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March 31, 2005Beach Bah Hum BugThe morning after the snorkel tour we got into a van to go to Krabi with 2 of the Swedes and the Canadians from our group. The Swedish couple went on to Ko Lanta, the Canadian women went by boat...Read this update March 29, 2005A sad tailI have a story that will be a nice change from beaches and travel etc. I would like to introduce you to a dog I named Sue (short for tsunami)....Read this update March 27, 2005In search of NemoWhen we were planning this adventure one of the tours that I got excited about was a 3 day liveaboard snorkeling trip to the Similian Islands. Poseidon Bungalows out of Khao Lak is the only company running the liveaboards and...Read this update March 22, 2005The other side of paradisePhi Phi and the surrounding islands are famous for pristine waters and day trips from Phuket & Krabi go out regularly for snorkeling trips and diving. The tsunami did not affect the coral, only the number of tourists going to...Read this update March 21, 2005A Touch of ParadiseBackpacking is hard work so we decided we needed a break. Thanks to the fact that Pearse travels a lot for work and is an expert at playing the frequent flyer/hotel points game, we were able to stay at the...Read this update March 16, 2005Tsunami on my mindWe had planned to arrive in Phuket Airport at 10:30 pm, so we arranged to be picked up from the Poseidon Bungalows since we had booked a snorkeling tour with them a few days later. We called from the Bangkok...Read this update March 09, 2005Confessions of a cheapskateOn the infamous bus ride from Luang Nam Tha to Huey Xai I was talking to Remi about distances in Thailand and how I felt that the book was off when it said it would take 3 hours to get...Read this update March 08, 2005Laos recapWe’ve been spending the last 6 days in northern Thailand recuperating from our final days in Laos. We spent nearly a month in Laos and traveled almost the entire length of it by road. Contrasting it to Thailand, the biggest...Read this update March 04, 2005A long way from business classFor those of you who think all we're doing here "on vacation" is lying on the beach drinking cocktails, this is how we spent our Monday - trying to get 200 km (or 125 miles) from Luang Nam Tha to...Read this update March 02, 2005Chickens in the kitchenI must start this story in Phonsavan, where we were sitting around talking after dinner when I heard a rustling of dishes coming from the kitchen. I turned to Amie and said “there must be chickens in the kitchen.” Shortly...Read this update March 01, 2005Living it up in Luang PrabangLuang Prabang (LP) was like a vortex. We originally planned to spend just 2 days there but ended up staying for 5 nights. It was strange because even though the town is beautiful and famous for its wats (temples), we...Read this update |
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