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December 7, 2014
December 8th: Ao Nam Mao (Krabi, southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
I’ve recently written about Ao Nam Maoand how it’s my new favorite secret beach,so its inclusion here should be no surprise. Come here for the beautiful scenery and photographic potential – it’s definitely not for swimmin...
December 6, 2014
December 7th: Tub Kaek (western Krabi)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
The area around Krabi in southern Thailand has no shortage of beaches – in fact, everything up to this point has been accessible via scooter or longtail boat from Krabi as part of a daytrip. Tub Kaek (pronounced like ‘too...
December 5, 2014
December 6th: Ko Ngai (southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Another island on the aforementioned four island tour, Ko Ngai (pronounce it like ‘kong eye’ if that’s easier) is a gorgeous beach. It’s the destination for many four-island tours, and typically the place where you’ll sto...
December 4, 2014
December 5th: the beach on Ko Mook, and the cave you swim through to reach it (southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Calling Ko Muk (also called Ko Mook) ‘lesser traveled’ might sound a bit difficult to believe after seeing the picture above. It was part of our four-island trip we took from Ko Lanta (that post coming next month!), but t...
December 3, 2014
December 4th: Phra Nang beach – the one with the phallic shrine (Railey, Southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
One of the Railay peninsula’sthreebeaches,I’ve mentioned Phra Nang beach previously as the site of a phallic shrine, which is at the near end of the beach as you arrive.
Called a lingam, siwaleung or palad khik (ปลัดขิก –...
The comprehensive list of travel blogging conferences in 2015 – and why you should attend them
As 2014 draws to a close, I look back – and forward.
This year has been a big step forward for One Weird Globe and life as a travel blogger While the front-end received switched hosts and received a makeover in November, onebig thing I learned in 2014 was that conferences are great places to network with businesses seeking to work with bloggers.
In 2014, I spoke at the ITB Asia panel in October(on the subject of “Building Your Online Community – Tips from Travel Blogging Pros”) and at the Digit...
December 2, 2014
December 3rd: Klong Khong (Ko Lanta)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Klong Khong beach is but one of four beaches on Ko Lanta (Lanta Island) in southern Thailand – and that doesn’t include the five bays!While one very excellent day could be spent along these four beaches, you may find your...
December 1, 2014
December 2nd: Klong Muang (Krabi, southern Thailand)
24 Days. 24 Beaches.Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Klong Muang Beach (also spelled Klong Meuang, Khlong Muang, and a few other ways) is a daytrip or a complete getaway from Krabi. Located about 25 kilometers from Krabi Town (or about 12 kilometers from yesterday’s beach,...
December 2nd – Klong Muang (Krabi, southern Thailand)
24 Days. 24 Beaches.Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Klong Muang Beach (also spelled Klong Meuang, Khlong Muang, and a few other ways) is a daytrip or a complete getaway from Krabi. Located about 25 kilometers from Krabi Town (or about 12 kilometers from yesterday’s beach,...
November 30, 2014
December 1st: Ao Nang (Krabi, southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Ao Nang, southern Thailand
The Krabi area’s most developed beach, Ao Nang is about a 20 minute scooter, songthaew, or bus ride from Krabi town. There’s plenty of restaurants, bars, and tailors across the street from the be...
