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A trip to Myanmar (aka Burma) to visit Yangon and the remote islands of the Myeik Archipelago, with long layovers in Hong Kong in either direction, and a few days in Thailand.

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On October 19, 2013February 1, 2021
Scott D

Myanmar Sailing 2014

I tend to get very distracted by special offers when travelling in order to maximise everything I see. In 2010 North Korea shot to the top of my list when I spotted some special offers on flights and accomodation and the same happened in 2012 with Central America. Both were […]

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On January 14, 2014April 26, 2021
Scott D

This is adventure travel

This article looks at whether adventure travel is right for you. It draws on my experiences of things that can go wrong on trips, how some people moan about the smallest of things, and how if you’re able to accept that adventure travel can have mishaps then it can be the most rewarding style of travel you’ll ever experience.

The article was written as a blog post centering on the problems I encountered in advance of my trip to Myanmar while drawing on events that have happened to me in the past while travelling to explain why I love adventure travel.

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On February 28, 2014February 1, 2021
Scott D

Thailand bound

I’ve arrived in Thailand and am loving the temperature and prices here already. Back in the UK at the moment it’s freezing cold, windy, foggy and expensive but it’s in the mid 30’s here and everything is so cheap. It has been a long journey to get this far, however. […]

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On March 1, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

A day in Karon

I’ve just got back to my room after chatting to a couple of the others from the group and they seem nice people so far but there are still a few more people to meet tomorrow morning. There was a bit of an issue tonight, however, as the person that […]

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On March 2, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

Heading north towards Myanmar

Tomorrow we cross into Myanmar to start the sailing portion of the trip but I had a good day today as I had a chance to meet the rest of the group and to see the real Thailand compared to the tourist hell of Phuket. After checking out of my […]

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On March 3, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

Crossing into Myanmar

It has been a very long day today but it has mainly been an administrative day and we haven’t covered much distance. Tonight is the first night I’ll be on board the boat that Intrepid are using for the trip and it seems nice so far. The bedroom I’ll be […]

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On March 4, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

Snorkelling in Myanmar for the first time

I didn’t sleep much last night as it was very hot my room so tonight I’ve decided I’m going to sleep out on deck on the hammock. I’ve never known such clear skies and such fresh air so I should have a great nights sleep staring up at the stars. […]

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On March 5, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

Visiting the Moken

Today has been a very long day but has been a very enjoyable one. Unfortunately the sunrise this morning was behind the island so I didn’t get as great a view from the hammock as I hoped but the day more than made up for it. Our first stop of […]

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On March 6, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

BBQ on Swinton Island

I slept really well last night as I had the whole room to myself with Ashu in the hammock. He said he got a great nights sleep too so we’re going to have the same arrangement again tonight but I might suggest we make it permanent as I could do […]

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On March 7, 2014January 24, 2021
Scott D

Pilot Whales and an overdue shower

The days just keep getting better and better on this trip. I’m not sure if the trip has been planned this way, if I’m getting used to life on a boat away from everybody, or if it’s just the way it is but I’ve just got back to the boat […]

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