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Travel Photo of the Week: Aqaba, Jordan
I am just finishing up 10 days in Jordan, traveling with James of Nomadic Notes and having gone to many of the most important attractions. Jordan is way more than…
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Trang Islands Day 3: Going to Koh Libong
The Thailand Island-Hopping adventure continues, moving southeast from Koh Kradan. We left Kradan in a leaky boat (cue Split Enz, skip to 1:30), water streaming in between the planks at…
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Trang Islands Day 2: Terror at a Thailand Campground
Day Two (see the complete Trang Island itinerary) On the second day on Kradan we strolled the beach only to find that our sunscreen was apparently past its expiration date….
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What You’ll Find on Koh Kradan
Unlike the dramatic rock thrust forms of the nearby islands, Koh Kradan is greener and characterized by rounder hills, lower to the water. The west side beach runs the length…
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Trang Islands Day 1: Arrival on Koh Kradan
Day One (see the complete Trang Island itinerary) We flew early on Air Asia from Bangkok and at the Trang airport we found no taxis to take into town. Two…
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Thailand Island Travel: Trang and the Andaman Sea
Some of the loveliest parts of Thailand are located in the Andaman Sea to the west of the southern peninsular portion of the country. That’s not been a secret now…
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Temple of Tunnels: Wat U-Mong in Chiang Mai
Our host Jina at Dozy Guesthouse ran over the Chiang Mai map circling things, looking for something we hadn’t seen before. Took her a moment, but she found it. (She…
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Travel Photo of the Week: Cherry Blossoms in Osaka, Japan
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsSpring has sprung in Japan and the let the petal-strewn promenades begin. Get out your sake and sho-chu and head to the parks. This week’s travel photo is actually not... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Semana Santa in Copper Canyon, Mexico
Posted on April 6, 2012 | 6 CommentsIt was what I call my first National Geographic experience, when you are really off the beaten path in a world so completely unlike your own, the only Western traveler... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Singapore
Posted on March 30, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe Singapore River runs right through the city and all along there are some really nice pedestrian walkways, restaurants, shops, and entertainment areas. We visited Clarke Quay where I found... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Dubai and Burj al-Arab
Posted on March 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsDubai is just really a city of excess (like the complete opposite of my Kuwait City experience) and while I can’t say this would be my choice for vacation, I... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Ao Nang, Thailand
Posted on March 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsKrabi is one of my favorite provinces in all of Thailand. Here is a shot from the beach at Ao Nang, a coastal town not far from Krabi Town, around... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Angkor Wat
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 4 CommentsAngkor in Cambodia is often referred to loosely by travelers as Angkor Wat. A scattering of temples are tangled up in the jungle, with massive tree roots grabbing at walls... -
A Good Place to Stay in Chiang Mai: Dozy House
Posted on March 3, 2012 | 13 CommentsChiang Mai is a soup bowl full of smog this time of year. The metro area with a population of over 1 million people already has enough air pollution from... -
The Closest Island to Bangkok: Koh Samed
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 4 CommentsOur first trip out of Bangkok upon our return here was to the closest island with a beach: Koh Samed (or Samet). It was to join our friends Greg and... -
Travel Photo of the Week: Bali Rice Terraces
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 5 CommentsThere’s no shortage of pretty sights in Bali and we had only a week to try to see as much as we could. While heading north from Ubud to get...
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