One of the best ways to fully experience a new place is to do what the locals do, which is often as simple as hanging out at the same places they do during their free time. This usually means bars, cafés, clubs, or even sporting events or open markets - any place where people enjoy letting loose and spending time with friends. Thailand, a destination that seems to be more … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Bumpy Long-Tail Boats Ride In Thailand
Bouncing Along Phi Phi Island With Puffs Of Smoke By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When I was looking for a place to go to in order to spend my last couple of days in Thailand, a worker at one of the many tourist booth on Phi Phi Island mentioned taking part of the journey on a long-tail boat. This seemed a fascinating way to travel. After all, … [Read more...]
7 Best Street Markets In Bangkok You Can’t Afford To Miss Visiting
A Guide To The Top Food & Shopping Markets In This Thriving Thailand City The bustling scene along the streets of Bangkok are often centered around its markets. You can't hardly take a step without running into one. Or literally bumping into one, for they are on the sidewalks along the streets throughout the city. There are markets for shopping, eating and even … [Read more...]
My Long, Hot & Winding Hike To View Point on Phi Phi Island, Thailand
Headed To Long Beach And Instead Winding Up At The Peak >By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Sometimes, the journey is as much of a story as the destination. That is certainly the case when I set off for an area of Phi Phi Island in Thailand called Long Beach and wound up instead at the very top of the island at a place called View Point. I had … [Read more...]
Partying With The Bar Girls In Bangkok And Thailand
Nightlife Blogger Gets A First-Hand Look At What Sexpats Have Known For Years When you mention the word "Thailand" to a certain group of American men, their faces light up as if a spotlight were being shined upon them, they toss their heads back, start laughing and can manage to say but two words: "Oh (brief pause) MAN!" What they are referring to are their experiences … [Read more...]
Phi Phi Don Bars & Nightlife: Where The Singles Go To Party In Thailand
Start At The Banana Rooftop Bar & End At The Beach Bars With Fire Shows It all starts on the rooftop at the Banana Bar and goes from there – from a cluster of lively nightspots to a rockin' sing-along live music bar to thumping dance clubs right on the beach complete with fire shows, even a kick-boxing place where patrons put on gloves and patrons sit ringside … [Read more...]
Be Careful Of This Tuk-Tuks Scam In Bangkok
Even This Seasoned Travel Blogger Gets Taken For A Ride By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When you first get to Bangkok, you can't help but notice the tuk-tuks buzzing around everywhere. People are riding in the back and your first thought is "gee, that looks like fun. I'm going to take a ride in one of those things!" Tuk-tuks are mopeds with a golf … [Read more...]
The Real Scoop On Patong Beach Thailand As A Top Party Destination
Bangla Walking Street Full Of Bars & Nightlife But Watch Out For The Street Hawkers It is easy to see how - with the right group of friends and at the right time of the year - Patong Beach on the island of Phuket in Thailand would be a great place to party. For two, even three days. However, it is also important to note that it's recommended you put blinders on for the … [Read more...]
Travel Blog: Karon Beach Thailand Provides Relief From Patong
Escaping The Hawkers And Greeted By A Cheap Mojoto Street Stand If there was one thing I needed after two days in Patong Beach in Thailand, it was relief. Relief from streets clogged with so many businesses, some stacked in front of others so that it was tough to find the entrances even if you wanted to go in any of them. Relief from the grimy scene and the … [Read more...]
Thailand Best Things To Know Top Nightlife & Party Tips
What To Expect In The Bars & With The Girls By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Before headed to Thailand for the first time, I had several questions about it, what it's like there and all the way down to basic questions regarding wardrobe and electrical outlets. So I consulted a couple of friends who are veterans of that country, and received … [Read more...]
Thailand Top First-Time Traveler Questions Answered
Travel, Accommodations, Personal Safety, What To Pack & Electrical Outlets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Before making my first trip to Thailand, I consulted a couple of veteran friends of the country on some very important logistical things any traveler needs to know before packing for any trip. And these are their answers. • What kind of … [Read more...]
First-Time Thailand Traveler Seeks Singles Scene & Best Beaches
No 'Bar Girls' Bars; Just Fun Nightlife Islands With Other World Travelers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm about to make my first trip to Thailand, and I'm pulling my hair out for several reasons. One is I can't figure out where to go in Thailand. Bangkok is an obvious two-day starting point but from there it's like I'm blindly throwing darts at a … [Read more...]