by Scott Coates I’ve been in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai the last week leading training sessions for guides, mapping new biking routes for an upcoming cycling trip and am now enjoying a couple days of mountain biking before hosting guests. The most noticeable thing is how green/lush everything is. Even after living here for [...]
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Samet vs. Samui
June 22nd, 2008 
Daniel Fraser by Daniel Fraser People often ask me to compare the attributes of various beach destinations. This can be an endless series of analogies and weighing of pros and cons, but after 8 years exploring various beach destinations I have a pretty firm grasp of what is available. Recently someone asked what the difference was between [...]
Bangkok Taxi Fares
June 18th, 2008 Scott Coates by Scott Coates Since moving to Thailand in 1999 Bangkok taxi fares have not gone up. There are many who argue that taxi drivers here are lazy, drive dangerously and are impolite, therefore they shouldn’t get to raise their rates. I agree that one often meets drivers who are guilty of one or all three [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Travel During the Rainy Season
June 5th, 2008 Daniel Fraser by Daniel Fraser As a Director of an adventure travel company in Thailand, I’m regularly asked by westerners if visiting Thailand during the rainy season is “worthwhile”. The indication seems to be that the only time to visit Thailand is during the relatively short, cool-dry season, when the country bubbles over with tourism and beer [...]
