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Thyra Travels: Volunteering in Chiang Dao, Thailand 2018
In early December I started to think about the route I was going to take in 2019. I had originally planned to go from Cambodia to Laos but was now rethinking that idea. I wanted to go through Thailand but was dreading the holidays as “Thailand’, ‘holidays’ and ‘party’ go hand in hand. I am not a huge partier, going…
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Thyra Travels: Thailand, Land of the Tourist 2018-19
Going against the trend, I spent almost all my time in Thailand in the north and didn’t even set foot on an island. This was for a few reasons, I was volunteering in the north and I had heard the islands were touristy, expensive, and a lot of drinking. I decided to not go. I will write a separate post…
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How to Cross the Border Between Cambodia and Thailand by Land
Ohhh immigrationnn, I am backkk! Let me tell you that I looked at flights to see if I could just avoid the whole bus deal but those babies were like one hundred bucks! See ya, my bus ticket with lunch and water included was only thirty. I decided to take Giant Ibis to cross over to Thailand, the same company…
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Thyra Travels: Conquering My Fears in Cambodia 2018
I entered Cambodia with a little hesitation after some bad experiences in Vietnam. “Don’t expect it to be better”, someone had said to me, with which I outwardly reacted: “No way, people will be much more lovely”. Inwardly, I was secretly freaking out that it may be true. Crossing the border via bus (check out that post here), I met…