The Wild East

Sad to be leaving Siem Reap I boarded the bus to Phnom Penh and several hours later I found myself being assaulted by motto and tuk-tuk drivers. Each holding up a card of the guesthouse from which they get a...

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Angkored

I read in the Siem Reap guide of a place called Geckoo’s Nest, which has a dorm for three dollars a night. So I got on a motto and after a lot of direction asking we arrived at the “melting...

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Scamobodia

A freezing “we’ve got air-conditioning and we’re going to use it” overnight bus later and I’m back in Bangkok and the safety of Suk 11. From there it’s onto Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat). The guidebooks don’t carry much information on it,...

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Dr. Hotdog, Or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beach

The long bus Journey back to Chiang Mai followed by a night bus brought me back to Bangkok. You now you’re back in the capital when the taxi driver first drives you round the block, then tries to charge you...

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Life of Pai

After a long four-hour journey the bus finally arrived in sleepy Pai, Northern Thailand. Surrounded by forestry and mountains Pai is a popular trekking destination. Warm during the day and chilly at night it seems to have a near perfect...

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