So this is my first blog input, i am currently in a tattoo parlour in Phuket... a lad steve that i met a week ago is getting one done, so dont worry mum!! i met him on a bus and boat ride to the islands, he was goin to koh pangan and i was goin to koh tao to start my diving then i got to phuket and he was here as well, it was true when people said you'll meet people doin the same route as you. i had a good 3 days (and nights!) in Bangkok, it was crazy [View Full Entry]

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Angelique's aunt and uncle are beach connoisseurs and have developed a complex rating system for beaches, including variables such as sand quality, air temperature, a crowding factor, and water color, clarity and temperature, among others. We can't pretend to understand the system fully but we're pretty sure that Karon Beach would earn a five-star rating. We're having a lovely time here. It's hot, hot, hot - about 95F - but the beach and pool make it easy to stay outdoors most of the day. There's a lot to do on and near Phuket but we're just enjoying being lazy. We won't [View Full Entry]

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hey everyone! so we stuck in the hotel cause we are in the middle of the most amazing tropical storm! I've never seen rain like it, i thought the lake district was bad and the thunder is so loud! so I thought I'd take the opportunity 2 update the blog! So the last few days seems to have been spent travelling! We headed 2 Katachanaburi 2 see the bridge over river kwai - I must admit I wasn't that bothered I'd heard so many rubbish reports but it wasn't that bad! it was actually quite cool! it was a lovely afternoon [View Full Entry]

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I’ve been in love with her as long as I can remember. Since before first sight. We share an existential bond. Some call it fate. Others, destiny. Whatever linguistic name tag you choose to slap on her lapel, I assure you we were born to be together. It’s been a long year and a half since we last embraced, but alas here we are, she smiling at me with a glimmer in her wide blue-green eyes. She is the ocean, and we are in love. I still can’t believe I’m even here. I never thought people actually won these things. Until [View Full Entry]

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We flew from Bangkok to arrive in Phuket on the 11th November. Phuket is a large island in the south west of Thailand. We were staying between kata and Karon beaches, which is south of the island and a really good spot! Phuket is beautiful the sea is crystal blue the sand white and the water is like bath water！We hired motor bikes and drove all around the island, happy to find our beachs were by far the nicest. However all the beaches are stunning! Phuket is full of tourists especially in the main tourist resort of Patong which is full [View Full Entry]

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Well hello there. This is actually Stephen doing this entry so it should be way better than Auds one. Well after our Bangkok time we had a choice to make on whether to take an hour flight from Bangkok to Phuket or whether to take the overnight train and then a 6 hour bus journey. Any guesses on which route we took? !!!!!!. Off the plane and then a limo taxi (they were the only ones you could get) down to Patong Beach where our hotel / hostel was. Bit dodgy to find even for the limo driver but got here [View Full Entry]

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Three years ago I decided to wave "bye-bye" to the United Kingdom and travel around Asia, not entirely certain as to where I might end up, how long I'd be gone, or when I'd be back. Asia has some funny affects on westerners. We are always treated with respect, very rarely understand what's going on and many of us, never really think of returning home. What surprised me initially, is the vast amounts of westerners who are part of the whole Asian experience, and not only businesses men who are jetting from Singapore to Hong Kong every 10 to 15 minutes, [View Full Entry]

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First a short note before we start: there are a lot of bloody pictures at the bottom of this page. Don't scroll further down if you can not stand blood.... Well, we have been in Thailand for only one week, but what a week. We spend most of our time in Phuket and a few days in Bangkok. Phuket is your standard touristic beach destination. You might as well go to Turkey for a beach holiday, you wouldn't notice the difference except that Thai people have these tiny eyes. It's also a place that was hit hard by the 2004 tsunami. [View Full Entry]

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For my mid semester break I traveled to Thailand with two other fellow exchange students, both of whom are from RPI. There is so much that I did that I’m going to do this in two parts. The first part of Thailand was Phuket; we got there at night and then spent three full days there. Arrival: We went to Patong Beach, which is the major tourist spot on the west side of the island, spent about an hour walking around to find a cheap place to stay and we ended up booking at this nice place on a backstreet for [View Full Entry]

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival On a prior scooter expedition, where I had been “exploring Phuket Town,” which could be roughly translated into “getting lost in Phuket Town,” I came across crowds all dressed in white milling about under banners that read “Phuket Vegetarian Festival.” Although there was initially a slight pang of excitement at my unwittingly landing up in the midst of a cultural event, I must admit that my only thoughts at the time were concerning the mediocrity of such a celebration. That’s not to say that I hold a grudge agai [View Full Entry]

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