TravBuddy.com: pauric_doherty's Thailand/Laos/Vietnam/Cambodia - Leg 1 of the RTW trip travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/20112 The first leg of the round the world trip! Our first stop will be Thailand, then onto Laos, Vietnam (for Christmas and New Year) then Cambodia, and back to Thailand to fly on to Australia on January 30th 2008!! en-us Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:54:01 PST Day 68 - Shopping in MBK Bangkok! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-68-Shopping-MBK-Bangkok-69 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:54:01 PST Day 68 - Shopping in MBK Bangkok! Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 29, 2008

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]]> Day 67 - Getting my tattoo done http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-67-Getting-tattoo-done-68 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:53:26 PST Day 67 - Getting my tattoo done Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 28, 2008

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]]> Day 66 - Seeing more of Bangkok! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-66-Seeing-more-Bangkok-67 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:52:43 PST Day 66 - Seeing more of Bangkok! Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 27, 2008

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]]> Day 65 - Traveling from Koh Chang back to Bangkok http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-65-Traveling-Koh-Chang-back-66 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:47:31 PST Day 65 - Traveling from Koh Chang back to Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 26, 2008

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]]> Day 64 - Day 3 of my PADI Advanced Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-64-Day-3-PADI-Advanced-Open-65 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:46:27 PST Day 64 - Day 3 of my PADI Advanced Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 25, 2008

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]]> Day 63 - Day 2 of my PADI Advanced Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-63-Day-2-PADI-Advanced-Open-64 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:45:36 PST Day 63 - Day 2 of my PADI Advanced Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 24, 2008

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]]> Day 62 - Day 1 of my Advanced PADI Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-62-Day-1-Advanced-PADI-Open-63 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:41:57 PST Day 62 - Day 1 of my Advanced PADI Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 23, 2008

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]]> Day 61 - Day 4 of my PADI Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-61-Day-4-PADI-Open-Water-62 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:39:13 PST Day 61 - Day 4 of my PADI Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 22, 2008

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]]> Day 60 - Day 3 of my PADI Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-60-Day-3-PADI-Open-Water-61 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:38:37 PST Day 60 - Day 3 of my PADI Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 21, 2008

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]]> Day 59 - Day 2 of my PADI Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-59-Day-2-PADI-Open-Water-60 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:37:49 PST Day 59 - Day 2 of my PADI Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 20, 2008

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]]> Day 58 ... Day 1 of my PADI Open Water Course http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-58-Day-1-PADI-Open-Water-59 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:36:52 PST Day 58 ... Day 1 of my PADI Open Water Course Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 19, 2008

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]]> Day 57 - A Suntan day on whitesand beach http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-57-Suntan-day-whitesand-beach-58 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:35:04 PST Day 57 - A Suntan day on whitesand beach Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 18, 2008

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]]> Day 56 - Crossing back into Thailand and on to Koh Chang! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-56-Crossing-back-into-Thailand-57 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:30:58 PST Day 56 - Crossing back into Thailand and on to Koh Chang! Koh Chang, Thailand, Jan 17, 2008

Well after just relaxing back in Phnom Penh watching DVD's on the lakeside, today we were back on the road again. We were to get a taxi t…

]]> Day 55 .... Travelling from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-55-Travelling-Siem-Reap-56 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:31:39 PST Day 55 .... Travelling from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan 16, 2008

As anyone who has travelled around Camdia probably knows, if a person wants to go from Siem Reap back into Thailand they come across what the Lon…

]]> Day 54 - An Internet day .... yes and Internet Day! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-54-Internet-day-yes-55 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:37:30 PST Day 54 - An Internet day .... yes and Internet Day! Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jan 15, 2008

Well today was an internet day. Havign spent hte last 3 days at Angkor Wat taking more pictures that I can remember, I spent a total of 10 hours toda…

]]> Day 53 - Day 3 of Angkor .. the last of the temples and Sunset overlooing soem of the temples http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-53-Day-3-Angkor-last-temples-54 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:45:53 PST Day 53 - Day 3 of Angkor .. the last of the temples and Sunset overlooing soem of the temples Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jan 14, 2008

Day 3 of the temples seen us visit the last of the temples, the far away ones and also sunset over the temples!

