One of the things you shouldn’t miss when you visit Koh Tao in Thailand is the John Suwan Viewpoint. Located on the island’s southern tip, it is the most stunning viewpoint on Koh Tao. John Suwan viewpoint offers a perfect panoramic view of the whole of Chalok Baan Kao and Thian Og Bay. The viewpoint …
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Ever since I joined the Facebook Group Southeast Asia Backpacking many years ago, I’ve been reading a lot about Koh Tao. Fellow backpackers keep recommending it, and I’ve been reading comments like “skip Phuket and go to Koh Tao instead”. Koh Tao is a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, so small that when …
I visited Luang Prabang, Laos in 2019 during my six weeks backpacking trip in some parts of Southeast Asia. Unlike other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia, I didn’t know any tourist attractions in Laos. I went there without any expectations and I ended up loving the place so much I wanted to …
Last June 12, a.k.a. the Philippine Independence Day, I had my second tattoo. My first tattoo was done in 2018 on a national holiday too. It was Araw ng Kagitingan or Philippines’ Day of Valor. Unlike my first tattoo, it didn’t take me a long time to decide on getting inked again. The thought just …
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Finally, after almost two years, I am now writing about the final stop of my six weeks Southeast Asia backpacking trip. But just like my Chiang Mai post, I will not be able to share my expenses for Bangkok because I forgot to write down my expenses. After taking the overnight train from Chiang Mai, …
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It’s the first day of April, and I haven’t finished writing about my Southeast Asia backpacking series yet. My goal was to finish it last February, but I got busy preparing the onboarding requirements for my new job. And then I wrote about other things and completely forgot about finishing it. Chiang Mai, the fourteenth …
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My backpacking series is almost done. We are now at my thirteenth stop which is Chiang Rai, Thailand. In my previous post, I wrote about my 2 days slow boat journey from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai. From there, we did a land border crossing from Laos to Thailand. We spent a night in Chiang …
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One of the most interesting experiences I had during my 6 weeks backpacking trip in 2019 was taking the slow boat from Laos to Thailand. And I think that it is something you should do if you ever go backpacking to Southeast Asia. I have read that you can take a van from Luang Prabang …
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After spending four days in Hanoi, I flew to Luang Prabang, Laos. I arrived there late at night, and from the airport, I went straight to my hostel, Friendly Backpacker Hostel. At the hostel, I had a Chinese guy roommate who was also backpacking. He was very nice and gave me some tips about Luang …
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After spending ten amazing days in Myanmar, I flew to Hanoi, Vietnam to continue my journey. I have been to Hanoi the year prior, but my plan was to go to Laos after, and the original plan was to get there by land from Danang, Vietnam. So instead of going back to Bangkok, I flew …
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