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Hôtel et plage à Phuket en Thaïlande? English translation pending
Nous sommes 2 adultes et 2 enfants:nous hésitons entre samui et Phuket.
Qui peut me conseiller un hotel au bord de la plage à phuket où la plage n'est pas dangereuse et où on peut faire masque et tuba avec enfants, en fev2006.Y a t il les pb de marées et d'eau basse comme à Samui?
Plonger pour la première fois en Asie du Sud-Est English translation pending
salut a tous
actuellement en voyage pour en chine, nous serons d ici une quinzaine de jours au vietnam et poursuivons sur les autres pays d asie du sud est. nous souhaitons en profiter pour nous initier a la plongee. comme je n y connait rien je suis preneur de tous bon tuyaux, infos et contact. la seule chose que l on m a conseille est de passer les diplomes a bankok notament pour avoir les cours en francais et ensuite de foncer en malaisie et indonesie pour plonger. qu en pensez vous???
merci par avance
actuellement en voyage pour en chine, nous serons d ici une quinzaine de jours au vietnam et poursuivons sur les autres pays d asie du sud est. nous souhaitons en profiter pour nous initier a la plongee. comme je n y connait rien je suis preneur de tous bon tuyaux, infos et contact. la seule chose que l on m a conseille est de passer les diplomes a bankok notament pour avoir les cours en francais et ensuite de foncer en malaisie et indonesie pour plonger. qu en pensez vous???
merci par avance
Hôtel Sabana Resort à Phuket (Thaïlande) English translation pending
Bonjour tout le monde,
Je souhaite partir jeudi 20 pour la thailande. Que pensez vous de l'hotel sabana ressort à Puket? J'aimerai savoir si le temps actuel est clément? Merci d'avance de vos avis sur l'hotel et de vos infos sur le climat😉
Je souhaite partir jeudi 20 pour la thailande. Que pensez vous de l'hotel sabana ressort à Puket? J'aimerai savoir si le temps actuel est clément? Merci d'avance de vos avis sur l'hotel et de vos infos sur le climat😉
Ecole de Bouddhisme au Népal? English translation pending
Bonsoir à tous
D'apres votre experience, connaissez vous un lieu sur KTM ou Pokara ou l'on peut participer à une formation ou ecole sur le Boudisme en Francais ?
Un de mes ami, est passionné par la chose, pendant que nous serons en trek il pourrait participer à ce type d'activité
Merci et bonne reception
D'apres votre experience, connaissez vous un lieu sur KTM ou Pokara ou l'on peut participer à une formation ou ecole sur le Boudisme en Francais ?
Un de mes ami, est passionné par la chose, pendant que nous serons en trek il pourrait participer à ce type d'activité
Merci et bonne reception
Trajet Lijiang (Chine) - Lhassa (Tibet) faisable? English translation pending
Hello a tous,
Nous arrivons dans le Yunnan bientot et nous voudrions rejoindre le Tibet par la route. On se demande si c est possible directement, ou bien faut il repasser par Chengdu. Quelqu un a t il deja fait le trajet, dans quelles conditions? Ou bien qq a t il des infos? Merci
État de Phuket suite au tsunami English translation pending
Salut a tous,
Je desire me rendre a Phuket Janvier prcochain et malgrés les photos que j'ai recu je voudrais avoir votre avis sur l'etat de l'ile apres le fameux Tsunami.
La vie a repris ça c'est sur mais l'environnement est il toujours aussi beau!!!! ou il y a en core du travail a faire
Et si qlq'un est passé par le Meridien Phuket est il revenu en parfait etat.
Merci
Et si qlq'un est passé par le Meridien Phuket est il revenu en parfait etat.
Merci
Visa pour l'Indonésie English translation pending
FAUT T-il un visa pour l'Indonésie ? si oui comment l'obtenir. Merci.
Plages de Phuket? English translation pending
Bonjour tout le monde!!
J'aimerais savoir quel est le nom de la plus belle plage sur l'Ile de phuket? A part Patong beach qui a l'air trop bétonnée à mon goût...
Merci de vos conseils!!😉
J'aimerais savoir quel est le nom de la plus belle plage sur l'Ile de phuket? A part Patong beach qui a l'air trop bétonnée à mon goût...
Merci de vos conseils!!😉
Séjourner à Phuket: sur Patong (Thaïlande)? English translation pending
Salut à tous,
En dehors de savoir dans quel hotel je vais dormir j'aimerais savoir ce que vous pensez de rester à Patong lorsqu'on se rend à Phuket ?
Tout ce que je veux pendant mes 10 jours de vacance c'est me reposer, me reposer et me reposer ... en prennant le soleil sur une belle plage, une mer chaude et transparente.
L'idée de rester sur Patong directement est de la journée louer une petite mobylette ou une voiture pour faire de petites excursions voir les montagnes et les petits villages. Quant au soir je serais ravi de varier les restos et les petits bars en bord de plage !
Qu'en pensez vous ? Patong n'est pas trop surpeuplé ? La plage reste-elle jolie ?
Merci de vos conseils
Martinus
En dehors de savoir dans quel hotel je vais dormir j'aimerais savoir ce que vous pensez de rester à Patong lorsqu'on se rend à Phuket ?
Tout ce que je veux pendant mes 10 jours de vacance c'est me reposer, me reposer et me reposer ... en prennant le soleil sur une belle plage, une mer chaude et transparente.
L'idée de rester sur Patong directement est de la journée louer une petite mobylette ou une voiture pour faire de petites excursions voir les montagnes et les petits villages. Quant au soir je serais ravi de varier les restos et les petits bars en bord de plage !
Qu'en pensez vous ? Patong n'est pas trop surpeuplé ? La plage reste-elle jolie ?
Merci de vos conseils
Martinus
Hôtel Royal Meridien à Phuket? English translation pending
😎bonjour,
je visite la thailande en avril 2005, je vais sur chiang mai et ensuite phuket, qui peux me renseigner sur la situation de l'hotel royal meridien phuket, qui connait, est il bien situé par rapport au centre d'activitée la nuit, patong beach?
je suis à la recherche tout les infos.
merci par avance.
je visite la thailande en avril 2005, je vais sur chiang mai et ensuite phuket, qui peux me renseigner sur la situation de l'hotel royal meridien phuket, qui connait, est il bien situé par rapport au centre d'activitée la nuit, patong beach?
je suis à la recherche tout les infos.
merci par avance.
Formalites à remplir pour un séjour en Inde English translation pending
Bonsoir,
Je n'ai jamais fait de voyage en dehors des pays europeens, et je voudrais savoir tout ce qu'il faut faire pour etre en regle afin de sejourner en Inde. Merci de m'eclaircir!
A bientot
Coutumes et moeurs au Mali English translation pending
Bonjour
Nous aurions aimé avoir des renseignements sur le MALI.les coutumes les moeurs les traditions l'état d'esprit les habitudes et le temps au mois de JUILLET
Merci NOus attendons impatiemment vos réponses
A bientot
Nous aurions aimé avoir des renseignements sur le MALI.les coutumes les moeurs les traditions l'état d'esprit les habitudes et le temps au mois de JUILLET
Merci NOus attendons impatiemment vos réponses
A bientot
Obsession du groupe Aventura English translation pending
quelqu'un connaitrait-il la chanteuse qui chante sur le refrain de le chansonobsesion du groupe Ventura.
j'avoue que j'adore sa voix, donc si quelqu'un la connait merci de me le dire.
merci!!!!
j'avoue que j'adore sa voix, donc si quelqu'un la connait merci de me le dire.
merci!!!!
Vos avis sur Phuket et ses alentours (Thaïlande) English translation pending
salut amis(es) virtuels du forum j'aimerai vos conseils:je rejoins un pote à puket le 27/12/2003 pour 10 jours avec comme buts:plage plongée fètes endroit fabuleux musique etc...quel est l'itineraire que vous me conseillez, dois je louer une voiture, une moto, rencontrer des gentils guide :bref je suis preneur de toutes vos idées et conseil ( à faire / ou à eviter)
merci à tous !
merci à tous !
Delhi - hôtel bon rapport qualité/prix - max 60$CAN English translation pending
Bonjour,
Je dois me rendre à Delhi en novembre pour un séjour de 5 semaines en Inde du nord. J'arrive 2 jours avant mon groupe et j'aimerais vraiment un petit hôtel propre avec salle de bain, central. Y a-t-il parmi vous des gens qui pourraient me conseiller sur le choix de mon hôtel? Je voudrais payer au maximum 60$CAN la nuitée mais pour une perle je suis prêt à payer jusqu'à 80$CAN.
PS. Je ne suis pas vraiment au courant des prix des hôtels à Delhi.
Merci d'avance.
Je dois me rendre à Delhi en novembre pour un séjour de 5 semaines en Inde du nord. J'arrive 2 jours avant mon groupe et j'aimerais vraiment un petit hôtel propre avec salle de bain, central. Y a-t-il parmi vous des gens qui pourraient me conseiller sur le choix de mon hôtel? Je voudrais payer au maximum 60$CAN la nuitée mais pour une perle je suis prêt à payer jusqu'à 80$CAN.
PS. Je ne suis pas vraiment au courant des prix des hôtels à Delhi.
Merci d'avance.
Intermittant du spectacle et l'Espagne!!! English translation pending
Bonjour à tous,
j'ai decouvert l'Espagne par le billet d'une compagnie de circ flamenco avec qui je travail.
Plus j'y vais plus g envie d'y rester mais...
Comment fonctionne le statut pour les personnes du spectacle?
Y a t-il assez de compagnie pour vivre de mon metier?
Pres de quelle ville faut-il se rapprocher?
Y-a-t-il des assos en particulier dans le circ modern ou/ et danse?
Y a t-il des centres techniques pour les régisseurs et éclairagistes?
Y a t-il des partants pour partager une co-loc en Espagne et ainsi s'entre aider pour ne s'inserer dans ce pays?
Je suis preneuse de toutes infos!
Je suis preneuse de toutes infos!
