 1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Thailand, Travel Tips

Renting a car in Thailand

December 19, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The car rental experience in Thailand was a pleasant one. I was really impressed by the condition of the roads – wide, two lanes, level trunk roads just about everywhere. Very low volume traffic (in South Thailand), and few traffic lights. No speed camera, mostly. Thais are rather polite on the road (beyond comparison to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Car Rental, Thailand, Travel Tips

Krabi and Phuket 4 days itinerary

November 24, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I grabbed cheap tickets to Krabi, at S$60 per person, from more than a year ago, and it’s time for me to work out the details of the itinerary. I guess few would do this – visit both Krabi and Phuket in the same trip. In fact, i suspect very few know that Krabi and Phuket … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Itinerary, Thailand

Bangkok trip report card

October 17, 2015 by yenkai 2 Comments

Everything went as planned, except for improvements made on the itinerary. I was originally going to give Krua Apsorn a miss, but after reading various rave reviews by foodie bloggers, and since I didn’t think I would be in Bangkok so often, I decided I had to go this round. Also, i dropped Platinum Mall … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Bangkok, Food Review, Thailand, Travel Tips

6 things I love about Thai Food

October 16, 2015 by yenkai Leave a Comment

1. Spice, Sauce and Soup What can i say, Thais have perfect mastery over the spices they put in their food, the creation of sauces or gravy that really goes well with food, and the concoction of soup that are mind-boggling appetizing. I was never a fan of the “Thai sauce” that is commonly served in Singapore – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Thailand

Bangkok Travel Tips

October 16, 2015 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Data SIM card I followed Aroimakmak’s advice and bought the AIS Traveller SIM from Changi Recommends at Changi airport. It worked without requiring any activation – just insert SIM card into phone and you’re good to go. All the telcos sell SIM cards for tourists at the same price – 299 Baht which comes with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Bangkok, Thailand, Travel Tips

Bangkok 3.5 days itinerary

October 8, 2015 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The last time i went to Bangkok was in 2001, for work. Back then, the only place i visited was MBK. I guess that was as good as not having been to Bangkok. For my upcoming 3.5 days trip to Bangkok, i have come up with the following itinerary. Grouping nearby places to visit together seems to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Bangkok, Itinerary, Thailand, Travel Tips

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