Ko Phangan, Thailand
June 13th 2009 I hop on a plane and 45 minutes later I find myself in a decidedly different climate (not literally of course... it feels even hotter now, if that's possible). Having escaped the long shadow of Bangkok I arrive in Surat Thani, during the mid-day Sun, which welcomes me with a wind that feels as though it has blown straight through Dante's eigth circle of Hell. After a longer than necessary bus tran
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