]]> Day 52 - Day 2 of The Angkor Wat Temples, Sunrise at Angkor Wat http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-52-Day-2-Angkor-Wat-Temples-53 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:43:24 PST Day 52 - Day 2 of The Angkor Wat Temples, Sunrise at Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jan 13, 2008

Today was day 2 of the Angkor Temples startign with a 5am start tro see day break and sunruse over Angkor Wat itself

]]> Day 51 - First Day of our Angkor Temple Tour http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-51-First-Day-our-Angkor-Temple-52 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:02:16 PST Day 51 - First Day of our Angkor Temple Tour Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jan 12, 2008

Having arranged to meet our tuk-tuk driver at 9am we had a nice relaxed morning, grabbing breakfast and getting ready for our first day of the v…

]]> Day 50 - travel day ... from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-50-travel-day-Phnom-Penh-51 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:19:14 PST Day 50 - travel day ... from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jan 11, 2008

Today was another travel day, this time we were catching the express bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, a 6 hour journey in total. Having …

]]> Day 49 - Our tour day around Phnom Penh http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-49-Our-tour-day-around-Phnom-50 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:12:07 PST Day 49 - Our tour day around Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan 10, 2008

Today was to be our tour day of Phnom Penh. We had planned on spending 4 days in Phnom Penh but as regards tourist trails or things that are …

]]> Day 48 - Day 2 of our trip across the Meekong Delta to Phonm Penh http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-48-Day-2-our-trip-across-49 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:59:00 PST Day 48 - Day 2 of our trip across the Meekong Delta to Phonm Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan 09, 2008

Today we started the second part of our journey to Phnom Penh and it was a really early start as we were leaving the hotel at 7am. We got breakf…

]]> Day 47 - Part one of our 2 day Meekong Delta trip into Cambodia http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-47-Part-one-our-2-day-Meekong-48 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:56:24 PST Day 47 - Part one of our 2 day Meekong Delta trip into Cambodia Chau Doc, Vietnam, Jan 08, 2008

Today we were starting our 2 day trip across the Meekong Delta going from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It was possib…

]]> Day 46 - Our Last day in Ho Chi Minh City http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-46-Our-Last-day-Ho-Chi-Minh-47 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:52:45 PST Day 46 - Our Last day in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 07, 2008

Today was our last day in Ho Chi Minh City and we decided to just chill out and relax. Caroline wanted to sample the shopping so she headed…

]]> Day 45 - Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-45-Cao-Dai-Temple-Cu-Chi-46 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:51:45 PST Day 45 - Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels Cu Chi, Vietnam, Jan 06, 2008

Today was another tour day, the Cao Dai Temple and the Cu Chi Tunnels. We really were packing in the tours here in Ho Chi Minh City, I think …

]]> Day 44 .... The city tour of Siagon/Ho Chi Minh City http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-44-city-tour-Siagon-Ho-45 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:32:30 PST Day 44 .... The city tour of Siagon/Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 05, 2008

Today we set off on our city tour of Ho Chi Minh City or as it was formally known Saigon. The 2 names are interchangeable and a lot of local…

]]> Day 43 .... traveling from Hoi An to Saigon http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-43-traveling-Hoi-Saigon-44 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:05:27 PST Day 43 .... traveling from Hoi An to Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 04, 2008

Well today was another travel day! We had the last of our booked flights from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). After settling up the hotel bi…

]]> Day 42 ... another hangover day ... i think 1 day after the last one!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-42-another-hangover-day-43 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:47:03 PST Day 42 ... another hangover day ... i think 1 day after the last one!! Hoi An, Vietnam, Jan 03, 2008

Well ... as is tradition now on our trip ... today was another hangover day! The cocktails that I had on New Years Eve had the same affect on me and …

]]> Day 41 - 'My Son' Ancient Ruins tour http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-41-My-Son-Ancient-Ruins-42 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:09:36 PST Day 41 - 'My Son' Ancient Ruins tour Hoi An, Vietnam, Jan 02, 2008

Well today we got the carriages of our RTW trip train back on the track lines! We were off to the ancient site of 'My Son' pronounced "…

]]> Day 40 - The start of 2008 .. and another very quiet day on the RTW trip.. mainly due to a hangover! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-40-start-2008-another-41 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:58:46 PST Day 40 - The start of 2008 .. and another very quiet day on the RTW trip.. mainly due to a hangover! Hoi An, Vietnam, Jan 01, 2008

Well as in normal fashion, after a heavy night out on the beer ... we always need a recovery/hangover day ... and today was no exception!After way …

]]> Day 39 - Another supposed Beach Day .... but no weather for it either! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-39-Another-supposed-Beach-40 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:34:56 PST Day 39 - Another supposed Beach Day .... but no weather for it either! Hoi An, Vietnam, Dec 31, 2007

Well, today was supposed to be another beach day seeing that we never made it yesterday! However, someone forgot to tell the powers that be ... tha…

