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Bangkok’s little beauties

August 8, 2019 By Jennifer Johnston 2 Comments

Discovering the best things to do in Bangkok In a city of almost ten million where the streets hum with a constant flow of people moving to and from their destination, imagine finding a little slice of serenity. Would you think it possible? Recently I travelled to Bangkok with a group of writers and bloggers from Brisbane. We flew with Air Asia … [Read more...]

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The black, the white and the very colourful Chiang Rai

April 8, 2019 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Things to do in Chiang Rai Thailand and temples go hand in hand but Chiang Rai’s three main temples take quirkiness to another level. Sharing a three-way border with Myanmar and Laos, the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai earned the notorious nickname - the Golden Triangle. From the 1920s up until 1959 when the Thai government banned its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Thailand Tagged With: #amazingThailand, Baan Dam Museum in Chiang Rai, Blue Temple Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Discover Thailand, The Black Temple Chiang Rai, The temples of Chiang Rai, what to see in Northern Thailand, White Temple in Chiang Rai

Bangkok life on the river

February 4, 2019 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Bangkok Life Riding with the locals on the Chao Phraya River is an opportunity to observe everyday Thai life The Hotel Concierge is enthusiastically circling the places on my tourist map. He suggests I utilise Bangkok’s public transport system and take the ‘Express’ boat (orange flag) to the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keow. Ten minutes earlier I’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Thailand Tagged With: Anantara Riverside Resort Bangkok, Bangkok, Life on the river in Bangkok, Local places in Bangkok, Public Transport in Bangkok, River life in Bangkok

Bangkok temples and baggy pants

August 30, 2018 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Thailand - the land of smiles and baggy pants The aroma of sweet coconut and zesty mint fill the air. I inhale deeply. The scents are coming from my body scrub treatment at the Anantara Spa in Bangkok. Lying face down on the massage bed in one of the spa’s private rooms, my naked skin is relishing being scrubbed with the white coconut and mint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre, Thailand Tagged With: #amazingThailand, Bangkok, Bangkok day spa, Discover Thailand, Thailand

Who is Travel Bug Within?

A mid-life adventurer sharing stories about interesting places in an honest and occasionally sarcastic way.

I hope to tickle your wanderlust and encourage you to explore further via Travel Bug Within

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