Tag: Asia

Palm Trees for Christmas Trees

Palm Trees for Christmas Trees

| November 26, 2012 | Reply

  We are in the downhill run towards the Christmas season and a shiny, promising 2013. Some travellers will be making plans to head home soon, keen to link up with their families and reconnect with close friends; putting down their backpacks for a little while. Other travellers will choose to stay where they are, [...]

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Bangkok – An Intro to Thai City Life

Bangkok – An Intro to Thai City Life

| July 22, 2012 | 4 Replies

We landed right in the thick of it. The city that has crammed in around 12 million people, or half of the Australian population, somehow felt like most of them had decided to spill out onto the streets of Banglamphu district effectively blocking our taxi’s arrival. They had also told us that Banglamphu was a [...]

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See – Stay – Do: Southern Thailand

See – Stay – Do: Southern Thailand

| July 14, 2012 | Reply

Can’t decide on where to stay or what to do in southern Thailand? Here are our top budget picks. PHUKET – See Get out in a tuk tuk, negiotiate the price and explore the neighbouring beaches and bays. Check out the food markets and back-street casual bars in Patong behind Jungceylon shopping mall. There are [...]

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The Best of Southern Thailand Part 2: Krabi

The Best of Southern Thailand Part 2: Krabi

| July 14, 2012 | Reply

I almost instantly regret opting for a speedboat as our means of transport to Ao Nang, a main beachside town in Krabi Province. The weather had been questionable during our last few days on Koh Phi Phi Don and as a result we are now gripping on to one another as the open-aired boat rose [...]

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The Best of Southern Thailand Part 1: Phuket

The Best of Southern Thailand Part 1: Phuket

| July 9, 2012 | Reply

‘Taxi!’ ‘Taxiii!’ ‘Tuk Tuk!’ ‘Taxi-cab! Taxi-cab!’ ‘Taxi, Madam!’ ‘Sir, Sir! Taxi-cab!’ A crowd of transportation merchants began hurling their offers as bleary-eyed passengers fresh off the plane from snow-covered countries, as soon as they commenced their exit of the arrivals hall of Phuket International Airport, juggling roller-cases and a multitude of duty-free shopping bags.   [...]

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The Tacky, The Whacky & The Impulsive – The 3 Types of Souvenirs

The Tacky, The Whacky & The Impulsive – The 3 Types of Souvenirs

| June 23, 2012 | Reply

I have severe goldfish brain. I am not the kind of person who can recall things easily. My travel tales fall flat at dinner with friends and family when I desperately search my head for those fleeting memories of my latest overseas adventure. Remembering the name of a district or hotel that we stayed at, [...]

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A Taste of Hong Kong

A Taste of Hong Kong

| May 7, 2012 | Reply

We had spent the entire walk to Mong Kok station desperately dodging the heavy, warm dollops of moisture that descended from the thousands of air conditioners precariously affixed to the windows of grimy high rises above us.   It was the first week in August, typically the hottest and wettest time of year in this [...]

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