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TravBuddy.com: Marty2081's Thailand 2008 travel blog</title>
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<description>Travelling through Thailand (Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Lopburi, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Ko Pha Ngan, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi, Bangkok)</description>
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<title>Going back home :-(</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:18:17 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bangkok-travel-guide-632148">Bangkok, Thailand</a>, Mar 27, 2008</p>
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We got up and had breakfast at the resort&apos;s restaurant and then went to the pier. This time the ferry did leave on time and we were back in Krabi i...</p>
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<title>Waking up on &quot;the beach&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:57:12 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Koh-Phi-Phi-travel-guide-1309879">Koh Phi Phi, Thailand</a>, Mar 26, 2008</p>
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  The night on &quot;The Beach&quot; was unfortunately not that comfortable so I hardly slept at all. The tent we were lying in was pretty small so I could...</p>
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<title>Camping trip to Koh Phi Phi Leh</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Koh-Phi-Phi-travel-guide-1309879">Koh Phi Phi, Thailand</a>, Mar 25, 2008</p>
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      After dropping our backpacks in the storage of the place where we booked the camping trip we had a really good breakfast at the Phi Phi Bak...</p>
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<title>Attempt number 2 to reach Koh Phi Phi</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:56:30 PST</pubDate>
<description>Attempt number 2 to reach Koh Phi Phi</description>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Koh-Phi-Phi-travel-guide-1309879">Koh Phi Phi, Thailand</a>, Mar 24, 2008</p>
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  As there was a bird at night keeping us awake by making really loud noise under our window, we woke up too late to get the first ferry to Koh P...</p>
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<title>Travelling to the Andaman Sea</title>
<link>http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/23965/Travelling-to-the-Andaman-Sea-Krabi-23</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:44:50 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Krabi-travel-guide-631687">Krabi, Thailand</a>, Mar 23, 2008</p>
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  Because we booked the&amp;nbsp;07:00 ferry I had to get up at 05:00 to pack my bags and walk for about 15 minutes to the place where a mini-bus wou...</p>
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<title>Motorbike riding</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:30:21 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 22, 2008</p>
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I got up quite early (09:00), because it was just so hot in my bungalow that I couldn&apos;t sleep anymore. I did not have a hangover which surprised ...</p>
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<title>Full moon party</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:15:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 21, 2008</p>
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    I slept in today so I would not be too tired in the evening to enjoy the Full Moon Party that is held every month at sunrise beach on Hat Rin...</p>
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<title>Snorkling at Ko Tao</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:42:43 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 20, 2008</p>
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I got up early to catch my taxi to the Thong Sala pier. I went to the company&apos;s office to get my ticket and was &quot;earmarked&quot; with a yellow string th...</p>
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<title>Seatran Discovery Link Snorkelling tour</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:46:38 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 20, 2008</p>
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I booked a snorkelling trip with this company on advice of and through a booking agency in Haad Rin on Ko Pha Ngan. I regret doing this.

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<title>Getting burned on the beach</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:59:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 19, 2008</p>
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Today I did not do much actually. I first went into town to buy some slippers and sunscreen (my bottle of sunscreen was conviscated by security at ...</p>
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<title>Planes and a ferry</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:52:48 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ko-Phangan-travel-guide-1249988">Ko Phangan, Thailand</a>, Mar 18, 2008</p>
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Today I got up early because my flight was leaving Chiang Rai at 08:20. Together with the Canadian girl from yesterday we already arranged a tuc-tu...</p>
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<title>The white temple</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:34:20 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Rai-travel-guide-631371">Chiang Rai, Thailand</a>, Mar 17, 2008</p>
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  After a very good night of sleep (sometimes waking up because some gecko&apos;s were making noises) and having breakfast I returned to Chiang Rai us...</p>
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<title>Jungle trekking around the Akha village</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:38:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Rai-travel-guide-631371">Chiang Rai, Thailand</a>, Mar 16, 2008</p>
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      Together with Ted I was waiting outside the guesthouse to be picked up at 08:20. When it was 08:45 we decided to call the Akha hill house t...</p>
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<title>The hill tribe museum</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:25:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Rai-travel-guide-631371">Chiang Rai, Thailand</a>, Mar 15, 2008</p>
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I woke up quite late today, because of the great night I had yesterday (and not even with a hangover!). I had breakfast (again fruit with yoghurt...</p>
