Southeast Asia '24

Southeast Asian Odyssey '24

Starting out in Kuala Lumpur, with our sights set on up to three months in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and the northern part of Vietnam we couldn’t visit last year on account of the season.  (Also available without the blather, at anassandadonkey.com.)

Walking Street, Koh Lipe, Thailand
Koh Lipe - it's a (not a lot) happening place
And there was us thinking it would be a few palm leaf huts by a sleepy seashore. Having said which, it’s pretty quiet till the evenings. Presumably all the young folk are off...
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Pattaya Beach, Koh Lipe, Thailand
Paddle power
The original plan was to take a snorkeling trip, but when we saw the weather we decided to postpone for a day. As it turned out, the forecast was completely wrong and we could have...
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Off Hin Ngam Island, Koh Lipe, Thailand
Underground overground snorkeling free
Up at the crack…well, 7.30ish…for our postponed snorkeling island tour. We’d chosen the five island option: in our experience the longer ones can start to become a...
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Sunset Beach, Koh Lipe island, Thailand
Another day of ceaseless endeavour
We went to the beach. It was lovely. We’ve come back for a shower. In a bit, we’re going back for the sunset. It’s hell, but someone has to do it. And so we did.
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Sunset Beach, Koh Lipe, Thailand
Rinse & repeat. Innit
Let’s face it, there’s not much to do on an island the size of a pocket handkerchief, but we had another lovely day on the beach, thank you. Marred only a tad when the guy...
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Off Koh Lipe, Thaiand
Spinal tap, tap, thud!
Boy, that was brutal! Looks cheerful I’ll grant you. But the reality of the ferry from Koh Lipe to our next destination, Ko Libong, was an hour of spine-shuddering, filling-loosening...
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