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Ko Phi Phi completely revised

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We’ve just totally updated our Phi Phi coverage (well, ok, we’ve still got to do the map…) so if you’re looking for detailed coverage on Ko Phi Phi, check it out — there’s more guesthouses listed than anywhere else online.

Written by Stuart

August 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pm

Posted in Thailand

Cambodia arrivals surge

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TTR reports that Cambodia’s tourist numbers have surged for H1 of 2006 with South Koreans forming the largest group.

Total arrivals rose by over 19% to over 800,000 with almost 35% of all visitors arriving at Siem Reap. Koreans were the largest group, weighing in at just under 150,000 in total. The next largest group, Japan, was less than half that!

Written by Stuart

August 11th, 2006 at 1:09 pm

Posted in Cambodia

Thailand: Ko Yao — the islands you’ve been looking for

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If you’re looking for trackless forest and untamed wilderness, the best advice is usually to head to northern Thailand, or better yet, northern Laos. But just an hour away from Phuket, lie two islands where KFC has yet to even think of opening up its doors, where dirt roads turn unexpectedly into cow paths before being engulfed in forests of wild coconut palms and mangroves, where tourism is still an after thought, and where the clamorous din of commerce is nowhere to be heard. Welcome to the Ko Yao islands — the subject of our latest feature story.

Written by Stuart

August 9th, 2006 at 8:54 pm

Posted in Cambodia, Thailand

Phitsanulok updated

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We’ve just updated our coverage to Phitsanulok, including expanded coverage to Phu Hin Rong Kla national park — you can read all about it here.

Written by Stuart

August 4th, 2006 at 12:11 pm

Posted in Thailand