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Unique Parties on Phi Phi Island

Try a ferry trip to Phi Phi Island for just $51! At about 10 p.m. we left our Thai friends at the bungalows to venture into the center of Phi Phi Don to join the ongoing summer party.  Although it was low season (June) there were tons of backpackers just beginning their summer break.  As w

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Phi Phi Island Boat Tour

iTourNow Thailand Vacation Specials Starting From $88 The Phi Phi islands are made up of two islands, Koh Phi Phi Don and Koh Phi Phi Ley. Maya Bay was the sight used to film the movie “The Beach” with Leonardo DiCaprio. With its white sand beach and palm trees, it is what you pictur

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Night Train to Chiang Mai

The Bangkok Northern Train Station is a bustle of activity, typical of any train station.  However this station boasts an enormous t.v. that blasts Thai soap operas. People continuously come and go while others, awaiting their trains, sleep on benches or enjoy the entertainment. I sit down and try

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Exploring Hvar by Motorbike

One of my favorite ways to explore an island is on motorbike and my trip to Hvar was no exception.  Hvar, an island that makes up part of Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, is a fairly hilly terrain covered in lavender fields, pine forests, and olive groves.  Our starting point was Stari Grad, Hva

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San Miguel de Allende - El Grito

[gallery] It is the day before “El Grito” and Independence Day in Mexico and I am walking down a steep cobblestone street, following a group of Mexican cowboys. “El Grito” is the traditional “shout” led by the president and the mayor of each city in the country, which re-enacts the fa

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