by Russ Twine | Jul 19, 2020 | Blog
“Are you taking the Barf Bus” said a good friend a few months before we started our journey. The term ‘bus’ wasn’t discouraging but ‘barf’ encouraged us to take a car. Heading towards Pai we climbed upwards for what seemed like an eternity through the heavy rain. The...
by Russ Twine | Jul 4, 2020 | Blog
Moving further north to Chiang Mai was always meant to be a just staging post to our final destination in Thailand, Pai. But with Sukhothai and Pai being more remote destinations, Chiang Mai gave us the opportunity to hang around in the more hustle and bustle of a...
by Russ Twine | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
Initially this place was not on our radar, so we were grateful when it was suggested to us by friends who had been there and what a find. About 427 km north of Bangkok. Sukhothai was the capital of the Thai Empire for approximately 140 years. It’s a stunning place...
by Russ Twine | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog
It’s was wonderful to be back in Bangkok, I’ve always loved being there and it’s a city that never ceases to amaze. Arriving on the 18th June and only planning to be there for 2 days, the pressure was on to make sure Sam, whose first time it was in the city, saw as...
by Russ Twine | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog
A year ago, myself and my partner Sam, embarked on a long awaited journey to Asia. Planned since January and after much research on the web and studying maps, its good to be old style, we had an itinerary, one backpack of clothes and a camera bag full of a camera for...
by Russ Twine | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog
Its spring 1979 and I’m loitering at the school gates waiting for the start of day. Not just another day though, as that day was to change my life musically. Through the school gates walks a guy, long shoulder length hair, denim jeans and a jacket that had AC/DC...