Feedback on a less touristy Thailand itinerary in February?
Hi everyone,
We’re heading to Thailand from February 3rd to 24th, as a couple (37 years old).
We love local cuisine, street food, small restaurants, and quiet bars for a drink in the evening.
We’re also big fans of turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
Our planned itinerary looks like this:
Chiang Mai: 4 or 5 days to rediscover the city, temples, and markets. We already visited the Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces a few years ago and loved it, so we’re heading back for a few days there :)
Bangkok: 3 days, with a day trip to Ayutthaya.
Then heading down to Trat province to enjoy the islands of Koh Chang, Koh Mak, and Koh Kood.
We’ve read that the southern islands (Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phangan, Koh Lipe, etc.) are often packed this time of year, so we’re looking for quieter islands but with some accommodations and restaurants/bars. For reference, we really enjoyed Koh Rong Samloem, Koh Rong, Phu Quoc, and the Philippine islands. 👍 Does this itinerary fit well with what we’re looking for? Or do you have other suggestions for routes or islands to prioritize during this period? Thanks in advance for your tips!
Chiang Mai: 4 or 5 days to rediscover the city, temples, and markets. We already visited the Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces a few years ago and loved it, so we’re heading back for a few days there :)
Bangkok: 3 days, with a day trip to Ayutthaya.
Then heading down to Trat province to enjoy the islands of Koh Chang, Koh Mak, and Koh Kood.
We’ve read that the southern islands (Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phangan, Koh Lipe, etc.) are often packed this time of year, so we’re looking for quieter islands but with some accommodations and restaurants/bars. For reference, we really enjoyed Koh Rong Samloem, Koh Rong, Phu Quoc, and the Philippine islands. 👍 Does this itinerary fit well with what we’re looking for? Or do you have other suggestions for routes or islands to prioritize during this period? Thanks in advance for your tips!
Nine days around Phuket
Hi everyone,
I’m arriving in Phuket on March 1st until the 10th. We’ll have about 9 days there with two kids, aged 10 and 7.
We’d like to visit a few islands... Any ideas? We’ve looked at Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Similan Islands, Phang Nga Bay...
Based on your experiences, what could be a good mini-itinerary?
We’d like to do some diving or snorkelling, a bit of sightseeing (viewpoints, etc.), and some beach time...
Thanks everyone
I’m arriving in Phuket on March 1st until the 10th. We’ll have about 9 days there with two kids, aged 10 and 7.
We’d like to visit a few islands... Any ideas? We’ve looked at Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Similan Islands, Phang Nga Bay...
Based on your experiences, what could be a good mini-itinerary?
We’d like to do some diving or snorkelling, a bit of sightseeing (viewpoints, etc.), and some beach time...
Thanks everyone
License to legally ride a scooter in Thailand
Hi everyone!
What a joy to be back on this forum where I’ve spent so many hours traveling and gathering info—let’s get started! 👋
Almost everything’s in the title, but just to clarify: As far as I know, you currently need a full French motorcycle license (A) to legally ride a scooter in Thailand, since they don’t recognize A1 or A2 licenses. Yes, I know most rental places only ask for an international car license (B), or sometimes nothing at all… but that’s not what I’m asking. What I’d like to know is whether you think this might change in the future, allowing A1 licenses (which are easier to get) or even car licenses (B), since you can ride a scooter in France with one. I don’t want to get a motorcycle license—I’m scared of motorcycles, even though I’m comfortable on a scooter. I’m a bit confused by their regulations. Thanks for any insights you can share!
Lulu56😅
What a joy to be back on this forum where I’ve spent so many hours traveling and gathering info—let’s get started! 👋
Almost everything’s in the title, but just to clarify: As far as I know, you currently need a full French motorcycle license (A) to legally ride a scooter in Thailand, since they don’t recognize A1 or A2 licenses. Yes, I know most rental places only ask for an international car license (B), or sometimes nothing at all… but that’s not what I’m asking. What I’d like to know is whether you think this might change in the future, allowing A1 licenses (which are easier to get) or even car licenses (B), since you can ride a scooter in France with one. I don’t want to get a motorcycle license—I’m scared of motorcycles, even though I’m comfortable on a scooter. I’m a bit confused by their regulations. Thanks for any insights you can share!
Lulu56😅
Choosing between Krabi and Phuket
just one question for February—should I pick Phuket or Krabi?
Road trip à moto en Inde et au Népal, serais-je dans les temps? English translation pending
Bonjour à tous !
Je me tourne vers vous en quête de renseignements ! Avant tout, n'hésitez pas à consulter mon profil et mes destinations qui pourraient soulever certaines questions pour vos prochains voyages, je répondrait avec plaisir !
Voici donc mon projet, pour janvier 2021, un road-trip à moto en Inde et au Népal. Le but serait d'arriver en Inde du sud ( Madurai / Chenai ou autre, peu importe pour le moment) et d'acheter une moto pour rejoindre le Népal.
-1ère question : Combien peut coûter une moto de type royal enfield, après de nombreuses recherches sur internet, le prix semble varier entre 300$ et 1300$, avez vous plus de précision ? Bien entendu je ne cherche pas une moto neuve, une occas' dans un garage ou a un voyageur fera très bien l'affaire.
Je compte longer la côte pour rejoindre Bombay, avec quelques escapades dans les terres sur les lieux à voir (Mysore, Hassan, Badami...). Une fois à Bombay, je partirait directement sur Indore, puis Kanpur pour rejoindre la frontière Népalaise la plus proche.
2ème question : Est-ce pour vous envisageable de faire ce trajet en 3 mois (durée du visa) en prenant son temps dans les endroits "coup de cœur" ? J'ai entendu parler du désastres des route indiennes et de la vitesse de conduite qui ne survole pas les 40km/h. MAIS Après avoir fait une bonne partie d'Asie du Sud Est (vietnam cambodge etc) à moto, je me rend compte que les avis ne reflètent pas vraiment la réalité...Tout est toujours très...dramatisé. Je m'attendais au pire, mais il n'y as finalement pas de quoi s'alarmer... Certaines personnes sont logiquement moins débrouillardes que d'autres, et je ne juge pas, mais merci de prendre en compte que j'ai un bon niveau en moto, et en road-trip 😉
L'étape suivante est donc de visiter le Népal, puis de rejoindre l'Inde du Nord (Jammu-et-cachemire), faire une boucle dans le Rajasthan jusqu'à la frontière Pakistanaise pour revenir sur New-Delhi et bye bye la Moto, retour en France, normalement 😉
Merci par avance de vos réponses !!!!
Je me tourne vers vous en quête de renseignements ! Avant tout, n'hésitez pas à consulter mon profil et mes destinations qui pourraient soulever certaines questions pour vos prochains voyages, je répondrait avec plaisir !
Voici donc mon projet, pour janvier 2021, un road-trip à moto en Inde et au Népal. Le but serait d'arriver en Inde du sud ( Madurai / Chenai ou autre, peu importe pour le moment) et d'acheter une moto pour rejoindre le Népal.
-1ère question : Combien peut coûter une moto de type royal enfield, après de nombreuses recherches sur internet, le prix semble varier entre 300$ et 1300$, avez vous plus de précision ? Bien entendu je ne cherche pas une moto neuve, une occas' dans un garage ou a un voyageur fera très bien l'affaire.
Je compte longer la côte pour rejoindre Bombay, avec quelques escapades dans les terres sur les lieux à voir (Mysore, Hassan, Badami...). Une fois à Bombay, je partirait directement sur Indore, puis Kanpur pour rejoindre la frontière Népalaise la plus proche.
2ème question : Est-ce pour vous envisageable de faire ce trajet en 3 mois (durée du visa) en prenant son temps dans les endroits "coup de cœur" ? J'ai entendu parler du désastres des route indiennes et de la vitesse de conduite qui ne survole pas les 40km/h. MAIS Après avoir fait une bonne partie d'Asie du Sud Est (vietnam cambodge etc) à moto, je me rend compte que les avis ne reflètent pas vraiment la réalité...Tout est toujours très...dramatisé. Je m'attendais au pire, mais il n'y as finalement pas de quoi s'alarmer... Certaines personnes sont logiquement moins débrouillardes que d'autres, et je ne juge pas, mais merci de prendre en compte que j'ai un bon niveau en moto, et en road-trip 😉
L'étape suivante est donc de visiter le Népal, puis de rejoindre l'Inde du Nord (Jammu-et-cachemire), faire une boucle dans le Rajasthan jusqu'à la frontière Pakistanaise pour revenir sur New-Delhi et bye bye la Moto, retour en France, normalement 😉
Merci par avance de vos réponses !!!!
Adventures of a Bygone Era: The Philippines in 1984
After several discussions on VF about travel journals from the Philippines, I decided to write this curiosity: a trip report from a journey made in 1984, when traveling to the Philippines was still an adventure.
A curiosity because writing a travel journal about a trip 35 years later isn’t common, but also (mostly?) because exploring the Philippines at that time had little in common with traveling there today.
