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Entries from November 29th, 2009

Phuket – it’s all about the pin

November 29th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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Thai massage is also known as ‘lazy yoga’.  This is because a lot of the massage techniques involve stretches and positions that yoga practitioners would be familiar with.  Rather than expend a lot of effort pushing your muscles to hold some complicated yoga pose, you can get a Thai massage and lie there while someone [...]

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Phuket – I upgraded you

November 28th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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We have a long, tough day getting to Phuket.  It starts at 6am when we drag ourselves out of bed, pack our bags and wander the empty streets searching for an ATM that will agree to dispense us money.  (The one in 7Eleven keeps rejecting us for no reason).  Having put some cash into our [...]

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Koh Lanta – time for lime

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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Attending a Thai cooking class is almost a rite of passage for the many tourists passing through Thailand.  On our last day in Koh Lanta it’s time for us to experience a class ourselves.  We’re hoping to take away some knowledge that we can use back home while we’re still feeling motivated to get into [...]

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Koh Lanta – lazy cornetto days

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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We’re treated to a good breakfast spread at the Boutique Bootcamp.  With military precision they produce tea, coffee, eggs, toast, jam and melon.  This softens us up for their news of the day.  They inform us that the fumigators are due to pass through today around lunch time which we’re not so keen to hear.  [...]

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Koh Lanta – welcome to bootcamp

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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Our last morning in Chiang Mai sees us being waved off tearfully by Arnie.  We ask him to get us a taxi to the airport but being mindful of our finances as always, he wants us to get a cheaper tuk tuk.  We’re a bit doubtful as we’ve been avoiding them all week, developing a [...]

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