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Ko Maak, A Tranquil Gem

Benedict Adam — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:12:48 +0000

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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Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

Benedict Adam — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Khao Sok National Park situated in Southern Thailand Khao Sok National park consists of the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world, huge limestone khast mountains emerge from the trees with networks of tunnels running throughout. Khao Sok is situated on [...]

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Share Your Off the Beaten Path Travel

Benedict Adam — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:15:04 +0000

I’ve just created a new digg style travel website. Its called Off the Beaten Path Travel and the aim is for it to be a place for travellers to share their favourite lesser known travel treasures with other like minded [...]

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Off the beaten track in New York?

Benedict Adam — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:26:23 +0000

Woop wooh!! We’re off to New York for 5 days next month which we’re very very excited about! We bagged some pretty cheap flights and made a massive saving on a room by bidding for it through Priceline, this has left us [...]

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Birds Birds Birds at the Iguazu Falls

Benedict Adam — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:01:54 +0000

Right next to the Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side, there’s a little Bird Park thats well worth a visit if your visiting the must see Iguazu Falls. There’s all sorts of amazing tropical birds free to fly around you [...]

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Paradise at Sangalle Oasis, Peru

Benedict Adam — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:33:32 +0000

Most people who visit Peru will visit the Colca Canyon to see the Condors, I’m not sure however how many people venture down into the bottom of the Canyon to the Sangalle Oasis, something that if you don’t mind a [...]

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Baby Seals near Kaikaura, New Zealand

Benedict Adam — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:20:42 +0000

Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we were there a lady told us about a waterfall we’d passed just up the road where you could see baby [...]

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Top destinations for getting away from the crowds

Benedict Adam — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:46:47 +0000

For me one thing that can really tarnish the experience and the adventure of backpacking around world is if the places you visit are just home from home or if there’s hoards of other tourists doing exactly the same as [...]

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Completely Uninhabited Islands

Benedict Adam — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:36:20 +0000

On the beach have just posted a list of 7 Beautiful but Completely Uninhabited Islands and Archipelagos. Great places to go if you want to get away from people, though how you get there might not be so simple! I [...]

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Spaghetti and Cheese Ice Cream, Merida, Venezuela

Benedict Adam — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:49:49 +0000

Things to do in Merida – Eat strange flavoured ice cream Merida has an ice cream parlour that boasts the greatest number of different flavours of ice cream in the world. I tried spaghetti n cheese and the salmon ice [...]

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