Trip to the island Hong

The Krabi Region is one of many picturesque ones in Thailand. They say the most picturesque one. This province distinguishes itself with typical limestone massives connected with azure sea which fascinates just everybody. After a little over one hour flight Air Asia from Bangkok, here we a...

How to go around Bangkok?

Sighttseeing Bangkok we have experienced all the transportation means and we concluded that we liked "tuk-tuks" the most. And we had to choose from: SKY TRAINS (BTS) which are in service in two routs. They are quite frequent - about every 5 minutes. The fares range from 15 bath ...

The city by the Chao Phraya River

Banding through się northern and western parts of the city, the big Chao Phraya River, whose waters have done so much harm to the country (the previous flooding happened over 50 years ago), serves the inhabitants of Bangkok, among other things, as a transportation road.    A net of quick b...

Where to eat out in Bangkok

In Bangkok one eats everywhere and all the time. One can get the impression that all the other daily activities are merely a break in eating. When you feel hungry, don't look for a restaurant. Just stop and choose anything you fancy from what the street offers. The food is always ho...

Flood fear

The city centre is blocked with sand bags, many stores have their entrances walled up to different height. You need a wooden footbridge to get to some of them. To get to the consulate you need to jump over a little wall too. A big shopping mall presents piles of sand bags as if they...

Visa for Burma (Myanmar)

These two names are a little bit confusing because both names of the country  are still in use. The current regime uses the latter one. Firstly, a night visit to find the way to the consulate, sencondly, the first thing in the morning time for the queueing. We are experienced in that, ...

Surprise in Berlin

The farewell to Poland is in thick mist. Maybe it's better not to see what we are heading for. As of now, our destination is Berlin Tegel. Getting at the airport on time. There an ugly surprise no 1 is waiting for us (I'm going to number them expecting more to come, as far as I know life).  ...

Before departure

We've been "sitting on  suitcases", as the Polish idiom is saying, for a week now. Too many items to pack down, too many papers to prepare, too many things to think about.  What a pain in the neck! But we're still smiling having in mind what's coming up.