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It's not only your Instagram feed, Thailand's all around us now. From the vibrant streets of Bangkok to the idyllic islands ...
‘Less is more’ is now the prevailing wisdom, so long as their pockets are stuffed with Thai baht. The backpacker on a shoestring budget does not feature highly on the most-wanted list.
BANGKOK, Thailand — Where have all the gritty backpackers gone, those shoestring vagabonds from the West with soiled, baggy garb who considered body odor the badge of a true traveler.
But relatively untouched Thailand is still attracting intrepid backpackers. They come in all sizes, shapes, and colors, and from nearly all corners of the world. The one thing these young and not ...
The devastated dad of backpacker Hannah Witheridge shed tears ... Two men suspected of murdering British tourists arrive at court in Thailand The suspects, both aged 22, were arrested and ...
Two Burmese migrants have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of the brutal murders of two British backpackers in Thailand. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller ...
Thai authorities have explained away the other ... The exterior of the Simple Life Bar and Hostel, which is one of the many places backpackers stay while on their travelsCredit: Simon Jones ...
Thailand’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for two Burmese migrant workers convicted of murdering two British backpackers on a Thai resort island in 2014. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo ...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) - The final hours of two British backpackers killed on a Thai resort island last year were tracked by more than a dozen security cameras, a court was told during the ...
The first policeman to find the bodies of two British backpackers murdered on a beach in Thailand last year has described the brutal scene, as the trial of the two men accused of their murder began.