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Chiang Mai: Royal Pavilion & Park, The Samoeng Loop & Palm Villa

I love Chiang Mai. It was good to be back for a few days before heading to Vietnam for a visa run. Highlights included the Royal Pavilion & Royal Park, Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, the Samoeng Loop, and an unexpected stay at the Palm Villa. The Royal Pavilion and Royal

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Hello Bum Gun My Old Friend (Thailand Diary #3)

Say what you want about wiping your butt-crack with paper after squatting on a porcelain toilet bowl as Sir John Harrington intended; our Eastern friends have a much more efficient and hygienic setup. Water washes away all manner of sins. On the electric taxi ride from Bangkok airport, we whizzed

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Massage Time! (Thailand Travel Diary #4)

I felt SO much better after a long sleep. Was out cold in record time and up with the morning birds. There really wasn’t much to do along the little Bangkok back-alley where I was staying for 1 night, but I did want that massage. They were closed. I enjoyed

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Date Night (Thailand Travel Diary #6)

I’ve been on the dating apps since arriving. I would say that 50-60% of local matches are simply offering sex. I had been chatting to one Thai girl (May, of the same age) who was keen to meet under normal circumstances. This was my first solo outing and I could

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The Life of Pai (Thailand Travel Diary #7)

Roughly 300km north of Chiang Mai is a little hippie haven called Pai – a small town which attracts heaps of young travelers. A shuttle bus takes you on a 3 to 4 hour rollercoaster of a ride up the mountains, which is honestly like doing a series of U-turns

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A Farang Takes a Stroll (Thailand Diary #9)

One has to appreciate how easy travel has become with technology. A good camera, e-wallet, translator app and your Navigatrix, all exist in your pocket, cheerfully guiding you around. A dual SIM keeps your current number and WhatsApp intact and uses a Thai SIM for calls and data. Forgot your

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Crab Man in Krabi (Thailand Travel Diary #10)

Being in/on/under the water, is my happy place. As a child I used to lay facedown in the bath and use plastic cups to breathe underwater without surfacing. Krabi is way down south and by the ocean, but before getting there, there were some observations that are interesting enough to