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Los Angeles Stopover Trip Report. What I did for one my 1 night, 2 day stopover in Los Angeles. Falling asleep on the beach, a farmers market and the most delicious Strawberries I ever ate. A fun couple of days in the summer California sun. Places mentioned: Vegan Glory (Inexpensive Thai Food and Vegan Fast Food, Beverly Hills) Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Wholefoods Market South Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach public library, Motel 6 LAX, Redondo Beach farmers market is Thursday mornings.

This is another one-take-wonder podcast episode – fun and tip-filled but lots of ums. Sorry! Travel Podcast, Budget Travel.

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Hawaii Trip Report. My AWESOME beach holiday. Finally recorded another podcast episode after a long period of podcasting slackness. Had an amazing time! Have gorgeous beach pics and will put some on the blog at www.30traveler.com. (Pics to come soon. Promise!)

This is another one-take-wonder podcast episode – fun and tip-filled but lots of ums. Sorry! Hawaii Travel Podcast, Budget Travel.

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“What’s the best beach in Thailand?” and “What’s the best island in Thailand?” seem to two of the most common questions on Lonely Planet’s awesome Thorntree Question and Answer forum.

A frequent Thorntree user, who I only know by his username “Tezza,” has created a very useful website to help travelers answer the “Which beach/island?” question, based on his own very extensive explorations of Thailand’s Islands and Beaches.

The index for Tezza’s website is here and is the best place to start.

If you’re planning on visiting Thailand, the most important determinant of which island you choose is likely to be which month you’re traveling in. The east and west coasts of Thailand have different monsoon seasons so some months are best for west coast travel and during other months east coast travel is best- more info.

I also like Tezza’s list (with pics) of the most pristine beaches in Thailand.

Judgments about beaches are very subjective so I recommend you always look up multiple sources of information before deciding which beach/island to visit. Lonely Planet’s Thorntree Thailand branch is a good source of information and a good place to ask questions.

When I want to see what a place really looks like, unphotoshopped, I search for photos of it on Flickr. Flickr.com

I especially do this for beach destinations.

If I’m planning on traveling in say, February, I look for pics posted in around March since beach water that’s calm and glassy blue in some months might be gray and rough other months.