The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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Eating on vacation: the best or worst part of travel? I know some people love everything about eating while on vacation. They go to local restaurants, they take food tours. It’s part of the travel …
Which to visit: Bangkok or Mexico City? It was one of those random conversations that you have on a 5 hour bus ride (I was with my mother going from Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende). I know …
Bbqboy’s Ultimate Guide to the Best of Thailand Our Ultimate guide to Thailand recommends places we like as “adult” travellers. It’s not meant for the 20-something party/backpacking crowd. This …
The best temples in Chiang Mai We spent 2 months in Chiang Mai and explored many of its temples. That’s not easy to do: just in the old city alone there are over 300 temples. Add to that the …
It’s a common question. “I have ___ days in Thailand. Which should I visit: Ayutthaya or Sukhothai?” There’s a few different variables that might affect your choice. But we have a clear …
12 surprising places to see that you may never have heard of One of the greatest rewards of travel is being wowed by places that we had previously never heard of. The places you’ll see featured in …
Getting to Hat Yai – our 1st class Sleeper train experience in Thailand The trip from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Hat Yai was the last leg of our trip through Thailand (which would continue through …
Why Prachuap Khiri Khan is our new favorite town in Thailand When planning our trip from Chiang Mai to Singapore, a few readers had mentioned the town of Prachuap Khiri Khan to us. With our last few …
Songkran in Pattaya I had come to Pattaya 15 years ago. I hadn’t liked it. It was the most “unThai” place I had visited in Thailand: locals were outnumbers by tourists, even the Thais were indifferent …
