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Random thoughts from Koh Tao
I’m back on Koh Tao and really maximizing the island lifestyle. The last four days have been filled with Scuba stuff, but I’ve had a little bit of downtime to compose my thoughts. At the coffee...
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Three days in Malaysia on Penang Island at George Town outside of Butterworth
Today I learned: George Town, the capital city of the state of Penang is located on the island of Penang, which is due east of Butterworth, was named after Brittan’s King George III. The following is a...
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Plans for the next three weeks
It’s not very often that I have a clear idea of where I’m going or even how I’m going to get there. It also seems that I have a tendency to not leave places when I think I will – that I’m currently...
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Perhentian Kecil – A Small Stopping Point
The Parhentian Islands are a chain of islands off the northeast coast of Malaysia that make up the Pulau Redang National Marine Park. The marine park has four islands, but two are extremely small and...
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Five Nights on Perhentian Kecil
My initial idea was that I would stay on the Perhentians for three nights. Maybe if I heard good reviews I would hop on a boat and stay a few nights on the larger island for a day or two. Ultimately...
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Cameron Highlands – A Study in Contrast
Visiting the cool mountain air of the Cameron Highlands immediately after the hot sandy beaches of the Perhentian Islands has been a wonderful exercise in contrast. On the islands the average high and...
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Backpacker Hell: Singapore. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here
“Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” In Dante’s The Divine Comedy, these words are inscribed over the entrance to Hell. While I absolutely love Singapore, these words should be printed on the bus...
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A quick update from Mooloolaba
Mooloolaba. It’s a mouthful. It’s also the name of a town in Australia on the Sunshine coast region of Queensland. Unofficially – I think it’s also the Australian version of Florida …there are...
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One Week Later: Taiwan, Taipei, Trains, and Typhoons
One week after being unceremoniously dumped in Taipei’s city center an hour after midnight, I’ve felt this massive city shrink in scale as I’ve familiarized myself with its public transportation system...
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Closing the chapter on Taipei
It’s Sunday night and yet again I’m at a coffee shop. A few feet away at the tables to my left, right, and the one directly behind me, are groups of people studying the pages of their bibles. In...
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Kaohsiung – Monkeys, Dogs, and Concrete
I should have seen this coming from a mile away, but I didn’t. It’s my last day in Taiwan and there’s a typhoon on the eastern coast casting rain showers in my general direction. This is the fifth...
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Everything Ends – Part IV: Australia
For years I had wanted to go to Australia. Twice I planned to fly into Sydney for New Years Eve, and twice those plans fell through. When I started this trip, I knew there was always a possibility...
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