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    <title>Food and travel</title>
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      <title>Escape to Khao Lak</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Friday february 10,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just wake up , and feel the warmth of my two dogs next to me,well asleep and enjoying my bed as usual.My foot still hurts and i really hope it gets better in time before i embark on my trip.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gout, my damn fucking gout, had to attack me yesterday just before im supposed to fly off to thailand.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2011 was a hectic year with business up and down and my health taking a beating by living the life of a bar owner.Late nights,too much alsohol,not enough sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not too mention stress,fights,and my body all coping with it by throwing up as much as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So this year i decided it was time for a big change,and first i would start with me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More exercise,get healthy again and get some well deserved rest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only one thing to do; in my case: Holiday!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ANd where better to go then my favourite destination: THAILAND.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The land with the most friendly people,endless beaches,sun,and great great food.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes nowadays food is more important then ever to me,so these trips are always about fun and food.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a couple of days searching on the internet i had found what i wanted for this trip.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diving and liveaboard.SInce i have not been diving for the last 2 years it seemed the only right thing to do for me.Dive for a couple of days,get on a liveaboard and refresh the mind and body of all the craziness that i somehow do love in Shenzhen and china.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So tomorow is the big day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today is all about getting my business done,sending out some emails and making sure i can leave the business with a peace of mind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pack my stuff ,play with the dogs and take them to the pet hotel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It wont be easy as this will be my first trip im leaving Yoda and Snowy behind for such a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are still sleeping now,peacefully.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SO tomorow i fly from Hong Kong to phuket directly with Thai Airways, and they will pick me up from the airport.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From there it will be 1 hour drive to the little place called Khao Lak.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://journals.worldnomads.com/holykimhk/story/82853/China/Escape-to-Khao-Lak</link>
      <category>Travel</category>
      <category>China</category>
      <author>holykimhk</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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