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Island Hopping – Part Two – Full Moon Party Posted by sasha on Mar 23, 2011
After our one-night stay on Koh Tao, we headed back to the pier to catch the early ferry bound for Koh Pha-Ngan. With the memory of the previous day’s boat ride from hell still fresh in our minds (and stomachs), we opted for the VIP seats on the upper deck. The 100 baht fee each…
Koh Tao – Video Posted by sasha on Mar 20, 2011
Arriving in Bangkok early in the morning after a long flight from Beijing, we only had a few hours before we had to get back on the road. We boarded the night train bound for Chumphon, then switched to a bus, and finally a ferry, on our way to Koh Tao. This small island on…
Island Hopping – Part One Posted by sasha on Mar 11, 2011
Getting off the train in Chumphon in the wee hours of the morning, I needed a few minutes to shake the cobwebs out before finding our bus. Luckily, I didn’t have to exert much effort in locating the bus, as Thailand specializes in herding tourists. As soon as you set foot off of your train…
One Month in Thailand Posted by sasha on Mar 7, 2011
Sawadee krap! Greetings, Thai blog readers. Please allow me to introduce myself – my name is Sasha, I’m from Detroit, Michigan, and I will be a guest blogger here for the next couple of months. I live in Beijing, and I’m a regular contributor over at the Transparent Chinese blog. Recently, I spent about one…