ASIAN Portfolio

Three steps in Asia, a travel diary project.

Ao Nang – Laughing Gecko

  When I arrived in Laughing Gecko I immediately had a beautiful conversation with the owner about dualism, buddhism, happyness! The atmosphere is dinamic, full of traveller from over the world that share space, time, chatting and singing toghether. In the evening the owner organize a dinner buffet with all the guests, a really nice

Ao Nang – Baan Dinlanum Resort

  Ao Nang is better that what I expected! Yes, it is turistic but the beaches are beautiful if you take time to search your “angle of paradise” and you could reach a lot of little islands by organize tours. I take a combination of ferry+minivan to reach Ao Nang from Koh Samui. It was

Koh Samui – Little Jungle Resort

  I spent one day to arrived in Little Jungle Resort, walking for 28 km from the west coast to the east coast. During this long trip I met three generous people that help me to reach the waterfal and then the hostel. I didn’t ask help, they spontaneously have approuched ask me where I

Koh Samui – Think & Retrò

I spent 18 hours by bus from Chiang Mai to Surat Thani , then 1 hour and half to arrived to the ferry and another hour and half to reach Koh Samui. Now…Tell me if it is not woth it!   Now I stay in Think & Retrò, a beautiful accomodation along Lipa Noi beach.

Chiang Mai – Banjai Garden

  I stayed in Banjai Garden for three nights, the owners Frank & Philippe host me for free in exchange of my sketches scans. As they describes in the site: “Everything is small at the Banjai Garden except for the grand welcome to match your great expectations. We’ve been told that “To try it is

Chiang Mai -Doi Suthep

  Chiang Mai is “small”, crowded but easy to visit because the main attractions are into the walls, shaped like a square. Markets, Wat, where you can chat with a monk, Museums, monuments are into the square and you could easly rent a bike or motorbike if you want to go out of the wall

Chiang Mai – A Casa

  Today I had dinner in Casa, a thai-italian restaurant in Chiang Mai. I was attracted by the entrance, full of plants and flowers, divinely arranged by the wife of the owner Alberto. He and his wife opened Casa two years ago, when the crisis in Italy it forced them to emigrate. They choose to

Chiang Mai – Aum Vegetarian Restaurant

  This evening I had dinner in Aum Vegetarian Restaurant, a gorgeus place near Tha Pae Gate (Chiang Mai east)! Why it is gorgeus? 3 reasons  (just to started) amazing Thai healty food (but you can also find fry food, fry food cannot miss in thai cuisine 😉 ) beautiful wooden design you can choose

Chiang Mai – Parasol Inn & Nimman Mai?

  The first day in Chiang Mai I stayed in Parasol Inn, a charming Hotel located in the centre of the city, to the left of Wat Pan Tao. Parasol Inn is designed base on perception of Boutique Lanna Style situated right at the heart of city center and nearest access to Sunday Walking Street.