Obviously, I’ve forgotten a number of facts, most of the details, but with the help of a few notes from that time and a stack of slides (yes, there was life before digital 😊), many memories came back and added to the highlights I’d never forgotten. The scanned slides aren’t always great quality, but there are still quite a few to brighten up this chatter. Back then, we didn’t snap photos like we do now—film was too expensive—so I don’t have pictures of every place we visited... too bad, comparing some of those spots to how they look today would’ve been interesting.
Why "Adventures"? Why call it "Adventures" in the Philippines in 1984, a word so often used for a simple exotic trip? - Because the lack of information (no *Guide du Routard*, no *Lonely Planet*, no *Michelin Guide*, nothing, and obviously no internet) gave this trip what’s at the heart of adventure: the unknown. - Because the political situation made the stay sometimes dangerous. - Because transportation conditions were always epic, often perilous. - Because the question of where we’d spend the night came up almost every evening. - And for... quite a few other reasons.
That said, we weren’t exactly explorers!
Why the Philippines? First of all, why go to the Philippines in 1984—a country not exactly set up for tourism and about which we knew very little? How could we get an idea of the beauty of the Philippines and its points of interest when we had no guides or photos?
The idea came to us from Thailand a year earlier, during our first long-haul trip. After touring the north of the country, we met a Frenchman living in Phuket, where there were only a few tourists in Patong, with just a few small hotels and guesthouses. Kata and Karon had no buildings or roads, Rawai only had three palm-thatched bungalows, including ours, and the other islands were unknown to tourists. There was plenty to discover, and we wanted to return to this beautiful country... but the Frenchman made us dream about the Philippines—a country to explore, with wild landscapes.
Long evenings of discussion over multiple Sprite-Mekong cocktails (what memories of those headaches!) finally convinced us we had to go to the Philippines.
Episode 0: Before Departure The decision was made: we’d go to the Philippines in May 1984. Our friends and family were surprised when we announced we were going on vacation to the Philippines (a bit like saying today we were going paddleboarding in the Kerguelen Islands 🤪).
These days, preparing for each of our trips takes long evenings of research, planning, and noting down good addresses... etc. But for the Philippines in 1984, preparation was quick: we had very little information about the country, we were leaving almost at random, and the discovery would only be more exciting.
We still had a few bits of info gathered here and there: the rice terraces in northern Luzon, volcanoes, Negros where we were supposed to visit an acquaintance, Cebu and its marine life (we ended up going elsewhere), and absolutely avoid Mindanao, which was practically at war with the regime. That was about it, but it was already a great itinerary.
Nothing was organized in advance; we’d see day by day. We had no idea about travel times or even the existence of transportation options. The main (and sometimes only) way to connect two islands was by overloaded, rusty ferry. Only the big cities had airports.
Let’s Go: Episode 1: Paris to Manila My travel journals always start after arriving at the airport—the Europe-to-“Other Continent” trip isn’t interesting—but the flight to the Philippines was already an adventure, so I’ll make an exception.
This was the era when only a few Asian airlines were on par with Western ones: Thai, Singapore Airlines, and Philippine Airlines. They had beautiful, brand-new planes, and to attract customers (almost exclusively “businessmen”) from the usual airlines (Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways), there was opulence on board: unlimited champagne, all sorts of cocktails... Compared to today’s long-haul flights, there was still one small difference: no personal screens, just one screen at the front of the cabin with one mandatory movie. And I don’t know why, but we only got James Bond films, both ways... that must’ve been the trend at the time.
The tourism boom to Southeast Asia hadn’t started yet, and the “Asian Tigers” weren’t a thing, so there weren’t many business trips. That meant long-haul flights made stops everywhere to fill the planes. Our Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 left London, picked us up in Paris, then stopped in Frankfurt to take on a few Germans. I don’t know why we then made a stop in Dubai—a totally exotic place at the time. There was nothing to do there... things have changed a lot since. It was a small town lost in the desert. The airport was tiny, with just one or two buildings and a supermarket. During the stopover, everyone had to get off the plane and walk to the supermarket. Photo and electronic equipment were dirt cheap—I guess that was the only reason for the stop. Maybe it was their first commercial move. Emirates didn’t exist yet, as I checked online, but anyway, the idea that such a remote place could have its own airline was unthinkable.
Online, I found this photo of Dubai Airport in 1980. Anyone who’s transited through today’s massive airport with its rows of A380s will appreciate it:
Next stop: New Delhi to drop off some Europeans and pick up a few Indians, and finally, the terminus: Manila. I don’t remember how long the trip took with its five stops—an unimaginable journey today. Despite all those stops to fill the plane, there was still enough space to stretch out on the four center seats of the 747, something that never happens these days despite all the flights in every direction.
So here we are, finally at Manila Airport around midnight.
Episode 1: Manila and Baguio To start, a quick note on the political and economic situation in the Philippines in 1984, which had consequences for us as tourists, as we’d soon realize upon arrival.
After several centuries of Spanish colonization, the Philippines became American at the start of the 20th century, then independent. In 1966, Marcos took power, and little by little, his regime sank into corruption and mismanagement, becoming a dictatorship with martial law, all for the benefit of his family and friends, who enriched themselves endlessly. The peak was the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino in August 1983, which triggered harshly repressed protests. So we arrived a few months later in a very poor country, with omnipresent corruption and an extremely tense political situation, as we’d soon see for ourselves. Major protests took place in the main cities during our trip—I’ll come back to that. Two years later, Marcos fled to Hawaii after being forced out of power following rigged elections. This historical context explains a lot of the situations we found ourselves in over the following weeks.
Arriving in the middle of the night isn’t very cheerful. Manila was already a huge city with many slums, where you could find a few business hotels like the Hilton or Intercontinental—way out of our budget—and plenty of run-down hotels. Luckily, two Indians we’d chatted with on the plane offered to take us to their usual hotel. They came to Manila twice a year for business. We accepted their offer, relieved not to have to look for a place to stay in the middle of the night, figuring the address must be good since they came back every time... we were wrong 🙁
We left the airport and immediately got a taste of the local vibe when we got into the taxi: the police asked for our passports. We thought: what’s more normal than police in a dictatorship?
But that wasn’t it at all. Our two Indian friends explained that the police were noting our names along with the taxi number and time. Crime in Manila was so bad that the taxi driver would be held responsible if anything happened to us... welcome to the Philippines 😎 😎
Historically, the Philippines was a very violent country, where everything was settled with guns or machetes. Previous governments had banned carrying weapons, but Marcos later allowed the free sale and carrying of guns, and disputes were settled with pistols again (or worse, as we’d discover later). Since he’d released most of the criminals from prison to form a paramilitary militia at his service (I’ll talk about our encounter with these “heroes” later), it was pretty dangerous to go into many parts of Manila, where these “tonton macoutes” ruled.
We arrived at our hotel without incident... and then things started badly. The room was infested with big cockroaches—exactly what I hate most in those kinds of countries. No way to find another hotel at that hour. After the long flight, the urge to take a shower was so strong that we squeezed into the bathroom as best we could. After that, I don’t remember—I guess we must’ve fallen asleep exhausted under the sheets in the heat... air conditioning wasn’t widespread yet.
The next day, we just wanted to leave that dump as soon as possible. So we decided to head north right away, stopping in Baguio, and we’d visit Manila a bit on the way back.
When we stepped outside, we discovered a pretty run-down neighborhood with potholed streets. But we also discovered the jeepneys. They were everywhere, flooding the streets.


