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- Half-term in Koh Samui
The last time I visited this tropical island on the east coast of Thailand was in 1995. I had heard it had developed since then and last week I saw for myself the changes that have taken place since then.
During my children’s half-term holiday from school we took a short trip together to Samui on […]
- Vientiane
An overnight bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit bus terminal to Nong Khai and then a short tuk-tuk ride found me crossing the Frienship Bridge into Laos early on a Saturday morning.As usual I took a room at the Sailom Yen GH close to the Black Stupa and after a quick brush-up was at Noi’s Restaurant […]
- Bohol
After my first busy week in Manila I headed to the island of Bohol, a few hours south of Luzon by plane.
Bohol is probably most famous for the Tarsier, the world’s smallest primate as well as the Chocolate Hills (unfortunately during the wet season grass grows on the hills and they appear green rather than […]
