Comments on: The Anatomy of a Backpacker http://www.alexrothaus.com/2009/04/05/the-anatomy-of-a-backpacker/ Heard Around The World Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: John Anderson http://www.alexrothaus.com/2009/04/05/the-anatomy-of-a-backpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-585 John Anderson Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:19:52 +0000 http://www.alexrothaus.com/?p=72#comment-585 I hope things have calmed down in Bangkok before you move on to Thailand. My favourite island there is Koh Chang, over near the border with Cambodia, a short ferry ride from Trat. Quieter than other islands, White Sand Beach at the top end has a couple of excellent cheap places to chill out. Elephants in the jungle interior of the island, some good scuba diving too. You can cross the Cambodian border near Trat. I don't really recommend Bangkok for more than a day or so - taking in the main temples and palaces along the river. If there is still trouble in Bangkok, you can probably get transport out to an island or up into the hill country from the airport, by-passing the capital until the trouble dies down. I hope things have calmed down in Bangkok before you move on to Thailand. My favourite island there is Koh Chang, over near the border with Cambodia, a short ferry ride from Trat. Quieter than other islands, White Sand Beach at the top end has a couple of excellent cheap places to chill out. Elephants in the jungle interior of the island, some good scuba diving too. You can cross the Cambodian border near Trat.

I don’t really recommend Bangkok for more than a day or so – taking in the main temples and palaces along the river. If there is still trouble in Bangkok, you can probably get transport out to an island or up into the hill country from the airport, by-passing the capital until the trouble dies down.

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