They had crazy sound systems, each one blasting louder than the last. The interiors were kitschy but fun. There weren’t many private cars—almost all transportation was by jeepney, with buses reserved for intercity trips.


Before heading to the bus terminal for the north, somewhere on the outskirts of the city, we needed to exchange some money. I don’t remember how we ended up in a policeman’s jeep who offered his services: - Exchange money on the black market at a better rate than the banks. - Take us wherever we wanted, in this case, the bus terminal.
We accepted both offers (we’d still checked the official exchange rate from dollars to pesos). So we found ourselves in his jeep. After exchanging money, we left in his vehicle and stopped for gas. Without turning off the engine, he calmly smoked a cigarette while filling up. Since we were in a jeep with no doors or roof, we were ready to jump out if things went south, our travel bag in hand.
But we weren’t done with surprises yet. Once we left the small streets, we ended up in a neighborhood with wide avenues and not much traffic, which didn’t justify his incredible behavior. At every intersection, he made the sign of the cross, closed his eyes, and crossed without looking. I was more stunned than terrified! It wasn’t until we got out of the car later that I told Anne-Marie what had happened. I’d seen everything because the cop had put me in the front seat. Luckily, A-Marie hadn’t noticed anything from the back. Crossing Manila by trusting God rather than the rules of the road was ultimately effective. We were lucky—the trip was off to a good start. 🙂 🙂
We then passed through a neighborhood where slums stretched on for a while, and we left our policeman—friendly but a bit crazy—with relief.
A few hours by bus later, here we are in Baguio, cool in the mountains. My memories of Baguio are pretty fuzzy. I remember a small town. After some research while writing this journal, I found that the population was 120,000 in 1980. Given the population density in each home, that confirms my memory of a smallish town. Outside the “official” district with the president’s summer residence and government buildings, there were two or three paved streets with nice houses. The rest was very dirty and very poor, with lots of slums and dirt roads.



