http://www.travelstring.com/ "It is through travel that we meet and understand other people and at this time, when there is so much anger and misunderstanding in the world, travel is more important than it has ever been." - Tony Wheeler, 2005-Lonely Planet en Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:00 GMT Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:00 GMT info@travelstring.com info@travelstring.com http://www.travelstring.com/images/saarbrucken-03411.jpg http://www.travelstring.com/ http://www.travelstring.com/take-a-gap-year/ I've had it at work today. It's only the end of January and it already feels like I've been slaving away for ages. Sorry just having one of those days... http://www.travelstring.com/take-a-gap-year/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/take-a-gap-year/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/travel-plans/ I can tell you just how frustration it is for me knowing that I am not allowed annual leave until October this year. My full time job is in full... http://www.travelstring.com/travel-plans/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/travel-plans/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/airasia-x-to-reduce-routes/ In a reported bid to cut costs, AirAsia X will withdraw some of the popular long haul routes in 2012. From March onwards, flights to Mumbai, Delhi, London and Paris... http://www.travelstring.com/airasia-x-to-reduce-routes/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/airasia-x-to-reduce-routes/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:33:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/visit-worldette/ I have big plans for 2012. There is an entire Australia to be seen and lots of beautiful islands of the Pacific to explore. Of course, a trip on a... http://www.travelstring.com/visit-worldette/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/visit-worldette/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:04:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/things-we-tried/ So it had been a great journey. We try to experience something different each time we travel and Thailand had given us wonderful opportunities to try new things! 2012 will... http://www.travelstring.com/things-we-tried/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/things-we-tried/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:15:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay-photos/ http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay-photos/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay-photos/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:32:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay/ We were determined to do something active while in Phuket and we discovered Phang Nga Bay National Park. Well ok we didn't 'discover' it. We just discovered that you could... http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/phang-nga-bay/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:31:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/patong-phuket/ I couldn't think of anything funny/tacky/nice as a title for Patong. It is, Patong. It is one of the places (like Bali, which I found much tamer than Patong even... http://www.travelstring.com/patong-phuket/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/patong-phuket/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:05:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/kanchanaburi-and-river-kwai/ We were back in Bangkok for two more days to exercise my credit card and to meet a friend who was in transit here to Bhutan. However no way was... http://www.travelstring.com/kanchanaburi-and-river-kwai/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/kanchanaburi-and-river-kwai/ Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:18:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/hindsight-on-chiang-mai/ We have since our trek had a break in Chiang Mai, shopped in Bangkok and now enjoying the sun and sand in Phuket. I am now doing catching up posts... http://www.travelstring.com/hindsight-on-chiang-mai/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/hindsight-on-chiang-mai/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:43:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-more-photos/ More photos from the trip: http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-more-photos/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-more-photos/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:09:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-3/ (continued from previous post) Our last day was the easiest but also full of interesting moments. After breakfast we were herded down to the river where bamboo rafts, built earlier... http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-3/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-3/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-2/ (continued from pervious post) We woke to the sounds of roosters announcing the arrival of a new day. Mist covered the area and the cold chill of the night still... http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-2/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-2/ Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:38:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-1/ One of the biggest reason we are up here in Chiang Mai is for a chance to visit the hilltribes of northern Thailand. These tribal villages are mostly refugees from... http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-1/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/hilltribe-trek-day-1/ Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:36:00 GMT http://www.travelstring.com/bangkokchiang-mai/ In Will and Amy's travel tradition we took a cooking class to learn the flavours of Thai cooking. The day started with a visit to the markets, then back to... http://www.travelstring.com/bangkokchiang-mai/#comments http://www.travelstring.com/bangkokchiang-mai/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:37:00 GMT