Jan 31 - Feb 2
Miguel and I returned to Trang only so we could get more money out of the ATM. As a security measure, I have been leaving all my money in a savings account, transfering only a small amount at a time to my checking account so I can get it out with my [...]

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by admin
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Jan 29 - 31
Out of all the Trang islands, I chose Ko Sukorn because it seemed to be a quiet place far off the backpacker circuit. This description of Ko Sukorn pretty much sums the place up. And yup - it was exactly as I expected. A quiet and peaceful Muslim fishing village with way [...]

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by admin
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India is fun. And I will stay here a little bit longer.
Here are my new dates:
http://circleourearth.com/about/my-route

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by admin
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Jan 29
The train from Hua Hin to Trang was an overnight train and Miguel and I had planned to get a sleeper car. Unfortunately, we didn’t realize that it would be necessary to book these tickets in advance. So when we showed up to buy the tickets a few hours before departure, the only seats [...]

Posted on May 14th, 2009 by admin
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Jan 27 - 28
Unless you’re in to sex tourism or dirty old men, there really isn’t much reason to visit Hua Hin.

Miguel and I ended up in Hua Hin on accident. When we were leaving Pranburi, we wanted to take a train to Trang (a city in south Thailand) and we were told that the [...]

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by admin
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Jan 25 - 27
Miguel and I wanted to start our Thailand travels with a beach. And when I did a little research on quiet beaches close to Bangkok, I came across Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. I didn’t really know much about the place, except that it was supposed to be a low key [...]

Posted on May 6th, 2009 by admin
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Jan 20 - 25 (and several other times)
Since I didn’t get much sleep my last night in Hanoi, I arrived in Bangkok exhausted.

I took a taxi from the airport to my guest house (Teawez Guest House), ate some curry, then took a long nap. I wasn’t really in a huge hurry to do anything - [...]

Posted on May 3rd, 2009 by admin
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