People we met on the street invited us to stay with them. These days, we wouldn’t just show up at strangers’ houses, which we should’ve done in Baguio—it would’ve saved us from an unimaginable and dangerous situation... which I won’t say anything about... !😊
The simple wooden house was on stilts at the edge of a hill with a view of the mountains. Since it was the start of the rainy season in a city that gets a lot of rain, we saw a lot of water. Our outings in town happened between downpours.
View from our lodging:
Episode 2: Baguio to Bontoc Aside from the situation briefly mentioned above, it was on the next leg to Bontoc that the adventure really began: an endless and dangerous road, a bus from another era, breathtaking landscapes, and surprising people.
We didn’t know the distance or how long it would take to get to Bontoc. When we arrived after about ten hours, we learned that Baguio to Bontoc was 140 km.
We got on a bus with wooden seats and settled in, two to a seat meant for two. As the bus filled up, passengers squeezed in three or four per seat, with chickens and baskets full of all sorts of things in the aisle. A little embarrassed, we didn’t know if we should squeeze in three on our seat. The seats were super tight (luckily, Filipinos are small), and I didn’t know where to put my legs given my height. I don’t remember if we stayed alone on our bench or if we ended up sharing with others.

The “road” was a dirt track (or rather, a mud track) with endless turns. We held on as best we could to our slippery wooden seats—it was shaking in every direction. The woman behind us was carsick and throwing up... gross... but what were we doing there? Then we plunged into the Sierra Madre... just the name is dreamy!
Rice terraces started to appear:

they took up more and more space along cliffs where we weren’t always reassured,

with lots of waterfalls (all that water had to go somewhere).
A few miserable villages stretched along the track, most often just a few houses balancing between the road and the drop. The bus stopped in every village—people got on or off and settled inside or on the roof. Street vendors offered their products to the bus passengers—a common sight in Asia, even today.

We were in another world—villagers were in loincloths, others had spears. The atmosphere was strange... but all good, we wanted exoticism, and we got it:
This so-called traditional outfit was everyday wear—it wasn’t for tourists since there weren’t any.

A curiosity because writing a travel journal about a trip 35 years later isn’t common, but also (mostly?) because exploring the Philippines at that time had little in common with traveling there today.
Obviously, I’ve forgotten a number of facts, most of the details, but with the help of a few notes from that time and a stack of slides (yes, there was life before digital 😊), many memories came back and added to the highlights I’d never forgotten. The scanned slides aren’t always great quality, but there are still quite a few to brighten up this chatter. Back then, we didn’t snap photos like we do now—film was too expensive—so I don’t have pictures of every place we visited... too bad, comparing some of those spots to how they look today would’ve been interesting.
Why "Adventures"? Why call it "Adventures" in the Philippines in 1984, a word so often used for a simple exotic trip? - Because the lack of information (no *Guide du Routard*, no *Lonely Planet*, no *Michelin Guide*, nothing, and obviously no internet) gave this trip what’s at the heart of adventure: the unknown. - Because the political situation made the stay sometimes dangerous. - Because transportation conditions were always epic, often perilous. - Because the question of where we’d spend the night came up almost every evening. - And for... quite a few other reasons.
That said, we weren’t exactly explorers!
Why the Philippines? First of all, why go to the Philippines in 1984—a country not exactly set up for tourism and about which we knew very little? How could we get an idea of the beauty of the Philippines and its points of interest when we had no guides or photos?
The idea came to us from Thailand a year earlier, during our first long-haul trip. After touring the north of the country, we met a Frenchman living in Phuket, where there were only a few tourists in Patong, with just a few small hotels and guesthouses. Kata and Karon had no buildings or roads, Rawai only had three palm-thatched bungalows, including ours, and the other islands were unknown to tourists. There was plenty to discover, and we wanted to return to this beautiful country... but the Frenchman made us dream about the Philippines—a country to explore, with wild landscapes.
Long evenings of discussion over multiple Sprite-Mekong cocktails (what memories of those headaches!) finally convinced us we had to go to the Philippines.
Episode 0: Before Departure The decision was made: we’d go to the Philippines in May 1984. Our friends and family were surprised when we announced we were going on vacation to the Philippines (a bit like saying today we were going paddleboarding in the Kerguelen Islands 🤪).
These days, preparing for each of our trips takes long evenings of research, planning, and noting down good addresses... etc. But for the Philippines in 1984, preparation was quick: we had very little information about the country, we were leaving almost at random, and the discovery would only be more exciting.
We still had a few bits of info gathered here and there: the rice terraces in northern Luzon, volcanoes, Negros where we were supposed to visit an acquaintance, Cebu and its marine life (we ended up going elsewhere), and absolutely avoid Mindanao, which was practically at war with the regime. That was about it, but it was already a great itinerary.
Nothing was organized in advance; we’d see day by day. We had no idea about travel times or even the existence of transportation options. The main (and sometimes only) way to connect two islands was by overloaded, rusty ferry. Only the big cities had airports.
Let’s Go: Episode 1: Paris to Manila My travel journals always start after arriving at the airport—the Europe-to-“Other Continent” trip isn’t interesting—but the flight to the Philippines was already an adventure, so I’ll make an exception.
This was the era when only a few Asian airlines were on par with Western ones: Thai, Singapore Airlines, and Philippine Airlines. They had beautiful, brand-new planes, and to attract customers (almost exclusively “businessmen”) from the usual airlines (Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways), there was opulence on board: unlimited champagne, all sorts of cocktails... Compared to today’s long-haul flights, there was still one small difference: no personal screens, just one screen at the front of the cabin with one mandatory movie. And I don’t know why, but we only got James Bond films, both ways... that must’ve been the trend at the time.
The tourism boom to Southeast Asia hadn’t started yet, and the “Asian Tigers” weren’t a thing, so there weren’t many business trips. That meant long-haul flights made stops everywhere to fill the planes. Our Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 left London, picked us up in Paris, then stopped in Frankfurt to take on a few Germans. I don’t know why we then made a stop in Dubai—a totally exotic place at the time. There was nothing to do there... things have changed a lot since. It was a small town lost in the desert. The airport was tiny, with just one or two buildings and a supermarket. During the stopover, everyone had to get off the plane and walk to the supermarket. Photo and electronic equipment were dirt cheap—I guess that was the only reason for the stop. Maybe it was their first commercial move. Emirates didn’t exist yet, as I checked online, but anyway, the idea that such a remote place could have its own airline was unthinkable.
Online, I found this photo of Dubai Airport in 1980. Anyone who’s transited through today’s massive airport with its rows of A380s will appreciate it:

