Vietnam is a famous travel destination in Southeast Asia with diverse cuisine and delicious street foods. The Vietnamese are also known for their healthy diet with a lot of vegetables. One of the reasons for this diet is the popularity of Buddhism in Vietnam. Buddhism is the largest non-native religion in Vietnam, with more than 17,000 pagodas across the country. As a result, it is not difficult to find vegetarian and vegan dishes in Vietnam. I’m delighted to introduce iTourVietnam, who have written this guide to vegan and vegetarian food around one of Southeast Asia’s favourite backpacker destinations. If you’re interested in other other Asian hot spots, check out my guide…
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Thailand Backpacking Route
Choosing a Thailand backpacking route can be difficult, especially given the wide range of tourist attractions on offer. The country relies heavily on tourism and, as a result, offers travellers hundreds of budget activity choices including museums, palaces, Buddhist temples, beaches, World Heritage sites and cooking classes. If you’re going to Thailand, I recommend you take AT LEAST 2 weeks to do so. With this kind of time frame, you’d be able to catch a good little preview of what the country has to offer. For me, your Thailand route comes down to one main question: North or South Thailand? North Thailand The less obvious of the two. Most new travellers know less about…
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7 things I learned living in Thailand
After two years of living in Thailand, I picked up some useful (and some comical) tips about life. Here are 7 of them...
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Krabi Sunset Cruise
The best island sunset tour in Krabi, Thailand
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Bucket list locations: Robot restaurant, Bangkok
The robot restaurant in Bangkok is a 'must do' destination for travellers in Thailand.
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Bucket list locations: White temple, Chiang Rai
The White temple (Wat Rong Khun), in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is possibly one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture I’ve ever seen. The worst bit? I only got to visit it by chance, when my connection bus on the way to the Thai border made a stop there. I’d heard about it, but hadn’t been ‘sold it’ enough to make the journey to see it. I’m going to try make the sell to you now!!!! The temple is actually privately owned, after a local artist decided to fund the rebuilding of the very run down structure, using his own money. He now intends for the area adjacent to the…
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Chiang Mai’s cruelty free travel attractions
Thailand has had a lot of bad press recently in regards to their animal attractions. I’m pleased. I was becoming increasingly frustrated with people turning a blind eye to attractions that were clearly abusing their animals. Photos of yourself cuddling a tiger? That animal is drugged. Tigers do not spoon humans in the wild, regardless of how domesticated they have become!. Thankfully, Thailand has loads to offer in the way of tourism (without a bull hook in sight). The North of Thailand is particularly veggie/vegan friendly, with a lot of the locals partaking in the Chinese Buddhism teachings of eliminating meat from their diet. The old Capital, Chiang Mai, is…
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What not to pack for Thailand
Two years living in Thailand means that every time I go back, I pretty much go with an empty bag. Thailand was my first ever solo backpacking stop, and I wish I’d known not to take the following as a backpacker/someone who set up camp for years… (sorry if this feels a bit female orientated, but… er.. I’m female?) Mosquito repellent It was one of the first things I was told to buy.. “get yourself down to Boots and buy a huge bottle of the strongest Deet you can find”. …..Don’t bother! First of all, those wee Thai mozzies don’t give a rats ass about your Deet.. they’re still going…
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7 Secret things to do in Bangkok
I love love LOVE Bangkok! It’s brimming with character and every time I go I always find something new. As a backpacker, I found myself using it as a base, with a lot of International flights leaving from it’s two airports. Here’s my pick of secret/unusual things to do whilst you’re there. Please note: This post contains some graphic images Forensics museum I’m just gonna dive right in with the most intense one first. My friend Katie steered me towards this place during our of our visits, and since then, I’ve taken a few people back. The Siriraj Medical Museum is located in the grounds of the Siriraj hospital, and serves…
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Why elephant riding shouldn’t be part of your travel experience
Elephant riding; The secrets tour groups don't want you to know about,
