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A Lanta at the End of the Tunnel
Island Number 3: Koh Lanta Word on the street is that Koh Lanta dances to a different tune, that things are more quiet and laid back there. Personally I feel I’ve heard…
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Paradise Lost?
Island Number 2: Koh Phi Phi We get off the Koh Tao – Surat Thani night ferry and get tuk-tuk-ed away to a travel agency where we wait for a minivan to…
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A Bit of a Dive!
Island number 1: Koh Tao It’s straight off the overnight train from Bangkok to Chumpon, on to a bus that takes us to the 7AM ferry leaving for Koh Tao island. We’ve been…
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Planting Around the World – Mission 3 (Boracay, Philippines)
In our Planting Around the World Mission our challenge is to plant at least one tree for every country we visit during our world backpacking trip. Why? With all the talk about carbon…
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Return to Palolem
We enjoy our next few days in Palolem. The weather is actually quite sunny, and we prefer the mosquitoes here over the fleas and cockroaches in Gokarna any time! We spend our time…
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Friendship to the Rescue!
We leave Benaulim with the intention of moving south to Palolem but expect more rain. We take the public bus to Margao, where we need to deposit 5000INR for the bike reservation into…
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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs in Goa
We spend two days at Benaulim. Not much going on here as it’s out of season: most places such as markets and beach huts are closed. It’s a pleasant enough village nonetheless and…
