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What’s the Banana Pancake Trail, Anyway?
The “Banana Pancake Trail” is a popular backpacking route in Southeast Asia. The trail gets its name from the banana pancake breakfast offered in guesthouses and cafes catering to Western…
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From Siem Reap to Bangkok by bus | Overland travel from Cambodia to Thailand
There are a couple ways to get from Siem Reap to Bangkok by overland travel. There’s a big bus, like with Giant Ibis; a minibus (aka big passenger van), run…
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Where to stay: Thailand hostels & hotels for solo female travelers
Here’s a list of hotels and hostels that I stayed in while traveling in Thailand in September 2023. I’ll update this post with more hotels whenever I go back to…
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From Sukhothai to Chiang Mai by bus
Moving between cities in Thailand by bus is super easy. In this post, I go over my experience taking a long-distance bus from Sukhothai to Chiang Mai for a total…
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A visit to the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, Sukhothai, Thailand
The Ramkhamhaeng National Museum is located just near the Sukhothai History Park (central entrance), making it an excellent stop either before or after a visit to the ruins. Ramkhamhaeng National…
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Exploring Sukhothai’s Royal Ruins
Sukhothai Historical Park is a huge complex, something like 27 miles square. It’s split into multiple sections, and each section is 100 baht / $3 USD entry fee. I visited…
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From Ayutthaya to Sukhothai by bus
I had a such a good time exploring the ancient temple ruins in Ayutthaya that I decided to check out the (slightly older) ruins in Sukhothai, the former capital of…
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Visiting the Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building
Today I went to Chao Sam Phraya National Museum. Well, I TRIED going to the museum, but it was closed for renovations. However, the exhibition hall behind it is still…
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Exploring Ayutthaya’s Historical Ruins
While making my way north, I traveled from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, one of the old capitals of the kingdom of Siam. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th…