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No dramas in the Bahamas – About Me

About Me | TravelMermaid.com

Hi! I’m Travel Mermaid, a serial expat and international school teacher who left London in 2011 with my Sailor in tow.

I’m now based in Malaysia, after 6 years living in Czech Republic, Australia and Thailand. I write about expat living in Kuala Lumpur and travel in Asia Pacific.

Find out more about me here, or follow my social media channels below.

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Happy Monday! Thought I'd try to put a smile on your face with my favourite drone shot of Koh Lipe 🤟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This time I only managed one full day on the island, but it's the kind of place you never want to leave. This one (singular) day was my last 24 hours of international travel for 19 months 🙈 !! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With a tax jail here in Malaysia until I migrate to Australia, which will follow a visa jail there for 14 months, I've had my quota of trips abroad for a while. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But there could be shabbier places to be stuck, right! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I look forward to sharing a few more Koh Lipe pics until it's back to good ole' KL 😘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🥥 🥥 🍋 🍋 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #amazingthailand #travel #kolipe #southeastasia #travelstoke #thailand #droneshot #djimavic #thaiislands #thailandtravel #thai_ig #travelgram #kohtopia #travelmermaid #travel_mermaid @tourismthailand @thailandinsider @fanclubthailand
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A secluded beach in Koh Adang. We kayaked 2 miles here from Koh Lipe, which was an hour of tough paddling as the wind was up (it was an easy 40 min glide on the way back!) ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Apart from a few tourists who seemed to accidentally drift here for a bit, we had the place to ourselves for hours. I read my Richard Branson autobiography, the sailor flew Bazza, and the breaks in between were watching the hermit crabs on the beach and snorkelling in the coral sea. ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Koh Adang is a great option if you want to escape the crowds on Lipe, jungle trek or visit a waterfall. ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are only 2 accommodation options on the entire island. One of them is a handful of bungalows provided by the National Park. Back in the 80’s when Lipe wasn’t a tourist destination and had no resorts, this was the only accommodation available nearby. ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #amazingthailand #islandlife #travel #kohadang #southeastasia #secludedbeach #thailand #droneshot #djimavic #thaiislands #thailandtravel #thai_ig #travelgram #travelmermaid #travel_mermaid
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The Sailor taking Bazza for an early morning spin 🤟 To the left is the quiet, coral fringed island of Koh Adang, the second largest island in the Tarutao National Marine Park. Across the pond is its smaller bro Koh Lipe. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in white sandy beaches 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The water here is as gorgeous in real life as in the footage 😍 No filter needed.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #amazingthailand #travel #thailand #kohlipe #kohadang #beautifuldestinations #thaiislands #thai_ig #dronevideo #djimavic #thailandtravel #travelgram #travelmermaid #travel_mermaid @tourismthailand @thailandinsider @fanclubthailand
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Good Morning Koh Lipe, you little beaut 😘 This is pretty much the entire length of the island (it’s only 3.5k by 2.5k) so nowhere is too far. Just the kind of island life we all love! ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🤟 🤟 🤟 ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #islandlife #travel #kohlipe #thailand #droneshot #djimavic #thaiislands #thailandtravel #Thaistagram #thai_ig #travelgram #instago #vacationwolf #travelmermaid #travel_mermaid
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How surfers get around in Kalpitiya🤘Tuk-tuk rides on the dirt roads to the lagoon were bumpy but fun! ▫️ One of my last Sri Lanka pics for a while to make room for some Langkawi and Koh Lipe footage. 🏝 Just had the shortest half term ever at school, (only 4 weeks, with 2 bank holidays) but will make up for it after CNY! As Lipe is closer to Malaysia's Langkawi island than mainland Thailand, weekend trips from KL are a doodle 👌 ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ #travel #kalpitiya #srilanka #seasia #tuktuk #surfmobile #travelstoked #srilankadaily #instago #travelgram #kitespot #travel_mermaid #travelmermaid
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Some resorts make you feel instantly welcome and effortlessly provide the home-away-from home you seek. For us it was right here. ✨ Nestled in a coconut plantation and overlooking the tip of Kalpitiya Lagoon, Rascals Resort have the best views in the house. ▫️ ▫️ But equally pleasing, is knowing how much effort they put into being environmentally friendly, sustainable and socially just. Conscious travel should be something we all try harder to achieve this year. Rascals was our favourite resort in Kalpitiya and had the most amazing hosts, Johanna, Mondy & the team. If you’re ever in town, you should check this place out! ▫️ ▫️ @rascalskiteresort Thanks for having us guys! 🙏🏼 ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🥥 🥥 🥥 ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #travel #kalpitiya #srilanka #travelstoke #kitespot #kiteresort #conscioustraveller #seasia #tropicalvacation #travelgram #djimavic #dronephotography #beautifuldestinations #srilankadaily #remotetravel #travel_mermaid #travelmermaid
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