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The Malls of Bangkok (5-6 Dec)
Bangkok is not just a city with a lot of shopping malls. It is a city that embraces shopping malls and mall culture. If reading that instantly brings up memories of late ’80s visions of girls with tight rolled jeans … Continue Reading
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Koh Lanta highlights
No time to travel to Koh Lanta yourself? Well, if you have a little over a minute to spare, you can take in the highlights of our trip:
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A perfect day in Koh Lanta (2 Dec)
We spent an entire week in Koh Lanta and managed to have a great day of diving (we saw an underwater cave and spotted an octopus before I got completely seasick!), but did not do a whole lot else. We’d … Continue Reading
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Koh Lanta…or, “Oh, that’s what they meant by ‘family friendly’!”
We’d read that Koh Lanta was less commercialized than most of the Thai islands, so after having our fill of over-the-top Phuket, we decided to hit the ferry once again. We planned a week at Red Snapper, a low … Continue Reading
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Big Buddah (26 Nov)
On one of our last days in Phuket, Suhail went on a skate mission while I was fortunate enough to take a trip to visit the Big Buddah along with my new friends from Norway, … Continue Reading
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Loi Kratong Festival (21 Nov)
Loi Kratong is a festival we learned about after our arrival in Thailand. The main aspect of the festival is participants setting glowing krathong, which are like small rafts, afloat on rivers and lakes and sending paper lanterns off into … Continue Reading
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Koh Tao, Thailand (13-19 Nov)
When we decided to research options for doing our PADI open water diver certification in Thailand, it didn’t take long for us to stumble upon Koh Tao. It is the second most popular place … Continue Reading