Next stop: New Delhi to drop off some Europeans and pick up a few Indians, and finally, the terminus: Manila. I don’t remember how long the trip took with its five stops—an unimaginable journey today. Despite all those stops to fill the plane, there was still enough space to stretch out on the four center seats of the 747, something that never happens these days despite all the flights in every direction.
So here we are, finally at Manila Airport around midnight.
Episode 1: Manila and Baguio To start, a quick note on the political and economic situation in the Philippines in 1984, which had consequences for us as tourists, as we’d soon realize upon arrival.
After several centuries of Spanish colonization, the Philippines became American at the start of the 20th century, then independent. In 1966, Marcos took power, and little by little, his regime sank into corruption and mismanagement, becoming a dictatorship with martial law, all for the benefit of his family and friends, who enriched themselves endlessly. The peak was the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino in August 1983, which triggered harshly repressed protests. So we arrived a few months later in a very poor country, with omnipresent corruption and an extremely tense political situation, as we’d soon see for ourselves. Major protests took place in the main cities during our trip—I’ll come back to that. Two years later, Marcos fled to Hawaii after being forced out of power following rigged elections. This historical context explains a lot of the situations we found ourselves in over the following weeks.
Arriving in the middle of the night isn’t very cheerful. Manila was already a huge city with many slums, where you could find a few business hotels like the Hilton or Intercontinental—way out of our budget—and plenty of run-down hotels. Luckily, two Indians we’d chatted with on the plane offered to take us to their usual hotel. They came to Manila twice a year for business. We accepted their offer, relieved not to have to look for a place to stay in the middle of the night, figuring the address must be good since they came back every time... we were wrong 🙁
We left the airport and immediately got a taste of the local vibe when we got into the taxi: the police asked for our passports. We thought: what’s more normal than police in a dictatorship?
But that wasn’t it at all. Our two Indian friends explained that the police were noting our names along with the taxi number and time. Crime in Manila was so bad that the taxi driver would be held responsible if anything happened to us... welcome to the Philippines 😎 😎
Historically, the Philippines was a very violent country, where everything was settled with guns or machetes. Previous governments had banned carrying weapons, but Marcos later allowed the free sale and carrying of guns, and disputes were settled with pistols again (or worse, as we’d discover later). Since he’d released most of the criminals from prison to form a paramilitary militia at his service (I’ll talk about our encounter with these “heroes” later), it was pretty dangerous to go into many parts of Manila, where these “tonton macoutes” ruled.
We arrived at our hotel without incident... and then things started badly. The room was infested with big cockroaches—exactly what I hate most in those kinds of countries. No way to find another hotel at that hour. After the long flight, the urge to take a shower was so strong that we squeezed into the bathroom as best we could. After that, I don’t remember—I guess we must’ve fallen asleep exhausted under the sheets in the heat... air conditioning wasn’t widespread yet.
The next day, we just wanted to leave that dump as soon as possible. So we decided to head north right away, stopping in Baguio, and we’d visit Manila a bit on the way back.
When we stepped outside, we discovered a pretty run-down neighborhood with potholed streets. But we also discovered the jeepneys. They were everywhere, flooding the streets.



They had crazy sound systems, each one blasting louder than the last. The interiors were kitschy but fun. There weren’t many private cars—almost all transportation was by jeepney, with buses reserved for intercity trips.



Before heading to the bus terminal for the north, somewhere on the outskirts of the city, we needed to exchange some money. I don’t remember how we ended up in a policeman’s jeep who offered his services: - Exchange money on the black market at a better rate than the banks. - Take us wherever we wanted, in this case, the bus terminal.
We accepted both offers (we’d still checked the official exchange rate from dollars to pesos). So we found ourselves in his jeep. After exchanging money, we left in his vehicle and stopped for gas. Without turning off the engine, he calmly smoked a cigarette while filling up. Since we were in a jeep with no doors or roof, we were ready to jump out if things went south, our travel bag in hand.
But we weren’t done with surprises yet. Once we left the small streets, we ended up in a neighborhood with wide avenues and not much traffic, which didn’t justify his incredible behavior. At every intersection, he made the sign of the cross, closed his eyes, and crossed without looking. I was more stunned than terrified! It wasn’t until we got out of the car later that I told Anne-Marie what had happened. I’d seen everything because the cop had put me in the front seat. Luckily, A-Marie hadn’t noticed anything from the back. Crossing Manila by trusting God rather than the rules of the road was ultimately effective. We were lucky—the trip was off to a good start. 🙂 🙂
We then passed through a neighborhood where slums stretched on for a while, and we left our policeman—friendly but a bit crazy—with relief.
A few hours by bus later, here we are in Baguio, cool in the mountains. My memories of Baguio are pretty fuzzy. I remember a small town. After some research while writing this journal, I found that the population was 120,000 in 1980. Given the population density in each home, that confirms my memory of a smallish town. Outside the “official” district with the president’s summer residence and government buildings, there were two or three paved streets with nice houses. The rest was very dirty and very poor, with lots of slums and dirt roads.



