Thailand
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Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [324]
October 23rd-24th We decided to stay in Hat Yai, the largest city in the south of Thailand, to break up our journey from Ko Lanta to Butterworth in Malaysia. Driven by some people's desire for independence from Thailand, it is a town that has been ... Read more >
Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [295]
October 20th - 23rd It wasn't only difficult leaving Ton Sai because it was such a beautiful place. The official departure time for the boats back to Ao Nang is "the boat leaves when there are seven people". There was only one other man ... Read more >
Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [914]
17th October - 20th It was a 5.30am start on the day we had to leave our idyllic beach on Ko Phangan to get a pick-up truck to the port, a ferry to the mainland, a bus to Surat Thani, a second bus to Krabi, a tuk-tuk to Ao Nang and a longtail boat ... Read more >
Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [557]
October 14th - 17th 2008 We arrived on the island of Ko Phangan, a short ferry away from Ko Tao, on the day of a Full Moon Party. The parties are quite legendary on the island, often attracting thousands of people who need no other excuse than "... Read more >
Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [265]
October 9th-14th We were up at 4.30am on the 9th to get the bus from Bangkok to Chumpung and then a high speed catamaran to Ko Tao, an island off the east coast of southern Thailand. I should have known myself better than to think I was allowing myself a ... Read more >
Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [441]
October 8th 2008 We spent the day travelling by bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok. The Cambodian part of the journey was not the most pleasant - an old bus brought us along a dusty and rocky dirt road to the border. Windows were constantly being opened ... Read more >
Sunday, 17 Aug 2008 | Views [291] | Comments [1]
We got back into Bangkok from Pak Chong at about midday and this time, feeling that we should actually see one of Bangkok's tourist attractions instead of just trying to avoid them, we devised a plan to check out the Siam district and then try a "... Read more >
Friday, 15 Aug 2008 | Views [615]
We had a smooth flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok and did what we normally do when arriving in a new place: dump our bags and go for a walk to check out the area and find the local supermarket for some water. The smells, street stalls and heat were similar ... Read more >
