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
There’s nothing like a few drinks at a buzzy Bangkok bar after a busy week. But we’re freelance travel writers I hear you say! Yes, but we still work every day, we work hard, and we still have those particularly demanding weeks we want to forget about – the ones with too many deadlines and too many … 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
We left the Khmer temples of Prasat Phanom Rung and nearby Prasat Muang Tam in Thailand’s remote Isaan region, which we’d woken up at 4am to drive to in order to capture the temples at their best at magic hour. And we began our drive back to Korat and another Khmer temple complex, Prasat Hin Phimai. … Read more
The spectacular ruins of the Khmer temple sanctuary of Prasat Phanom Rung and nearby Prasat Muang Tam are just a two-hour drive from Nakhon Ratchasima, more commonly known as Korat, in the southernmost part of the Isaan, Thailand’s large north-eastern region. It was the first stop on our road trip through the off the beaten … Read more