People we met on the street invited us to stay with them. These days, we wouldn’t just show up at strangers’ houses, which we should’ve done in Baguio—it would’ve saved us from an unimaginable and dangerous situation... which I won’t say anything about... !😊
The simple wooden house was on stilts at the edge of a hill with a view of the mountains. Since it was the start of the rainy season in a city that gets a lot of rain, we saw a lot of water. Our outings in town happened between downpours.
View from our lodging:

Episode 2: Baguio to Bontoc Aside from the situation briefly mentioned above, it was on the next leg to Bontoc that the adventure really began: an endless and dangerous road, a bus from another era, breathtaking landscapes, and surprising people.
We didn’t know the distance or how long it would take to get to Bontoc. When we arrived after about ten hours, we learned that Baguio to Bontoc was 140 km.
We got on a bus with wooden seats and settled in, two to a seat meant for two. As the bus filled up, passengers squeezed in three or four per seat, with chickens and baskets full of all sorts of things in the aisle. A little embarrassed, we didn’t know if we should squeeze in three on our seat. The seats were super tight (luckily, Filipinos are small), and I didn’t know where to put my legs given my height. I don’t remember if we stayed alone on our bench or if we ended up sharing with others.

The “road” was a dirt track (or rather, a mud track) with endless turns. We held on as best we could to our slippery wooden seats—it was shaking in every direction. The woman behind us was carsick and throwing up... gross... but what were we doing there? Then we plunged into the Sierra Madre... just the name is dreamy!
Rice terraces started to appear:


they took up more and more space along cliffs where we weren’t always reassured,


with lots of waterfalls (all that water had to go somewhere).

A few miserable villages stretched along the track, most often just a few houses balancing between the road and the drop. The bus stopped in every village—people got on or off and settled inside or on the roof. Street vendors offered their products to the bus passengers—a common sight in Asia, even today.

We were in another world—villagers were in loincloths, others had spears. The atmosphere was strange... but all good, we wanted exoticism, and we got it:

This so-called traditional outfit was everyday wear—it wasn’t for tourists since there weren’t any.