]]> Day 38 - Suppose to be beach day ... but it done nothing but rain!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-38-Suppose-be-beach-day-39 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:56:26 PST Day 38 - Suppose to be beach day ... but it done nothing but rain!! Hoi An, Vietnam, Dec 30, 2007

Well today was supposed to be a day for the beach, we were going to hire bicycles and cycle the 3km or so to the beach .. and maybe get a bit of a ta…

]]> Day 37 - Sightseeing Hoi An .. by pedal bicycle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-37-Sightseeing-Hoi-pedal-38 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:48:43 PST Day 37 - Sightseeing Hoi An .. by pedal bicycle Hoi An, Vietnam, Dec 29, 2007

Today we decided to go see the sights of Hoi An, so we hired a couple of bicycles after breakfast in the hotel. This is the first hotel that we…

]]> Day 36 - Travelling from Hanoi to Hoi An http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-36-Travelling-Hanoi-Hoi-37 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:28:14 PST Day 36 - Travelling from Hanoi to Hoi An Hoi An, Vietnam, Dec 28, 2007

Today we were leaving Hanoi to catch a flight to Danang. We had originally planned on staying in Danang for New Year, but after the catastrophe tha…

]]> Day 35 - leaving the ghost town of Halong Bay .. for the craziness of Hanoi http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-35-leaving-ghost-town-Halong-36 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:44:07 PST Day 35 - leaving the ghost town of Halong Bay .. for the craziness of Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 27, 2007

Well today was the day we finally got to leave the ghost town of Halong Bay. It really has been a disappointment overall. It probably is a love…

]]> Day 34 - our last full day in Halong Bay ... doing nothing again! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-34-our-last-full-day-Halong-35 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:15:56 PST Day 34 - our last full day in Halong Bay ... doing nothing again! Halong Bay, Vietnam, Dec 26, 2007

Today was our last full day in Halong Bay and as there was still nothing happening within the city itself we decided to take a final stroll aro…

]]> Day 33 - Christmas Day .. on a boat trip around Halong Bay http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-33-Christmas-Day-boat-34 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:54:19 PST Day 33 - Christmas Day .. on a boat trip around Halong Bay Halong Bay, Vietnam, Dec 25, 2007

Well... it was Christmas day … and not a sign of turkey anywhere... well not that we could find anyway. We had another sleep in ……

]]> Day 32 - A quiet Christmas Eve in Halong Bay http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-32-quiet-Christmas-Eve-Halong-33 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:39:30 PST Day 32 - A quiet Christmas Eve in Halong Bay Halong Bay, Vietnam, Dec 24, 2007

We got a sleep in this morning, only reason being the fact that we couldn't think of anything better to do! Looking out the window of the hotel…

]]> Day 31 - Travelling from Hanoi to Halong Bay http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-31-Travelling-Hanoi-Halong-32 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:49:58 PST Day 31 - Travelling from Hanoi to Halong Bay Halong Bay, Vietnam, Dec 23, 2007

After a 6.30 start we got on the bus for Halong Bay. It was a tourist bus that takes people from Hanoi to Halong Bay for a day trip around the …

]]> Day 30 - travelling from Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-30-travelling-Laos-Hanoi-31 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:17:20 PST Day 30 - travelling from Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 22, 2007

Today was another travel day, flying from Vientienne (Laos) to Hanoi (Vietnam). Our flight was at 14.10 so at about 10.30 we checked out of our …

]]> Day 29 - Sightseeing Vientienne Day 2 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-29-Sightseeing-Vientienne-30 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:38:30 PST Day 29 - Sightseeing Vientienne Day 2 Vientiene, Laos, Dec 21, 2007

Having seen some of the local, within walking distance sights, today we hired bycycles, yes pedal based, human power driven bicycles from the g…

]]> Day 28 - Sightseeing Vientienne Day 1 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-28-Sightseeing-Vientienne-29 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:13:05 PST Day 28 - Sightseeing Vientienne Day 1 Vientiene, Laos, Dec 20, 2007

All of our quick decisions yesterday when picking a guesthoue came back to bite us in the ass this morning. We had picked a guesthouse right ne…

]]> Day 27 - VIP bus to Vientienne Laos http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-27-VIP-bus-Vientienne-Laos-28 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:40:52 PST Day 27 - VIP bus to Vientienne Laos Vientiene, Laos, Dec 19, 2007

This morning was an early start for us (not like the last few days) as we had to catch the VIP bus to Vientienne at 8am. Our tuk-tuk driver was…

]]> Day 26 - Sightseeing Luang Prabang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-26-Sightseeing-Luang-Prabang-27 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:12:49 PST Day 26 - Sightseeing Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Laos, Dec 18, 2007

