I took a bus to Krabi Island from Bangkok which was 15 hours. Krabi is an Island in the south next to Koh PhiPhi and Phuket. We had to wait at a bus station at 4AM for 3 hours halfway through the journey during which 2 canadian girls entertained us with hoop spinning and an American guy playing country songs on his guitar. I finally reached Krabi and immdiatly booked up a cooking course for the evening. The cooking class was called Thai Charm and taught by a Th...

I arrived safely in Bangkok at 4AM and found a taxi to my hostel. After a couple of hours sleep the hostel owner woke me up at 9AM telling me he was sorry but they had over booked so I couldnt stay another night. I decided to get my bags and go to the main street Khao San rd to find a hostel there, on the way I saw many people with water guns and everyone was soaked, but I couldnt understand why. After finally finding a hostel which wasn't fully booked I finally ...

My last stop before I leave India as I have decided to travel more of Asia rather than going to Europe the next country I am travelling to is Thailand. The weather in India had reached 48oC so I was only able to go out for a couple hours in the day because it was unbearable. Kolkata (Calcutta) is the place of Mother Teresa and it is a very poor area. After finding the hostel I did some exploring. There is a vote among India in the next couple of days so there w...

When people ask me what I think of Varanassi the only reply I can think of is..."its different" this is the weirdest most surreal city I have ever been to m, it was neither awful or amazing... just different. Varanasi is the city that Indians come to to die. With the Ganges river running through the centre, it is the most polluted river in the world, but despite this the waters activity is still so lively. We arrived in Varanasi by train and found a cost guesth...

I can clearly see why everyone goes to see the Taj Mahal. It is too beautiful for words and when there it feels magical. I decided to go at sunset as I was tole when the sun goes up ir down it completely changes the colour of the building and due to the bad bus ride I knew I was incapable of getting up at dawn. So after checking out and having a relaxed day Daniella my English friend and I walked down from our hostel to the Taj. After getting security checked w...