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Still on our motorcycle trip from Phuket (Thailand) to Malaysia to renew our Thai Visitor's Visas and meet up with our friends at Lumut ...

Our 2-month Thailand Tourist Visa expires September 30th, at which time we would need to do 1 of 2 things. First, while remaining in Thailan...

We have posted a new entry for The Pea Green Book blog (link on far right of this page). Libertad  was the latest host of Pea Green . Als...

Thailand, or at least the Island of Phuket, seems to really love the colour pink. Yes, pink. We notice it everywhere. Large buildings painte...

One of the things Thailand is known for is its cheap and abundant food, not to mention it's DELICIOUS!. The choices where to buy are var...

Our sedate life at anchor in Chalong Harbour (south Phuket, Thailand) has been punctuated by some interesting and lively events. Clear ski...

We are visiting Thailand during expanded military control. Basically, the military lost patience with the dysfunctional federal ministers wh...

Now in Thailand, our first order of business was getting hooked up with a national cell phone company for WiFi so that we could internet fro...

Without turning the motor on, we pulled anchor and sailed 3.5 of the 4 hours to the southerly end of the well-known Island of Phuket (Thaila...

After more than 10 days at Langkawi (Malaysia), we pulled anchor at 13:00 on July 28th and set off on a short passage to Phuket (Thailand) w...

Langkawi (Malaysia) is a duty-free Island, meaning anything imported here is duty free and the end price to the consumer is reflected in tha...

We rented a motor-scooter at Langkawi (Malaysia) to scoot around the winding scenic roads of the 25 km long Island and can easily be driven ...

We left Penang Island July 15th, passing close to lots of marine traffic going both ways in a lane that was dredged in shallows that extende...

Still hanging out at the Island of Penang (Malaysia). Another attraction that we wanted to experience, and would be a first for us, was the ...

Earlier today we anchored in front of George Town at Penang Island (Malaysia). Going to shore was interesting as we tied up the dinghy at 1 ...

We had arrived at the south end of Penang Island (Malaysia) yesterday - July 11th - in the dwindling twilight and safely anchored on the lee...