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<title>Travelling to Chiang Rai</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:16:28 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Rai-travel-guide-631371">Chiang Rai, Thailand</a>, Mar 14, 2008</p>
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After breakfast in the gueshouse I packed my bags and went to the busstation. There I bought a ticket on a first class bus to Chiang Rai. The tri...</p>
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<title>Trekking day three</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:11:52 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 13, 2008</p>
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Again at 08:00 the guide came to wake everybody up and we had breakfast (scrambled eggs instead of a boiled one this time). After breakfast we st...</p>
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<title>Trekking day two</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:04:16 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 12, 2008</p>
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At 08:00 the guide came to wake everybody up. I&apos;d been lying semi-awake for about two hours now so I got up and washed my face at the bucket with w...</p>
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<title>Trekking day one</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:57:04 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 11, 2008</p>
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  I got up at 07:30 in the morning to pack my daypack with the list I got from the guide last night. After I finished (the stuff barely fitted in...</p>
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<title>Relaxin&apos; at the pool</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:11:10 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 10, 2008</p>
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  I slept in late today. After having breakfast I booked the three-day trekking tour that the girls from last night talked about.I went out to se...</p>
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<title>Wats, wats and more wats...</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:02:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 09, 2008</p>
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Chiang Mai is a lot smaller than Bangkok, but has almost the same amount of temples (wats) so you might guess what I&apos;ve seen today. After having ...</p>
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<title>Travelling to Chiang Mai</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:49:38 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Chiang-Mai-travel-guide-631369">Chiang Mai, Thailand</a>, Mar 08, 2008</p>
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Today I got up quite early to catch the bus to Chiang Mai. After being dropped off at the bus station by a tuc-tuc driver I bought a bus ticket. Th...</p>
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<title>Old Sukhothai</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:33:50 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sukhothai-travel-guide-632033">Sukhothai, Thailand</a>, Mar 07, 2008</p>
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Near the new Sukhothai is the old Sukhothai. It&apos;s a historical site filled with ruins of the former capital. To get there I had to find the local...</p>
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<title>Travelling to Sukhothai</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:04:38 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sukhothai-travel-guide-632033">Sukhothai, Thailand</a>, Mar 06, 2008</p>
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I got up at 06:00 in the morning. It was not voluntarily, but somehow there was a nasty smell in my room. I went looking for the source but couldn&apos;...</p>
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<title>Monkey trouble...</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:56:47 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lopburi-travel-guide-1308342">Lopburi, Thailand</a>, Mar 05, 2008</p>
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After a short train ride of one hour I arrived in Lopburi. Somehow I already liked this town better than Ayuthaya (the people seem more friendly)....</p>
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<title>Visiting ruins in Ayuthaya</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:36:07 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ayuthaya-travel-guide-1249983">Ayuthaya, Thailand</a>, Mar 04, 2008</p>
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This morning I left for the&amp;nbsp;Bangkok train station to catch the train North. I took the 9:25 commuter train and arrived in Ayuthaya two hours l...</p>
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<title>Bangkok Biking</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:31:09 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bangkok-travel-guide-632148">Bangkok, Thailand</a>, Mar 03, 2008</p>
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Bangkok Biking is a company of a Dutch owner which was recommended to me by a colleague. I&apos;m very happy I followed his advice because I had a lot o...</p>
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<title>Dusit park and biking</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:19:13 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bangkok-travel-guide-632148">Bangkok, Thailand</a>, Mar 03, 2008</p>
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This morning I wanted to go to Dusit Park. I only had till 12:00, because I was going biking in the afternoon. I wanted to take the Express boat on...</p>
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<title>Election day</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:04:46 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bangkok-travel-guide-632148">Bangkok, Thailand</a>, Mar 02, 2008</p>
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My alarm clock went off at 08:00 and I had breakfast at the guesthouse (yoghurt with fruit and coffee). The coffee is a bit too strong for my taste...</p>
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<title>Arriving in Bangkok</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:44:22 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Bangkok-travel-guide-632148">Bangkok, Thailand</a>, Mar 01, 2008</p>
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The plane landed at 07:00. Only the customs took me a long time to pass, but the rest went smoothly (I was even the first to get my luggage which...</p>
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