Tharnboke Koranee: a high quality trip for real nature lovers
After 3 days of glorious sun, today thick low clouds dominate the sky, threatening rain. I am off to visit some of the attractions to ...
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Koh Jum – An unspoiled tropical hide-away
The ferry from Koh Lanta to Krabi, packed with tourists at this time of the year, slowed down near Koh Jum Island but did not pull in. ...
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History of Krabi Town
Pronounced ‘Gra-bee’, this small town located 814 kilometers from Bangkok is not a particularly attractive one in the ...
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Twin Lotus Resort
TWIN LOTUS – Koh Lanta 199 Moo 1, Klong Dao Beach, Koh Lanta 81150 Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 7 560 7000, Fax: +66 (0) 7 560 7049 ...
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HSIPAW – TREK TO THE WATERFALL
We wake up early and head to the Hsipaw market to have breakfast in a small shop that sells black tea and chapatis with curry. Hsipaw ...
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King of Thailand birthday
Today, 5th of December, Thai people celebrate Wan Chalerm Prachon Phansa, the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which in the country ...
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HSIPAW – A PEACEFUL STOPOVER
We leave Mandalay reluctantly but with the desire to explore what here they branded ‘the way to China’. The bus is ...
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SHAN STATE – KAHTAIN FESTIVAL PART 3
I sleep 11 hours in a row and I do not even hear the 5am litany. After a breakfast of homemade cookies and tea in a Chinese teahouse, ...
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SHAN STATE – TREK TO THE MONASTERY – PART 2
I wake up with a start, it’s still dark outside the window. I look at the phone: it’s 5am! Extremely noisy speakers that ...
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FESTIVALS OF THAILAND – LOY KRATHONG
November sees one the best and most magical festivals Thailand has to offer. Loy Krathong is held every year on the full moon of the ...
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Loving Andaman Sea Cleaning Day
Ao Nang, in Krabi province, is, or should be, a common heritage for both Thai and foreign residents, and for the thousands of tourists ...
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Huay To Waterfall Trek in Krabi
With no prior commitments for the day, it presented the ideal moment to hop on my bike and embark on an adventure to Huay To Waterfall, ...
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SHAN STATE – ARRIVAL IN NAMSHAN – Part 1
After leaving Mandalay in direction north-east, we had a pit-stop of a few days in Hsipaw, a small outpost town situated on the way to ...
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Padang Earthquake
On October 5th, 2009 I traveled to Padang, the capital of West Sumatra and the focal point of relief efforts for the victims of the ...
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Lory and the monitor lizard
Lory is not a squeamish kind of woman. She was raised on a farm, riding horses, milking cows and selling calves to the market for ...
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The Terung Dayak
Do you know Sushi and what country it comes from? I guess this kind of question is pointless since even a little boy knows that Sushi ...
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