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Day 46 – Bangkok
Today we walked from 4J Lodge to the Grand Palace. Its something we wanted to do for a while, but due to the early closing time (3:30pm) we had been putting it off until we could dedicate a day to it. While walking there we met another local on the street who asked us where […]
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Day 45 – Bangkok
Today we left our accommodation at Once In Bangkok Hostel and went back to a warm welcome at 4J Lodge. This time around we were shown the 3rd level, where there is a river view, so we took that room instead of the garden view. Also the lovely owner also showed us her various animals […]
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Day 37 – Chiang Rai
Today we had another tour guide booked for the city of Chiang Rai. We woke up early again, but this time we could have breakfast at X Kingdom hostel. Once the tour guide came (again a few minutes late) we hopped into the full van. Hot Springs We drove on the bus for around 1 […]
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Day 36 – Chiang Mai
Today we woke up night and early for our pre-booked tour. The pick up time was 7am which was before X Kingdom offered breakfast so we decided to discontinue our boycott of the McDonald’s Corporation and eat there, as unfortunately it was the only thing open. The boycott only started earlier this year after watching […]
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Day 30 – Bangkok
Today we left our hostel Oh Bangkok at 7am for a tour which we purchased the previous day from a hostel down the road. The van arrived around 10 minutes late which had us worrying after hearing about a few scams around town. Maeklong Railway Market First we went to the Maeklong Railway Market at […]
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Day 27 – Bangkok THAILAND
We landed at Bangkok Airport with no plans on what to do in Thailand. After clearing customs we got a SIM card and then went to the Information Centre at the airport and worked out how to get to our accommodation, Baron Residence Bangkok. This required us to take a train from within the airport […]
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Day 21 – Arugam Bay to Weliweriya
From Arugam Bay to Weliweriya Today we left Surf & Sand Hotel early in the morning at 5.01am to the empty streets of Arugam Bay. We finally saw a three wheeler (tuk tuk), but he didn’t stop for us. Luckily the 2nd three wheeler stopped and gave us a 10 minute ride down to Pottuvil. At […]
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Day 20 – Arugam Bay
Another hot day in paradise. Once we got up, the host at Surf & Sand Hotel made us Chocolate Rotti which was really good. They even offered me a second serving as I just scoffed it down. We were having a great conversation with the owner and then out of the blue, he told us […]
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