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Archive for category: Thailand

  • Klong Khong beach, looking south
     

    Klong Khong beach: Hippies and Muslims

    18th December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / Comments are Disabled

    I’ve been staying near Klong Khong beach on Koh Lanta since Saturday, and this morning I moved to a beach bungalow on Long Beach (real name: Pra Ae beach), the next beach to the north. […]

     
     
  • MoonWalk, one of the largest restaurants along the beach
     

    Arriving on Koh Lanta

    15th December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 1 comment

    You know when you’ve been in a place long enough. By Thursday night I had tried all the restaurants on or near Had Farang beach, swam in its green waters six mornings in a row, […]

     
     
  • The waters off Had Farang
     

    Koh Mook – a quiet and untouristy Thai island

    11th December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 3 comments

    I have been on the island of Koh Mook (Southern Thailand) since Saturday. I’m slowly adapting to Island life: heat, humidity, spending half the day in a bathing suit, watching the sunset with beer in […]

     
     
  • Duck and noodles
     

    Moving south to Trang and beyond

    8th December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 1 comment

    I landed in Trang to gray skies and rain. A lot of rain. December is supposed to be dry season in Thailand. Yet it poured rain on Wednesday evening, as well as all day Thursday. […]

     
     
  • View across the river from Wat Arun
     

    Desperately seeking a Burmese visa

    4th December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 2 comments

    I felt nervous on Monday morning. I woke up at 5:10 am and couldn’t fall back asleep. This was the morning I planned to go to the Burmese Embassy to get my Burmese visa. I […]

     
     
  • Colourful roofs at Wat Pho
     

    Bangkok – Neither here nor there

    1st December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 2 comments

    I made it! I survived 22 hours sitting in planes, and 12 hours sitting in taxis and airports. I am finally in Thailand. A funny thing happens on the first day of a trip. Your […]

     
     
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