GETTING HERE Well, Jim and I are in Cambodia at the moment. A lot of people regaled us with their horror stories about travel from the Thai border to Siem Reap, such as 17hour bus journeys from hell, scams where the 'VIP Aircon bus' is neither VIP nor Aircon, rickety buses that 'break down' then take you to some dodgy place late at night and intimidate you into staying etc. I started thinking perhaps this was a necessary 'right of passage', then I thought "Am I CRAZY?" Jim diligently researched transport options on the net and we opted for what seemed [View Full Entry]

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I'm pretty weary at the moment so if this lacks oomph please excuse me! We head off the day before yesterday from Ko Phangang on the boat and was due to leave at 12 and promptly pulled out at 1:30 the trip was the perfect legth to enjoy 2 movies before landing in Surat Thani, which is merely a jumping off point on the mainland for island hoppers. The path is so well oiled that you are neatly herded to appropriate areas for connecting bus based on the colour of the sticker on your shirt. We got to our 5:30 train [View Full Entry]

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Hi everybody this is my first blog entry! This will be short entry (for a change) as I'm hopping on the boat soon to head back to the thai mainland. Ko Phangan has been great, our 3 day planned stay became a week. It's real nice to have your major dilemma's for the day being "Where shall I eat?","What shall I eat?" and "Who's turn is in to lie in the hammock on the balcony of our beachfront bungalow?" So quick update. Seen a couple of waterfalls, the best being Thaarn Sadet, where many generations of kings have visited. The road [View Full Entry]

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