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When We Went The Wrong Way (late entry, sorry!)

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

Koh Samui Rupert writes
Our first stop on our unexpected tour of the Gulf of Thailand’s south islands was Koh Samui.

Largely built up for package tourists with, hints of a backpacker paradise history, this island was, to put it simply, easy. We started in Chaweng with Isabel and James, staying in a fancy room that was way over our budget. The same night we found a fantastic Indian Restaurant that had low tables and those Indian cushion seats – when calling the waiter over for another order of samosas whilst leaning back on a cushion, legs stretched out, bottle of Chang in hand, it’s not just a feeling of luxury; it’s a feeling of peaceful tranquility mixed in with subtle embarrassment.
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Long Trips, Long Waits & Dodgey Cafes

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

By Rupert
To you vagabond’s out there a thirteen hour bus journey is a walk in the park, but this is the first time my arse has been sat on a not very VIP hard as the suspension on this bus seat (it feels like the bus bottoms out when it hits a pebble AWOL on the road), with a vent above my head blowing air at a temperature penguins would gladly huddle round and snigger at the ridiculous amounts of words Eskimo’s have for snow.
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