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For my trip from Koh Phangan to Penang, Malaysia I bought a combined ferry and bus ticket. The journey is about 700 kilometres over land, excluding the 3 hours ferry ride from Koh Phangan to mainland. The lady at the travel agency was sure that it would be by VIP-bus, though I spoke to Francesco [...]

Ko Pha Ngan is an island off the Central Gulf Coast of Southern Thailand, halfway between the islands of Ko Samui and Ko Tao. It is known as a land of coconut trees and, above all, for its full moon party: a monthly drug and booze party on the south east of the island, with [...]

Micky needed a new little laptop and a new camera – her camera died and her sister got the old laptop – so we went to a few malls to look around. In the end she bought a Sony Vaio netbook. We have basically been lazy for the days and primarily ate a lot. Mickies [...]

I’ve quitted my job at the University of Amsterdam on December 1. I really had a nice time there.. The trip to Geneva described in my last post was a really nice way to end my time at the university. It was a nice opportunity to drink some beers with the students in a informal [...]