A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Want to experience the most beautiful beach in Thailand? Paradise Beach on Koh Kradan is it. Well, I think it is. Tiny Koh Kradan (only 2.4 square kilometers!) is one of Thailand’s Trang Islands on the dreamy Andadan Coast. It’s a popular day trip destination from nearby Koh Mook and Koh Ngai for the spectacular […] Read more…
Koh Libong is the largest of the Trang Islands in Thailand at 40 square kilometers, but it is the least visited. It is an unspoiled local island with not a lot of tourism infrastructure, where many of the hospitality workers don’t speak any or much English (unusual in Thailand), and where there are only a […] Read more…
If you are planning a trip and want to know all the fun things to do in Pai – let me get you started… Pai is a small town in Thailand’s lush and jungly north, several hours by bus from the northern capital of Chiang Mai. The road to Pai is long, windy, and motion […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Two was spent on the road between four different countries but mostly in one of my favorite countries in the world: Thailand! I spent the first day of the month in Auckland running some last-minute errands then I flew to Sydney for a week of beach time and catching up with friends. From Sydney, […] Read more…
I spent a few days exploring Railay Beach and Tonsai in Railay Bay and the highlight was rock climbing Railay, read on to find out about my experience exploring the beaches and rock climbing… As I stepped off the long tail boat onto the beach in Tonsai, a small beach town on Railay Bay, the […] Read more…
When I first traveled to Thailand I had a few ideas of places I wanted to go and things I wanted to see, and a Koh Phi Phi Island tour was definitely on that list. I knew it would probably be a mistake to stay on Koh Phi Phi, an island made famous by the movie […] Read more…
When I found myself in Thailand unexpectedly for dental work, I decided to add a beach stay to my trip – and I am so pleased I chose Thong Nai Pan on Koh Phangan! Find out everything you need to know about Thong Nai Pan and how to plan your own trip there… Koh Phangan […] Read more…
I visited Koh Lipe in 2015 when I first wrote this Koh Lipe snorkeling guide. It has come to my attention since then that Koh Lipe is not what it once was and that much of the land was stolen from the original inhabitants as far back as two decades ago. I no longer support […] Read more…
I visited Koh Lipe in 2015 when I first wrote this guide to the best things to do in Koh Lipe. It has come to my attention since then that Koh Lipe is not what it once was and that much of the land was stolen from the original inhabitants as far back as two […] Read more…
Planning a trip to Koh Lanta? Then read on for the best things to do in Koh Lanta on a budget as well as info to help plan your trip… There is something special about Koh Lanta. It is hard to define exactly why this island stands out above so many of the other Thai […] Read more…