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After a week on Koh Samui’s busy and beautiful Chaweng Beach, I checked out of The Sands Resort bungalow, got picked up in an air-conditioned van and transferred to the pier. We had a 20-30 minute wait, then walked the warped wooden planks to the..
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 The real life inspiration for the beach in Alex Garland’s novel, “The Beach,” is part of the Ang Thong National Marine Park. As I was finding the cost of living noticeably higher in Thailand than Nepal or India, I decided to adopt a more...
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Chaweng Beach Life - 2 days ago
I dedicated my first full day on Kho Samui to exploring Chaweng, writing, and reading “Do Travel Writers Go To Hell” by Thomas Kohnstamm, a book I came across in Bangkok. Published earlier in the year, it chronicles the experiences of a first-time...
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I took an overnight, double-decker bus filled with backpackers from Bangkok to Surat Thani. The bus/boat combination was $14, half the cost of the train/boat option, and more readily available, so I went with it. I got a few hours of sleep during the...
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As my journeys in India have already come to a close, you might be wondering why I’m just now touching on the vindaloo dare. My attempts to find the fiery curry dish from Goan towards the end of my trip ended in vain, and my ego wouldn’t let.
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