Travelfish has grown to become probably the best online-only guide to backpacking in South East Asia. Don Morgan is Travelfish’s man in Vietnam, continually scouring the entire country for up to date info. Here he explains what it’s like to work as a travel writer for Travelfish
How To Become A Lonely Planet Travel Writer – An interview with Simon Sellars
Veteran Lonely Planet travel writer Simon Sellars gives the lowdown on what it’s really like to work for the world’s biggest travel guidebook company and how to get your own break writing for them
Bangkok Guide: 55 Tips To Help You The First Time You Travel To Thailand
If you’re travelling to Thailand for the first time, you’ll probably arrive and stay in Bangkok to begin with. Here’s a collection of useful Travelhappy links that will help you get the most out of Thailand’s amazing capital city.
Boredom Busters – 8 Gadgets To Beat The Monotony Of Long Journeys
There are inevitably times when travelling where there’s time to kill. I find airports and flying are the main places this happens to me. Here’s some suggestions of toys to take with you to keep yourself going out of your mind with boredom
JG Ballard’s Shanghai
JG Ballard is the author of Empire Of The Sun, a quasi-autobiographical novel about growing up in 1930s Shanghai and then living in an internment camp after the Japanese invaded during World War II. Rick McGrath discovered that Ballard’s childhood home still exists amongst the never-ending reconstruction of Shanghai and recently travelled halfway around the world to see it for himself
Bangkok: Bladerunner On A Budget
My first impressions of living in Bangkok when I moved here in January 2005. It was meant to be for a month. It turned into two and a half years and counting…
Book Review: Tony Wheeler’s Bad Lands: A Tourist On The Axis Of Evil
Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler goes travelling through Iran, Iraq, North Korea and numerous other places of dubious morality to see if they really are irredeemably evil. It’s a fast paced and fascinating take on these otherwise forbidden countries
The Only Prisoner To Escape From The Bangkok Hilton
Bangkok’s notorious maximum security Klong Prem prison has long been nicknamed the “Bangkok Hilton” – and only one foreigner has ever escaped. Now former drug smuggler David McMillan has written Escape: The true story of the only Westerner ever to break out of Thailand’s Bangkok Hilton to explain how he did it
How To Travel Anywhere When You Only Speak English
Don’t let the language barrier stop you from going travelling – you can get by speaking only English pretty much anywhere in the world, if you have a little patience and good humour
David Beckham Temple In Bangkok: Where To Find It And What It Looks Like
There’s a Buddhist temple in Bangkok that has a golden statue of David Beckham himself built into its altar. Here’s a guide of how to find the temple (Wat Pariwas) and how to find Mr Beckham’s holy image when you get there
5 Star Hotels On Koh Tao
The tiny island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand has transformed from a backpacker scuba diving mecca into a bona fide beach destination. Luxury hotels and villas on the island used to be unheard of, but now there are several 5 Star hotels on Koh Tao for those with cash to splash
My First Day Backpacking Solo: Bangkok
I first went backpacking solo in December 2002, departing from London. I arrived in Bangkok on a three day stopover before continuing to my final destination of Australia. At the time, I thought I would be away for six months, a year at most. That was nearly five years ago. I never went home.
The Mystery Of Jim Thompson’s House
Jim Thompson became famous for reviving the Thai silk industry and living in a traditional Thai teak wood house filled with exquisite antiquities. Jim Thompson’s House is now one of Bangkok’s premier tourist attractions, but the mystery of Thompson’s abrupt disappearance in Malaysia has never been solved
How To Get A Vietnam Visa In Bangkok
You need a visa to enter Vietnam before you travel to the country. It’s easy to organise a Vietnam visa in Bangkok if you know where to go.
Monkey Mia: Dolphin Magic in Western Australia
A perennial favourite on backpacker itineraries for Western Australia, Monkey Mia is famous for the dolphins that come right up to the sandy beach shore and swim around delighted visitors in knee deep water.
Ningaloo Outback Safari: Exmouth, Western Australia
While most people come to Exmouth to see the whale sharks and the other amazing sea life in Exmouth Gulf and the Indian Ocean, the desolate landscape around Exmouth also holds a wealth of surprises too.
Snorkelling With Whale Sharks in Exmouth, Australia
Exmouth is an essential destination for any traveller in Western Australia, as it offers the unique chance to snorkel with whale sharks, the biggest fish in the world
Whale Sharks In The Philippines – Part 2
Two more videos of whale sharks, the biggest fish in the world, as seen at Sogod Bay in the Philippines
In The Water With The Biggest Fish In The World
The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world, growing up to a staggering 12 metres long. Here’s video footage of the whale shark I snorkelled with at Sogod Bay in the Philippines
Ten Tips For Surviving Airports
It’s a truism that flying has become a chore rather than a pleasure, but there are ways to minimise the stress of dealing with airports and making your flight as routine and painless as possible
Scuba Diving In The Philippines – Tubbahata Reef and Sogod Bay
The Philippines has some of the world’s best scuba diving – and Tubbataha Reef and Sogod Bay are two of the Philippines’ most awesome places to dive, promising face to face encounters with some of the biggest pelagics of the ocean
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