After having more or less wasted 2 travel days doing nothing and seeing this was our 4th day in Laos so far, today we decided to go and see some of t…

]]> Day 25 .... another hangover day! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-25-another-hangover-day-26 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:07 PST Day 25 .... another hangover day! Luang Prabang, Laos, Dec 17, 2007

Well if I thought yesterday was a quiet day, today turned out to be even more so, given the fact we had stayed out till really late last night, the h…

]]> Day 24 - Our first whole day in Laos ... and it was a bit of a waste! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-24-Our-first-whole-day-Laos-25 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:54:54 PST Day 24 - Our first whole day in Laos ... and it was a bit of a waste! Luang Prabang, Laos, Dec 16, 2007

Well having adapted to the slow pace of life on the slow boat into Laos today was just a day for doing nothing. I took a brief wander around the main…

]]> Day 23 - part 2 of our slow boat trip .. and arriving in Luang Prabang Laos http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-23-part-2-our-slow-boat-trip-24 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:16:10 PST Day 23 - part 2 of our slow boat trip .. and arriving in Luang Prabang Laos Luang Prabang, Laos, Dec 15, 2007

In waking up in Pak Beng and looking out over the Meekong, the mist was still very visible in the hills. On looking out I found out why people love t…

]]> Day 22 - Our first slow boat journey day http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-22-Our-first-slow-boat-journey-23 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:13:12 PST Day 22 - Our first slow boat journey day Pakbeng, Laos, Dec 14, 2007

Today we were up early to grab breakfast and head to the port to catch the slow boat. The trip to the port oy took a few minutes. We had to queue to …

]]> Day 21 ... heading to the Laos border http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-21-heading-Laos-border-22 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:10:39 PST Day 21 ... heading to the Laos border Chang Rai, Thailand, Dec 13, 2007

Today was the start of our long slow ... But supposedly relaxing journey from Thailand to Laos. The first part of the journey was a 5 hour bus journe…

]]> Day 20 .... trekking day 3 ... and Bamboo rafting! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-20-trekking-day-3-21 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:08:31 PST Day 20 .... trekking day 3 ... and Bamboo rafting! Chang Mai, Thailand, Dec 12, 2007

After a relatively quit night on the beer, today was our last day of the trek. The nights sleep before wasn't great as the dogs in the village seemed…

]]> Day 19 - Trekking Day 2 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-19-Trekking-Day-2-20 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:39:15 PST Day 19 - Trekking Day 2 Chang Mai, Thailand, Dec 11, 2007

Today was the second day of our 3 day trek! After the party and drinks last night today was going be tough. Thankfully we were still beside the river…

]]> Day 18 - Going trekking http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-18-Going-trekking-19 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:38:27 PST Day 18 - Going trekking Chang Mai, Thailand, Dec 10, 2007

We woke up this morning bright and early for the trekking. We got all our stuff packed, grabbed breakfast, put our big backpacks away in the locker r…

]]> Day 17 ... Chang Mai http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-17-Chang-Mai-18 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:17:13 PST Day 17 ... Chang Mai Chang Mai, Thailand, Dec 09, 2007

After a wonderful sleep we woke up about 8 when the attendants were going around putting everyone up for breakfast. We didn't have breakfast ouselves…

]]> Day 16 .... part 1 of the journey complete .. and we're back on Koh San Road http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-16-part-1-journey-complete-17 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:05:18 PST Day 16 .... part 1 of the journey complete .. and we're back on Koh San Road Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 08, 2007

After arriving in Bangkok after our 12 hour train ride from Surrathani, we were wrecked. The train journey was just like the last trip, noisy rattly,…

]]> Day 15 ... the start of another marathon track http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-15-start-another-marathon-16 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:15:27 PST Day 15 ... the start of another marathon track Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 07, 2007

Today we got breakfast in Loy Fa for the last time, packed up our things and started our long 2 1/2 day journey from Koh Phangan to Chang Mai. As pa…

]]> Day 14 ... our last full day in Loy Fa, Koh Phangan http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-14-our-last-full-day-Loy-15 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:54:43 PST Day 14 ... our last full day in Loy Fa, Koh Phangan Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 06, 2007

We spent today, our last day in Loy Fa just relaxing ... before taking to traveling again. It was also a day to catch up on washing ..... which i gav…

]]> Day 13 ... my first diving experience! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-13-first-diving-experience-14 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:15:10 PST Day 13 ... my first diving experience! Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 05, 2007

Today i decided to do the first of my holiday goals ...... try scuba diving! I had provisionally booked it 2 days ago ... but it was all weather de…

