Another week, another island
Monday, October 30th, 2006So, I’m taking the “express” boat again, this time it’s headed to the port of Thong Sala on Koh Phangan. [read on]
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“B”angkok “W”omen “R”eally “A”re “F”ellas: Back to School on Turtle Island
Thursday, October 26th, 2006More on the cryptic title later…
I thought I’d been clever, bearing in mind the word express, buying tickets for the Songserm Express ferry from Surat Thani to Koh Tao (via everywhere else first). It did turn out to be slower than every other ferry, save the appropriately named slow night boat.
A couple of classic emails this week…
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
First, on a "for your convenience" note:
"Some Singapore Airlines flights will be re-numbered to reduce confusion with similar-sounding numbers and to ease communication."
right... and on a more serious note, Virgin Atlantic's booking system decided to cancel my last flight next ... [Continue reading this entry]
Party’s over: another long journey
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
So, finally, the end of the season approached and we left the island just before the last ferry made it's journey back before the monsoon.
Everyone headed their separate ways, and I made my way up to Kota Baru, the last ... [Continue reading this entry]
A week in paradise?
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
The Perhentian Islands are located in the South China Seas about an hour by fast boat from the mainlaind. There are two: Pulau Perhentian Kecil and P. P. Besar (or small and big islands).
But it's not worth going here, they are ... [Continue reading this entry]
Taman Negara
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006Or translated, quite literally "National Park". Occupying a huge section of interior Malaysia, it's 130 million year old rainforest. So it's quite impressive!
I left hazy KL on a random collection of buses leaving the amusingly named Pekililing Bus Station reached ... [Continue reading this entry]
Mount Kinabalu: “I am the one and only”
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Next up is the ascent of Mount Kinabalu, the centrepiece of World Heritage Site, Kinabalu National Park. I arrive tired, muddy and covered in bites (but still smelling sweetly of citronella, jojoba and tea tree oil repellant) in the early ... [Continue reading this entry]
There’s a SCORPION in my hand; why do they not sell DEET in this country?
Monday, October 2nd, 2006Next day I take a six hour bus ride east to the town of Sandakan. From here we'll be heading off to Uncle Tan's Wildlife Camp. But first it's a quick visit to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, one of only ... [Continue reading this entry]
Nick