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12: paradise (almost) found, part one

12: paradise (almost) found, part one

a lesson from Nam Du

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Mar 26, 2025
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For part of my recent trip to Vietnam this winter, I wanted to hop around the southern islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Phu Quoc is well established and traversed, but there are a number of other islands with equally beautiful beaches and no big footprints from development. I’ve spent a lot of time on lesser-visited Thai islands and figured that those i…

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