Unwrapped travel

Just a quick announcement that we’ve added the Ko Tao Travelfish Guide to our collection of ebooks for sale. With 14 A4 pages, four maps and over 20,000 words of condensed travel intelligence, the guide should be a handy addition to your travel planning. All this for just US$3.95 — less than the cost of [...]

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Travelhappy has a great post on doing Thailand on $30 a day — it reminded me of a character I met in Betong, southern Thailand a few years back — a live specimen of the “I travel to save money” species.
250B a day was his average cost in Thailand - over the previous three monthes [...]

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We’ve just finished adding our updated coverage to Thailand’s diving mecca of Ko Tao. Completely updated coverage including coverage of some hard-to-reach destinations on the island you won’t read about in any guidebook. You can see our full Ko Tao coverage here, or see some of the pics in our Ko Tao Flickr pool.

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We’re looking for a couple of Thailand-based travel-writers. If any of the following sound familiar, then we’d love to hear from you.
1) You love to travel
2) You need to look at every flophouse in town before settling on a room
3) You draw up a sketch map of most spots you visit
4) You travel with sixteen [...]

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Everyone says Thailand’s Ko Phi Phi is far more expensive than other islands in Thailand — but just how much more expensive is it? Read on to find out how to do Ko Phi Phi on a budget — we’ll tell you the cheapest spots to stay on the island — and we should know [...]

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We’ve just added another feature in our “How do I?” series, this time covering one of SE Asia’s more infamous routes, the Bangkok to Siem Reap overland trip. Read on to get all the information you’ll need including timetables and pricing information — Bangkok Siem Reap Overland.

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Phuket has long had a bad rap for being one of the most expensive destinations in Thailand, but it need not be that way. Read on for our guide covering many ways backpackers and independent travellers can save money including links to detailed reviews of 18 guesthouses and hotels for less than 600B a [...]

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We’ve just finished updating our coverage on Railay Bay and Nopphara Thara Beaches — all just a hop, skip and a float from Krabi in Thailand’s south. Check it out to get up-to-date reviews on some of the best places to stay in the area.
Railay Bay coverage
Nopphara Thara coverage

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We’ve just added a new feature story — a Guide to Scuba Diving in Phuket — covering many of the main sites and including some information on the costs involved. You can read the full diving guide here.

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Bangkok’s brand spanking new airport officially opens September 28 and while a few airlines have already started using it, the bulk of carriers won’t start flying in until the 28th. The lead-up to the airport’s opening has concentrated on the hyperbolic — tallest control tower, largest terminal building, most “expensive” luggage scanners and so on, [...]

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