Memories of Thailand
ko samui
Où rester sur Phuket en famille? (en "service appartment") English translation pending
Bonjour à toutes et à tous chers voyageforumistes !
Nous allons partir à Phuket (c’est la quatrième fois dans la région mais on ne restait jamais vraiment à Phuket quand on était seulement en couple) de Bangkok du 20 au 25 février 2020. Pour la première fois, nous partirons en famille avec deux grands parents, 2 enfants de 1an et demi et 3 ans, et deux adultes. Nous connaissons assez bien la région de la mer d’Adaman et nous avons opté pour Phuket pour avoir une diversité d’offres culinaires, d’activités pour les enfants et les adultes. Notre projet est de louer un ‘’service appartment’’(= appart’hotel plutôt haut de gamme) pour toute la famille (2/3 chambres + salon) et une voiture type van pour être indépendants durant notre séjour. Un passage sur Koh Lanta pourrait être envisagé si nous avons le temps (mais c’est short).
Question principale : Où aller quand on est en famille sur Phuket ? Dans quel(s) coin(s) ?
Connaissez-vous un ‘’service appartment’’ sympa ? Le permis français est-il accepté ? On sait que rester sur Koh Lanta c’est beaucoup plus calme et sympa mais on se dit qu’on peut peut-être aussi s’ennuyer… Mais on est ouvert à toutes propositions 😊.
Merci !
Nous allons partir à Phuket (c’est la quatrième fois dans la région mais on ne restait jamais vraiment à Phuket quand on était seulement en couple) de Bangkok du 20 au 25 février 2020. Pour la première fois, nous partirons en famille avec deux grands parents, 2 enfants de 1an et demi et 3 ans, et deux adultes. Nous connaissons assez bien la région de la mer d’Adaman et nous avons opté pour Phuket pour avoir une diversité d’offres culinaires, d’activités pour les enfants et les adultes. Notre projet est de louer un ‘’service appartment’’(= appart’hotel plutôt haut de gamme) pour toute la famille (2/3 chambres + salon) et une voiture type van pour être indépendants durant notre séjour. Un passage sur Koh Lanta pourrait être envisagé si nous avons le temps (mais c’est short).
Question principale : Où aller quand on est en famille sur Phuket ? Dans quel(s) coin(s) ?
Connaissez-vous un ‘’service appartment’’ sympa ? Le permis français est-il accepté ? On sait que rester sur Koh Lanta c’est beaucoup plus calme et sympa mais on se dit qu’on peut peut-être aussi s’ennuyer… Mais on est ouvert à toutes propositions 😊.
Merci !
Voyage dans le sud de la Thaïlande 17 jours avec une enfant de 5 ans English translation pending
Bonjour à toutes et tous !
Nous allons en février - mars dans le sud de la Thaïlande (17 jours sur place) avec notre fille de 5 ans. Nous atterrirons à Phuket où nous ne resterons sans doute pas (à part la veille du retour et le jour de l'arrivée).
Nous envisageons d'aller à Khao Sok, Krabi, Ko Lanta (ou une autre île, je lis des avis plutôt partagés à son sujet) et Ko Yao Noi. Je pense qu'on fera dans cet ordre.
Que pensez-vous de cet itinéraire ? Des avis sur Krabi et Ko Lanta ? J'ai lu pas mal de choses négatives sur Krabi (sale, trop de monde même si je sais qu'à cette époque c'est inévitable), où vaut-il mieux loger ?
Merci ! PS : ce sera pour mon conjoint et moi notre deuxième voyage en Thaïlande. Lors du premier nous étions allés à Bangkok, Ayuttayah, Ko Tao et Ko Phangan.
Nous allons en février - mars dans le sud de la Thaïlande (17 jours sur place) avec notre fille de 5 ans. Nous atterrirons à Phuket où nous ne resterons sans doute pas (à part la veille du retour et le jour de l'arrivée).
Nous envisageons d'aller à Khao Sok, Krabi, Ko Lanta (ou une autre île, je lis des avis plutôt partagés à son sujet) et Ko Yao Noi. Je pense qu'on fera dans cet ordre.
Que pensez-vous de cet itinéraire ? Des avis sur Krabi et Ko Lanta ? J'ai lu pas mal de choses négatives sur Krabi (sale, trop de monde même si je sais qu'à cette époque c'est inévitable), où vaut-il mieux loger ?
Merci ! PS : ce sera pour mon conjoint et moi notre deuxième voyage en Thaïlande. Lors du premier nous étions allés à Bangkok, Ayuttayah, Ko Tao et Ko Phangan.
Itinéraire et bons plans pour les îles du sud de la Thaïlande English translation pending
Bonjour à tous,
Je suis en train d'organiser notre séjour en Thaïlande du Sud pour le mois de janvier.
On arrive à Phuket, puis direction Phang-nga pour 3 nuits, ensuite Khao Lak pour 4 nuits avec plongées et visite du parc de Khao Sok avec une nuit sur place.
Puis il nous reste 8 jours. Je souhaite ajouter à notre itinéraire la visite d'une ou deux îles mais j'hésite, entre Koh Mook, Ko Lipe, Koh Libong (pour espérer voir des dugongs). Notre but c'est de trouver un endroit sympa loin des touristes avec la possibilité de faire de la plongée et du snorkeling.
Vous avez des bons plans ? Je sais qu'il y aussi Koh Phi Phi mais je crois que c'est plutôt touristique aujourd'hui...
Merci pour votre aide :) Bonne journée,
Laurence
Je suis en train d'organiser notre séjour en Thaïlande du Sud pour le mois de janvier.
On arrive à Phuket, puis direction Phang-nga pour 3 nuits, ensuite Khao Lak pour 4 nuits avec plongées et visite du parc de Khao Sok avec une nuit sur place.
Puis il nous reste 8 jours. Je souhaite ajouter à notre itinéraire la visite d'une ou deux îles mais j'hésite, entre Koh Mook, Ko Lipe, Koh Libong (pour espérer voir des dugongs). Notre but c'est de trouver un endroit sympa loin des touristes avec la possibilité de faire de la plongée et du snorkeling.
Vous avez des bons plans ? Je sais qu'il y aussi Koh Phi Phi mais je crois que c'est plutôt touristique aujourd'hui...
Merci pour votre aide :) Bonne journée,
Laurence
Partir sur quelle île thaïlandaise avec 2 enfants en bas âge English translation pending
Bonjour,
Nous partons en février prochain 2 semaines en Thaïlande avec nos 2 enfants de 3ans et demi et 1 an et demi. Pour la deuxième semaine, nous aimerions faire une île sans trop de touriste avec de belles plages, possibilité de snorkeling et de petites randos. Avez vous des idées?
Merci
Nous partons en février prochain 2 semaines en Thaïlande avec nos 2 enfants de 3ans et demi et 1 an et demi. Pour la deuxième semaine, nous aimerions faire une île sans trop de touriste avec de belles plages, possibilité de snorkeling et de petites randos. Avez vous des idées?
Merci
Ko Phangan ou île proche des Similans? (plongée) English translation pending
Bonjour a tous. Je suis en train de planifier un voyage surprise pour les 40 ans de mon mari. Ce sera notre 3ème fois en Thaïlande.On connait phi phi phuket bangkok samui et phangan.On a adoré Phangan pour le cite jungle et les belles plages.
Mon cheri souhaiterais de belles plages avec poss plongée.Repos et pouvoir quand meme sortir boire un verre faire du shopping...
On sera en Thailande debut mars ou debut avril.7 jours sur place.Vu le peu de temps je souhaite faire 1 seule ile.
Apres qqs recherches j'hesite entre ces deux possibilités:
-trouver une ile style Phangan mais côté Andaman et faire 1 jour de plongée pour Richelieu rock.je suis preneuse de vos idees d'îles.
-ou aller sur Phangan pour la full moon et plongee dans le coin. On voyage sans enfants donc on peut profiter de sortir et c'est un peu le dernier moment car jamais fait hi hi
Quel est votre avis?D'avance merci!
Quelles îles de la mer d'Andaman pour circuit en février? English translation pending
Je pars pour la Thaïlande avec mon conjoint et notre fille de 3 ans pour 15 jours.
Nous projetons le circuit suivant :
1 jour à Bangkok 10 jours sur les îles en Mer d’Adaman La question est quelles îles ?? 2 jours Bangkok
Nous avons remarqué Koh Jum, Koh Lipe, koh kood,
Ces îles ne sont pas proches, dans un idéal nous aimerions faire 2 ou 3 îles sur ces 10 jours et éviter les îles où il y a trop de tourisme festif
On ne sait plus où donner de la tête !
Merci d’avance pour vos conseils !
Elisa
1 jour à Bangkok 10 jours sur les îles en Mer d’Adaman La question est quelles îles ?? 2 jours Bangkok
Nous avons remarqué Koh Jum, Koh Lipe, koh kood,
Ces îles ne sont pas proches, dans un idéal nous aimerions faire 2 ou 3 îles sur ces 10 jours et éviter les îles où il y a trop de tourisme festif
On ne sait plus où donner de la tête !
Merci d’avance pour vos conseils !
Elisa
Voyage de 3 semaines en Thaïlande en novembre English translation pending
Bonjour tout le monde !
Avec ma compagne et notre fille de 16 mois, nous partons en Thaïlande en novembre prochain pour 3 semaines. Au programme (grosses mailles ...) : Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Chiang Mai et une destination balnéaire. Concernant cette destination balnéaire, l'embarras du choix me laisse un peu perplexe pour le moment. Je rechercherais une île / endroit où nous pourrions rester entre 4 et 6 jours, avec du farniente mais aussi des activités parce que je suis plutôt du style à ne pas tenir en place ! Ça peut être de la balade, visites, etc ... Railay semblait pas mal, mais les activités tournent beaucoup autour de l'escalade ...
Bref, je suis preneur d'idées :)
Merci pour votre aide !
Matthieu
Avec ma compagne et notre fille de 16 mois, nous partons en Thaïlande en novembre prochain pour 3 semaines. Au programme (grosses mailles ...) : Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Chiang Mai et une destination balnéaire. Concernant cette destination balnéaire, l'embarras du choix me laisse un peu perplexe pour le moment. Je rechercherais une île / endroit où nous pourrions rester entre 4 et 6 jours, avec du farniente mais aussi des activités parce que je suis plutôt du style à ne pas tenir en place ! Ça peut être de la balade, visites, etc ... Railay semblait pas mal, mais les activités tournent beaucoup autour de l'escalade ...
Bref, je suis preneur d'idées :)
Merci pour votre aide !
Matthieu