These posts are about our reflections and observations on being on the road.
We thought we owed you an update from the road, an explanation as to why we’ve been slow blogging on Grantourismo lately, before we get back into the swing of things and get up to speed with our posting. Travel writers and bloggers continually complain that one of the biggest challenges is finding balance between … Read more
Exploring the Isaan region of Northeast Thailand is a must if you’re road tripping Thailand. We love nothing more than doing a slow drive and if we’re going to do a road trip in Thailand, our first choice will be the Isaan region, Thailand’s most off-the-beaten-track region in the remote northeast of the country. ‘Isaan’ … Read more
Exploring the Isaan region of northeastern Thailand on the lovely backroads to Loie was a highlight of a road trip through Thailand’s largest, poorest and least developed region. While the enchanting Khmer Empire temples took our breath away, the quiet countryside gave us a chance to breathe. From Khon Kaen, where we explored gleaming gold … Read more
It was a scorcher of a day. We’d tried hard to time our arrival at the ruins of the Khmer Empire era temple of Prasat Hin Phimai, slap bang in the centre of the small town of Phimai in Thailand’s northeastern Isaan region, for the late afternoon. But somehow we’d still arrived early in the … Read more
Som tam and gai yang – salad Isaan style and grilled chicken – became our go-to meal throughout out journey around the off-the-beaten-track Isaan region of northeastern Thailand. The splendid Khmer temples may be the Isaan region’s most alluring attraction, yet for us the food markets and fiery cuisine of northeastern Thailand were equally as tantalising. Som Tam and … Read more