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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Arrive in Chiang Mai 7ish
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Bangkok, Thailand

Breakfast in hotel - got up early for some reason - 6amwent down to lobby for 8.45 to walk to a dragon boat type thing for tour of the waterways, (fishy)then to What Bo where the largerst laying buddah is, pots with coins are good lucktuk tuk around town - explore stalls. Tuk tukback to hotelHad KFC - needed something western!! and bought supplies for the train3.45 met in lobby again to go to the train stationPlayed Hackie sack on the platform before the train arrived!!Sleeper train!! played cards
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Bangkok, Thailand

arrive in KL early morningPut bag in left luggage and did some more exploring of the city - National museum and the park where lots of people doing army drillsWent the the Airport on the KLIA express which arrived at the wrong terminal so had to take a bus to the right one!!As always bag was too heave - weight limit of 15kg.... which is so much les than normalit cost 60 ringe for the oversizeArrived at bangkok and got stuck in trafic getting to the hotel - 500 Bhat for taxiI arrived a couple mins late to the greeting meetingGroup discription to follow:Jo Chrisp our leader
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wandered around towntried to rent a Hodie but the beachboys said was too windy - not too windy for mewent and chilled at backpackers whial it was pouring with rainGot the 5 ferry to KP and arrived at 6.07Train leaves the station at _____ so had to get a past taxi to the train stationJust made it,But no beds left so went into the 2nd class which was too cold and had seats - bad sleep
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Langkawi, Malaysia

got to Arua by train - taxi to Kuala Perlis10am boat to langkawitaxi to near hostel - Gekotrek to hostel trying to find itwander around town internetHad dinner with dorm mate - NicoleThen to beach bar - met Canadian who lives in SE asia and he gave some ideas11th Chill on beach all day with Nicole - got friednicole left at 4.30dinner on ownexplore town at night - talk to localsChilled at the backpackers - played the drums and guitar with the beach boys12thRented motor bike to explor the island 21Btwent to 7 wells waterfall - stayed there most of the daywent to the rest of that half of the island (LHS)13thGot the bike for another day and did the other half of the islandBlack sand beach etcRain falling hurt my sunburn
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Melaka, Malaysia

2h bus ride down and back!!explore sights museums and got lost
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

walk to the two towers - see if they have spare tickets - one for the 4 oclock!!back ot train station to reserve night train seatback and go to observation platform - met couple - Sarah and Robthen went to pinaclehad pizza dinnerrace to catch the train - got itBunk bed
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

got up 6 pack bagesleave for airport in taxiflight leaves 9.40arrive KL laterTook KL airport train to sentrsal KLthen monorail to hotel areaHad dinner in a stall nearby
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Beijing, China

bus to antique markettrain to silk mrket theater performance in evening04/great wallgondola up - walk (others take train thing) walk right - walk to other end - walk downbus back we looked at the oinympic stadLast group dinner of Beijing Duck06/Explore more - lama templewlak to lake where dinner
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Beijing, China

Tian'namen SquareThe Forbidden CityMeantal help charity for lunch and play abnd caligraphy 
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