January 23, 2010 – Day 394 – Koh Tao, Thailand

If we previously thought we had landed in paradise, we were wrong. Today we really did land in paradise. The moment we stepped off the ferry and had a glance around the bay we were docked in, we knew it was going to be a really spectacular week.

Beautiful Koh Tao

January 17, 2010 – Day 388 – Koh Samui, Thailand

At the ripe hour of 7AM we descended upon the city of Ranong intent upon finding the immigration office. We need that exit stamp from Thailand so we can officially leave and come back with a fresh 15 day visa. Gives us plenty of uninterrupted time to “explore” the beaches of southern Thailand. Of course, that mainly hinges on the idea that “explore” means drink beer, go diving and snorkeling, and maybe—if duty calls—some lying on the beach, just to make sure it’s safe for future travellers, of course.

Boats at the Thai side of the border

Thanks to Jeremy and Eva over at forksandjets.com for inviting us to join the Trip Base 3 best kept travel secrets blog tag. You can check out their entry here!

Rather than give away our favorite hide-outs we decided to go another route and give you three of our secrets (or not so much secrets) to traveling happy and for less money. Without further ado:
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