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Chasing Horizons #4: Thailand Revisited Thailand
Thailand Revisited
Leaving Nepal proved to be a tad more difficult than expected. Because of the (slight bit of) trouble in Nepal, all the flights from Kathmandu to Bangkok were fully booked. The lady at the airways desk didn’t even look at my ticket. Plan B was to go to the airport on Mo
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Chasing Horizons #5: A bright new Thai cooking talent is discovered in Northern Thailand – Thailand
A bright new Thai cooking talent is discovered in Northern Thailand
I arrived back into the Thai capital very chilled out after my time in the beaches. I only stayed two days in Bangkok. I really had some errands to do before hitting the traveling trail again. Firstly I needed to pick up my pas
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Chasing Horizons #7: A Travel Companion comes to Thailand – Thailand
A Travel Companion comes to Thailand
Warning: This travelogue update is rather long. I fear I have prattled on somewhat too much but a lot has happened over the last two weeks and there is a lot to tell. My apologies.
I spent one night in the sleepy riverside town of Nong Khai in Thailand. On
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Chasing Horizons #13: More Islands, More Beaches and More Movie Sets – Thailand
More Islands, More Beaches and More Movie Sets
The signs looked ominous. On the evening of July 4th I went into the travel agent to book my ticket on the next early ferry to Koh Phi-Phi. She explained that although my friends (Steve and Gareth) did catch the ferry that morning the seas were ver
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Chasing Horizons #12: 007, Where Are You? – Thailand
007, Where Are You?
Finally, after 10 days on Koh Pha-Ngan we left. Steve loves to travel at night, I thought it was a good idea not to waste a day by traveling as well as a saving on accommodation. Gareth just said “whatever, when?”
Obviously, for S&G’s sake, we couldn&
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Chasing Horizons #11: Of Buckets and Full – Thailand
Of Buckets and Full Moon
I lie lazily in the hammock, barely awake. A gentle breeze blows off the aqua blue bay making the humid heat just a little bit more bearable. Another rough day in South-East Asia.
I am back on the Thai island of Koh Pha Ngan. I have relaxed alone on this island for a c
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Chasing Horizons #14: Disaster!! – Thailand
Disaster!!
I know some of you are thinking how glamorous and exciting traveling to far flung exotic corners of the world must be. On the whole it is very rewarding. However, things can happen that give you an immense reality check and brings you back down to earth with a rude bump, even with th
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Chasing Horizons #19: On the Road Again – Bangkok, Thailand
On the Road Again
Guess whose back … back again
Phil is back … tell a friend
Guess whose back …
… Guess whose back …
… … Guess whose back …
… … … Guess whose back …
… from “The Eminem Show”
Right, tha
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The Golden Triangle – September 2001
Where’s that? Click here to find out. Click here for a map of the immediate area.
Bugs, Bikes and Butterflies
For those of you on a shoestring budget and a cast iron stomach or just a back to nature kinda dude or dudah (F), well, S.E. Asia is the place for you. For starters, bugs don&#
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Of Curries and Common Ground (1 of 2) – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Of Curries and Common Ground (1 of 2)
Chiang Mai, Thailad
Elephant-eye-view of the countryside north of Chiang Mai.
As the pickup truck wound through the hills of northern Thailand I had one of those moments that hits every traveler at some point, that sense of amazement that one
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Of Curries and Common Ground (2 of 2) – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Of Curries and Common Ground (2 of 2) – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Inside the house, during one of our cooking classes. Note the open fire in the background.
As Noi cooked, I asked a few questions, noticing that cooking methods and ingredients tended to repea
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Of Curries and Common Ground – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Of Curries and Common Ground
Inside the house, during one of our cooking classes. Note the open fire in the background.
As Noi cooked, I asked a few questions, noticing that cooking methods and ingredients tended to repeat themselves.
Noi’s English was good, but not perfect
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Bangkok and Chiang Mai – Thailand
Bangkok and Chiang Mai
Thailand
I am sitting in, of all places, a darn shopping mall
in Bangkok.
I am not a mall person, but malls are air conditioned
and this one has an internet cafe. Both are important.
If there was one but not the other here, you would
still assume that I am in Turkey,
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Backpacking Inc.- Ko Pha Ngan, Ban Tai & Hat Rin Nok, Thailand
Backpacking Inc.
Ko Pha Ngan, Ban Tai & Hat Rin Nok, Thailand
March 2002
If youth is wasted on the young, so too is Ko Pha Ngan. Just ask the ashen-faced lad of indeterminate nationality coming down badly on the bench opposite us in the back of the songthaew. Unable to express his destinat
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Crime in the Land of Smiles – Bangkok, Thailand
Crime in the Land of Smiles
Bangkok, Thailand
Even now, I’m embarrassed we were robbed at all. The heist was so simple, so obvious that even a New Zealander wouldn’t have fallen for it. I couldn’t even plead ignorance; cops, concierges and cabbies alike had cautioned us. We
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Football Fever – Kho Pha Ngan, Thailand
Football Fever
Kho Pha Ngan, Thailand
F.A. Cup build-up, first got an inkling of what was going on way back in April. Made a mental note to try and be by a T.V.
Beginning of May, and I roll up at some bungalows on Kho Pha Ngan. I know who’s playing now. Things are slow on this side of th
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The Golden Triangle
Below you will find links to all of the articles in the Golden Triangle Travel Guide, from monthly updates to related pieces.
If you would like to be an online travel guide, then click here.
Monthly Updates
September 2001 Article
For those of you on a shoestring budget and a cast
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No Pockets in Shrouds
David Barker has taken early retirement and decided to embark on a three month trip to Australia, staying in hostels. He’s living life for the moment and proving that life does not end at 50.
Follow his journey below and check back for updates. Feel free to email him at golf.diving4fun a
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Thai Traditional Massage: Wat’s it all about? – Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Traditional Massage: Wat’s it all about?
Bangkok, Thailand
What was a Thai massage school doing housed in a wat? Before leaving for Thailand friends advised me to visit Wat Po, the oldest and largest religious temple in Bangkok. They urged me to visit Wat Po not because it exhibits
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Slippy, Shitty Bus Ride – Singapore to Thailand
Slippy, Shitty Bus Ride
Singapore to Thailand
Caroline jumped up screaming. Stamping her feet and waving arms it looked like a new form of experimental dance. It was all very impressive.
“Don’t just fucking sit there,” she screamed, “HELP ME!”
Somehow, an insect
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