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Trang Islands Days 5 and 6: Koh Laoliang
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsKoh Laoliang Our last island in our Thai island hopping trip was Koh Laoliang. Peung has been obsessed with it since finding information about the camping resort there at a... -
Koh Libong: Getting Caught at High Tide
Posted on April 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Thailand Island-Hopping adventure continues on Koh Libong. The sun was setting, the tide was out, the longtail boats were wedged in the sand among the scattered rocks and shells.... -
Trang Islands Day 4: In Search of Dugong
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Thailand Island-Hopping adventure continues on Ko Libong. It’s like a manatee, they tell us. A plump, lumbering mammal that snuffles along the sea bottom, eating vegetarian meals. Anyone we... -
Trang Islands Day 3: Going to Koh Libong
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 CommentThe 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... -
Trang Islands Day 2: Terror at a Thailand Campground
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 1 CommentDay 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.... -
What You’ll Find on Koh Kradan
Posted on April 24, 2012 | 1 CommentUnlike 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... -
Trang Islands Day 1: Arrival on Koh Kradan
Posted on April 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsDay 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... -
Thailand Island Travel: Trang and the Andaman Sea
Posted on April 21, 2012 | 7 CommentsSome 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... -
Temple of Tunnels: Wat U-Mong in Chiang Mai
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 1 CommentOur 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... -
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...
