Ko Maak, A Tranquil Gem
Not far from Ko Chang, is the beautifully scerene and peaceful island of Ko Maak, fringed with palm trees, surrounded by soft sand and crystal turquoise blue seas. The island is relatively undeveloped with only around 20 different places to stay, ranging from budget [...]
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A Day on Hove Beach, The Sun £9.50 Holiday Challenge
Buy something more exciting with £9.50 than a holiday, that’s the challenge The Sun have set me, after duly accepting the challenge I soon realised I was fighting a losing battle; collect 10 tokens from The Sun or News of the World and you could land yourself a holiday in September, October or [...]
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Halifax Holiday Matchmaker
Halifax Travel Money have come up with a clever and pretty original use of Facebook for holiday destination ideas. Holiday Matchmaker analyses the content of your facebook page and tries to find your perfect holiday match. If like me you [...]
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Siam Beach Resort, Koh Kood
Siam Beach Resort is located on Ao Bang Bao Beach on the island of Koh Kod. Ao Bang Bao Beach i’m told, is one of the most beautiful bays on Koh Kood. We had to take the websites and guide [...]
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Mobile Broadband and Travelling Abroad
How to find the most suitable mobile broadband service when travelling abroad Over the last few years people’s lifestyles have changed dramatically and this is especially true when it comes to the way in which they access the internet, with [...]
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Take a Break From Hostels, Top 5 Tips to Find Yourself a Luxury Hotel Deal
Now I don’t mind roughing it at all but there are certain occasions when your travelling or on a holiday that a luxury or boutique hotel stay really is needed to make the experience work. It might be that your [...]
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Erawan Falls, Thailand
Erawan Falls, not far from Kanchanaburi, is a 7 tiered, cascading turquoise blue water fall that is surrounded by dense forest. Named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology, the falls is located in the 342 sq mile [...]
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Fire Dancers, Ko Samet
I’ve never really been impressed by the fire shows that you see on a regular basis on any beach in Thailand. However the fire dancers who perform outside the Ploy Bar on the main beach on Ko Samet really are [...]
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Homer Tunnel and an Alpine Walk
The Homer Tunnel pierces through the Homer Saddle on the road that links Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown. The tunnel is 1270m long and was once the longest gravel-surfaced tunnel in the world. Built from 1935 to 1954 and started [...]
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Win a Copy of the Gap Year Guide Book 2010
Gap-year.com have been specialists in providing information for those considering gap years, year outs or career breaks for 18 years. They have used all their years of experience to pack the the latest edition of the Gap Year Guide Book is packed full of [...]
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Top 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets
I’ve been asked by A Travel Around the World to join in a game started by Tripbase. The idea behind it is to get travel bloggers to recommend 3 of their best kept travel secrets and with the results create a great list of travel highlights, [...]
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A Big New Market in Phnom Penh
The central market in Phnom Penh is known as Phsar Thom Thmei means ‘Big New Market’ in Khmer. Its a big and a very impressive art-deco building, built in 1937, and at the time it was the largest market in [...]
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