]]> Day 12 ... a chill day! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-12-chill-day-13 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:32:33 PST Day 12 ... a chill day! Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 04, 2007

Well ... having seen most of the island now ..... we decided it was time to take another chill out day .. so today is ecatly what that was!! We spent…

]]> Day 11 .. exploring paradise (Day 2) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-11-exploring-paradise-Day-12 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:21:23 PST Day 11 .. exploring paradise (Day 2) Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 03, 2007

Having successfully navigated parts of the island by scooter myself and Caroline decided to take to the road (well the pathways anyway) again…

]]> Day 10 ... another hungover/cure day! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-10-another-hungover-cure-11 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:14:27 PST Day 10 ... another hungover/cure day! Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 02, 2007

Well today turned out to be another quiet one ..... what with the drinks last night on the balcony .... the  goodbye party for Lief and Meghan. …

]]> Day 9 .... exploring paradise http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-9-exploring-paradise-10 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:27:30 PST Day 9 .... exploring paradise Koh Phangan, Thailand, Dec 01, 2007

Well after a quiet night in at the Thai boxing ... and the hair salon ... we all met up late for breakfast at about 11 o clock in…

]]> Day 8 ... settling into a little bit of paradise http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-8-settling-into-little-9 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:04:13 PST Day 8 ... settling into a little bit of paradise Koh Phangan, Thailand, Nov 30, 2007

Well after having reached our island .. and our accomodation in Loy Fa ... this was really the first day of the relaxing leg of the holiday! I got up…

]]> Day 7 .... the second half of the long distance journey http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-7-second-half-long-distance-7 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:42:39 PST Day 7 .... the second half of the long distance journey Surat Thani, Thailand, Nov 29, 2007

Well ... we were awake early in day 7 as the sleeper train was due to get into the station at 6:30 .... but it turned out to be late ... and didn't g…

]]> Day 6 ... the first day of long distance travelling http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-6-first-day-long-distance-6 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:31:56 PST Day 6 ... the first day of long distance travelling Surat Thani, Thailand, Nov 28, 2007

Dayt 6 was spent getting ready to leave Bangkok and head to Suratthani by overnight train. We were going to Koh Phangan, one of the islands i…

]]> Day 5 in Bangkok ... preparing for the next stage http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-5-Bangkok-preparing-next-5 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:31:12 PST Day 5 in Bangkok ... preparing for the next stage Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 27, 2007

Well ... we had changed hostel's to Bamboo Guest House which was outside the crazy Koh San Road area and it was a lovely quiet homely place .... so w…

]]> Day 4 in Thailand .... the remainder of the sight seeing http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-4-Thailand-remainder-sight-4 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:40:56 PST Day 4 in Thailand .... the remainder of the sight seeing Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 26, 2007

Well .... after wasting yesterday recovering from too much beer .... today we decied to try a bit more sight seeing! Instead of falling for the old t…

]]> Bamboo Guest House http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-4-Thailand-remainder-sight-4 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:36:49 PST Bamboo Guest House Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 26, 2007

Bamboo Guest House is a hostel about 1km from the famous Koh San Road in Bangkok. It is located down a very quiet street and you can find directions …

]]> Day 3 of the Thailand experience ... a hangover experience http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-3-Thailand-experience-hangover-3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:01:52 PST Day 3 of the Thailand experience ... a hangover experience Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 25, 2007

Well ... as in every holiday it is worth finding out how bad the hangover is affected by humidity, heat, foreign food and different types of alcoho…

]]> Day 2 in Bangkok http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-2-Bangkok-2 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:47:29 PST Day 2 in Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 24, 2007

Well ... day 2 started off a bit late ..... as we both were tired after the panic to get ready, the long haul flights and waiting around airports a…

]]> Khaosan Palace Inn http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-2-Bangkok-2 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:50:16 PST Khaosan Palace Inn Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 24, 2007

Khaosan Palace is a hotel jsut off Koh San Road in Bangkok. Thus is 1 of the more classier places in Koh San road and is still reasonably priced. We …

]]> Marco Polo Hostel http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-1-RTW-trip-1 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:00:55 PST Marco Polo Hostel Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 23, 2007

Marco Polo Hostel is right in the middle of Koh San Road in Bangkok. Its about half way down the road on your right hand side, down a small alleyway.…

]]> Day 1 of the RTW trip! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/20112/Day-1-RTW-trip-1 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:08:25 PST Day 1 of the RTW trip! Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 23, 2007

Ok ... here's my first active travel blog! Just arrived in Bangkok after a 3 hour Bus Journey from Donegal to Dublin, a 50 minute flight from D…

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