Why We Went Back to Thailand: Ao Nang in Low Season
We first went to Thailand in December last year — a whirlwind loop of Phuket > Koh Lanta > Ao Nang > back to Phuket. It was amazing: wandering...
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#Slow Travel
Stories and reflections around slow travel—living longer in one place, traveling with intention, and embracing unhurried journeys. Explore more from Thailand here: https://wanderingbong.com/destination/thailand
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Thailand Trip Cost from India: What Four Trips Actually Cost Us (in INR)
Four trips to Thailand in nineteen months, and every one of them started the same way: one of us opening a flight app on a Bangalore weeknight and saying "look...
Koh Lanta for Digital Nomads: A Quiet Island Built for Remote Work
A One-Week Guide to Remote Work and Slow Living in the Andaman If Ao Nang is the place where you flip the switch into vacation mode, Koh Lanta is where you...
Lamai Beach, Koh Samui (2026): The Island's Best Swimming Beach — We Stayed Twice
When I think back to our trip in August, one image rises above all the others: Lamai Beach in Koh Samui. Sand, sky, and the kind of sea that makes the rest of...
Thailand's Slow Coast
Slow travel guide to Thailand's southern coast — Ao Nang, Koh Lanta, Koh Samui. Where to base yourself, when to go, what it actually costs, and what the islands are really like for longer stays.
Vietnam Slow Roads
From Hanoi's street corners to Hoi An's lantern-lit lanes — a slow travel guide to Vietnam. Where to base yourself, when to go, and what to read before you arrive.
Ao Nang Krabi Travel Guide 2026: A Slow Travel Itinerary
A Deep Dive into Krabi's Soul, Three Trips Later There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes with the corporate life. It isn't just physical; it's a...
Thailand Visa for Indians (October 2026): Now 30 Days Visa-Free, Not 60
The Short Version: 30 Days, Not 60 From 15 September 2026, Indian passport holders get 30 days visa-free in Thailand for tourism — down from the 60 days we had...
Chalaroste, Koh Lanta — nine villas, a rooftop each
Nine villas on a hillside above Saladan, all identical — no room type to agonise over. Each has its own rooftop, and the rooftop is the reason to book.We were...
Garh Jaisal Haveli, Jaisalmer — the one for the view
On a corner of Jaisalmer Fort, looking out over the old city and the lake below. Our room came with a window sit-out that cost us an evening, in the good...
KD Palace, Jaisalmer — inside the fort, properly renovated
Inside Jaisalmer Fort proper, which is the part that matters. Not fort-view, not fort-adjacent — inside the walls, where cars can't reach your door and you...
Why We Keep Going Back to Thailand: Seven Things Four Trips Taught Us
We've written before about how Krabi and Koh Lanta became our reset over three trips in a year. Since then we've been back a fourth time — Koh Samui and Koh...
First Time on Koh Phangan: Slow Cafes, Shy Beaches, and a Sunset That Never Came
The catamaran from Bang Rak Pier on Koh Samui to Thong Sala Pier on Koh Phangan takes under an hour, and for most of it we were being thrown gently sideways in...
Is Phuket Worth Visiting? One Trip, Then It's Just an Airport
Our first trip to Thailand, in December 2024, started with a booking mistake we didn't recognise as one until we were on a ferry back across the Andaman with...
Woodway Homestay Chikmagalur Review: A 1908 Coffee Estate Bungalow
The first thing I think of when I think of Woodway is the lawn. Late afternoon, nothing on the agenda and no reason to get in the car. The second is the inside...