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Part Seven: The Travel Diary of South-east Asia

The Travel Diary of South-east Asia Here continues the series for anyone who is interested about my travels over a year ago. I spent three months in South-east Asia. Though true to the actual handwritten diary in terms of events which I recorded on my trip day-to-day, I have changed the names and where possible gone into more detail for each day with the luxury of having a laptop this time around! For part six click  here . Part seven concerns Ko Lanta, Railay Beach and Bangkok in Thailand. 29th of January 2019 - Ko Lanta, Thailand I woke up and swiftly found out that Dan had gotten food poisoning last night from the restaurant. I went in the toilet after him and he most definitely wasn’t lying. I guess steering away from the meat had done me a great favour then. Dan was out of the equation, and this would be a good opportunity to get a taster of what it would be like on my own again. In truth it had been only 2 weeks since our meeting on the bus to Kuala Lumpur, but traveling has ...

Part Six: The Travel Diary of South-east Asia

   The Travel Diary of South-east Asia Here continues the series for anyone who is interested about my travels over a year ago. I spent three months in South-east Asia. Though true to the actual handwritten diary in terms of events which I recorded on my trip day-to-day, I have changed the names and where possible gone into more detail for each day with the luxury of having a laptop this time around! For part five click  here . Part six concerns Phi Phi and Ko Lanta in Thailand. 26th of January 2019 -Ko Phi Phi, Thailand    Despite lacking in local culture and the overbearing nature of tourism everywhere you look, Thailand’s natural wonder can never be denied. Me and Dan had some breakfast (you guessed it, egg on toast) then headed down to the beach to hire a kayak. I’d never done such activities before, and it was an instant win, despite being a tad hungover. Dan was of course a seasoned pro in these waters, and also a generally fit and healthy guy. I’ve failed...