Ayutthaya: The Ruined City

I’ve seen a lot of blog posts from other travellers posting about underrated places to go in Thailand but nowhere in Thailand I went was as good as Ayutthaya. I don’t doubt that there are a million underrated places to visit there, but this is my favourite place we visited!

Ayutthaya is the capital city of Siam, which, when Siam became Thailand and the capital city became Bangkok, Ayutthaya became ruins. The temples were kept the best but even they fell into ruin. All it was was a two hour train journey from Bangkok, costing 15 baht each way for a third class train ticket (Read here for more information).

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Taxis in Bangkok

Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, been super busy with finishing university for the year and deadlines etc. I’m getting ready to head off to India on Wednesday too, so that’s taken up a bit of time! But, here’s a non-India related post before I shoot off and then flood this blog with India posts!

When I went to Thailand, Bangkok in particular, I noticed different coloured taxis. The different colours of the taxis simply mean that they are run by different companies. I was informed by a local that the green and yellow taxis were the best to get as they are privately owned.

How to Make Friends While Backpacking

Not usually one to reblog someone else’s post but I love this one! Makes me so excited to travel again!

Two European capital cities from the UK on a really, really, really tight budget.

A few years back before I was a student, I had even less money than I have now, but myself and a group of friends decided we desperately wanted to go and visit somewhere together but we needed to keep it super cheap. As we are from the UK, the cheapest place to get to is Paris and then a nice, obvious one after that is to go to Amsterdam!

Booking your Indian Visa

Just posting this because I have had a right mare with sorting out my visa and have basically been winging it this whole way so hopefully I will help someone avoid some of the stress I had through applying for and completing my Indian visa.

Booking as you travel in Thailand

Last year I went to Thailand with my boyfriend for a couple of weeks and we only booked our first hotel when we left. We stayed initially in Pattaya in a hotel called Citin Loft which was, by the way, lovely if you are planning on staying in Pattaya, and went to the shopping centre on the beach front to buy ourselves a sim card.

How to be a full time student and still travel!

Everyone gets those holiday blues and wishes to be whisked away to some foreign country to sit under the sun or soak in some culture, but, unless you get a massive grant and loads of money from your parents, you’re likely to be, like me, a little stuck for money; my student loan doesn’t even cover my rent, let alone pay for travelling during summer!

It just takes being a little bit careful with your money – but remember, don’t overdo it as your degree is still the most important thing you’re doing during term time!

I have managed, so far, to start each September not in my overdraft, but still travel a fair bit.