Author: tjiskavw

since there are no cars on this island - just scooters and tuk tuks - a jar for about a buck is enough to fill your tank...

Koh Lanta has a relaxed vibe and is more secluded than some of the other more popular tourist islands. It's known for it's beautiful beaches  (pictured is Long Beach )…

On the main beach of Koh Lipe is "walking street"-  a paved path lined with stores, restaurants and bars. I dubbed this chef the dancing queen because of the way…

These are the absolute best - the centers of the donuts are a sweet, gooey, coconut mixture and he sells them for 10 cents a piece. The best however was…

this island has the beaches you see photographed in travel magazines - sandy white beaches and turquoise waters that are warm and great to swim in. There's also amazing underwater…

tourists are escorted behind an orange line about 5 minutes before the train comes through but there's always a few bozos who think they're not immune to being run over…

this food market lines up along a railroad track that a train runs through about 8 times a day. The matter of fact way the vendors move their goods back…

this temple is so old that it has literally been engulfed by a tree that has grown around it over time. You have to take a boat ride from Amphawa…

Ben was distracted with phone messages when we started out for Don Hoi Lot - turns out this was the same day he had volunteered to feed the monks of…

my guide put together a menu of what he called " must sample items" and then took me to his favorite chefs to taste them -  a floating market version…